With the emergence of Smart Cities, a large number of technologies have been developed
and deployed world-wide. However, as Smart City technology is continuously growing, the …

Given that ICT is at the heart of today's Smart City approach, it is of paramount importance to
investigate concepts, which would enable the unification, the common understanding and …

Common themes in urban development worldwide are" smart" cities initiatives with high
dependency and application of ICT technologies, which leads not only to superior and …

Modern cities and metropolitan areas all over the world face new management challenges
in the 21st century primarily due to increasing demands on living standards by the urban …

The massive deployment of Internet of Things (IoT) is allowing Smart City projects and
initiatives all over the world. The IoT is a modular approach to merge various sensors with all …

A smart city adjusts its social, business, and natural needs, improving the assets it has
accessible. Information and Communications Technology (ICT) for shrewd urban areas is to …

This paper presents a review of the state-of-the-art in Smart Cities describing the trends in
different aspects, reviewing recent technologies and showing various successful projects …

A smart city hopes to intelligently manage a city's resources to address urban challenges
and complexities through urban development and digital transformation strategies. This …

The urban development vision that issmart city'is fast becoming a target of modern cities.
However, it is hard to find a general reference architecture and interoperability standards to …

Boosting sustainable urban development by helping cities across the world to adopt a smart
city approach is one of the main commitments of the United Nations (UN). This commitment …