Extending the “Smart City” Concept to Small -to-Medium Sized Estonian Municipalities: Initiatives and Challenges Faced

Karin Fröhlich; Ralf-Martin  Soe; Pardon Blessings Manoeke; Karishma Jain; Antti Pinomaa; Marko Nieminen

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-30694-5_20

Extending the “Smart City” Concept to Small -to-Medium Sized Estonian Municipalities: Initiatives and Challenges Faced

Karin Fröhlich^*
, Ralf-Martin Soe
, Pardon Blessings Manoeke
, Karishma Jain
, Antti Pinomaa
, Marko Nieminen

^*Tämän työn vastaava kirjoittaja

Tallinn University of Technology
Lappeenranta University of Technology
Aalto University
University of Mpumalanga

Tutkimustuotos: Artikkeli kirjassa/konferenssijulkaisussa › Conference article in proceedings › Scientific › vertaisarvioitu

2 Sitaatiot (Scopus)

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This study investigated smart city initiatives and challenges faced by small to medium sized municipalities. The literature on smart cities is dominated by findings from large cities yet, both large and small municipalities are expected to contribute towards the fulfillment of the United Nation’s 17 sustainable development goals. A mixed method was used in which 35 municipalities were engaged. Study findings suggest that rural municipalities are yet to be fully aware of how they can harness the technology and become smart in the way they operate and serve inhabitants. Nonetheless, cities and towns seem to have an idea of what smart city initiatives to consider. Together, Estonian cities, towns and rural municipalities face several challenges in their efforts to assume “smartness” something that needs to be addressed in a pragmatic way. Municipalities face unique challenges; hence, solutions that work for one municipality may not work for another.

Alkuperäiskieli	Englanti
Otsikko	Information Systems - 19th European, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern Conference, EMCIS 2022, Proceedings
Alaotsikko	19th European, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern Conference, EMCIS 2022, Virtual Event, December 21–22, 2022, Proceedings
Toimittajat	Maria Papadaki, Paulo Rupino da Cunha, Marinos Themistocleous, Klitos Christodoulou
Kustantaja	Springer
Sivut	264-276
Sivumäärä	13
ISBN (elektroninen)	978-3-031-30694-5
ISBN (painettu)	978-3-031-30693-8
DOI - pysyväislinkit	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-30694-5_20
Tila	Julkaistu - 2023
OKM-julkaisutyyppi	A4 Artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa
Tapahtuma	European, Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Conference on Information Systems - Virtual, Online Kesto: 21 jouluk. 2022 → 22 jouluk. 2022 Konferenssinumero: 19 https://emcis.eu/

Julkaisusarja

Nimi	Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing
Kustantaja	Springer
Vuosikerta	464
ISSN (painettu)	1865-1348
ISSN (elektroninen)	1865-1356

Conference

Conference	European, Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Conference on Information Systems
Lyhennettä	EMCIS
Kaupunki	Virtual, Online
Ajanjakso	21/12/2022 → 22/12/2022
www-osoite	https://emcis.eu/

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Fröhlich, K., Soe , R.-M., Blessings Manoeke, P., Jain, K., Pinomaa, A., & Nieminen, M. (2023). Extending the “Smart City” Concept to Small -to-Medium Sized Estonian Municipalities: Initiatives and Challenges Faced. teoksessa M. Papadaki, P. Rupino da Cunha, M. Themistocleous, & K. Christodoulou (Toimittajat), Information Systems - 19th European, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern Conference, EMCIS 2022, Proceedings: 19th European, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern Conference, EMCIS 2022, Virtual Event, December 21–22, 2022, Proceedings (Sivut 264-276). (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing; Vuosikerta 464). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-30694-5_20

Fröhlich, Karin ; Soe , Ralf-Martin ; Blessings Manoeke, Pardon et al. / Extending the “Smart City” Concept to Small -to-Medium Sized Estonian Municipalities: Initiatives and Challenges Faced. Information Systems - 19th European, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern Conference, EMCIS 2022, Proceedings: 19th European, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern Conference, EMCIS 2022, Virtual Event, December 21–22, 2022, Proceedings. Toimittaja / Maria Papadaki ; Paulo Rupino da Cunha ; Marinos Themistocleous ; Klitos Christodoulou. Springer, 2023. Sivut 264-276 (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing).

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Extending the “Smart City” Concept to Small -to-Medium Sized Estonian Municipalities: Initiatives and Challenges Faced. / Fröhlich, Karin; Soe , Ralf-Martin ; Blessings Manoeke, Pardon et al.
Information Systems - 19th European, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern Conference, EMCIS 2022, Proceedings: 19th European, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern Conference, EMCIS 2022, Virtual Event, December 21–22, 2022, Proceedings. toim. / Maria Papadaki; Paulo Rupino da Cunha; Marinos Themistocleous; Klitos Christodoulou. Springer, 2023. s. 264-276 (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing; Vuosikerta 464).

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