Creating business models for smart cities: a practical framework

Smart cities can use business models to evaluate what value they offer citizens byintegrating ICT into their infrastructure and services. The article introduces the concept of the ‘city business model’ and proposes a practical framework for analysing it.The City Model Canvas (CMC)—based on the Busin...

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Autores: Timeus, Krista, Vinaixa, Jordi, Pardo Bosch, Francesc|||0000-0001-9532-8508
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/335405
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/335405
https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2020.1718187
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Smart cities
Municipal government
Urban governance
Business models
Public management
Digital services
Ciutats digitals (Xarxes d'ordinadors)
Municipis -- Govern i administració
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Economia i organització d'empreses::Gestió i direcció
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Sumario:Smart cities can use business models to evaluate what value they offer citizens byintegrating ICT into their infrastructure and services. The article introduces the concept of the ‘city business model’ and proposes a practical framework for analysing it.The City Model Canvas (CMC)—based on the Business Model Canvas for firms—shows the elements that city councils should consider during the design, delivery and assessment of smart services, including the smart service’s expected economic, envir-onmental and social impacts. An example of how the CMC was used to design an ICTplatform in Bristol shows its utility as a planning too.