SMARTIES Project: The Survey of Needs for Municipalities and Trainers for Smart Cities

George Xydis, Luca Pagliaricci, Živilė Paužaitė, Vygintas Grinis, Gyula Sallai, Peter Bakonyi and Radoslav Vician
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George Xydis: Department of Business Development and Technology, Centre for Energy Technologies, Aarhus University, Birk Centerpark 15, 7400 Herning, Denmark
Luca Pagliaricci: European Grants International Academy Srl, Via Delle Industrie 9, 06034 Foligno, Italy
Živilė Paužaitė: Kaunas Science and Technology Park, K.Petrausko g. 26, LT-44156 Kaunas, Lithuania
Vygintas Grinis: Kaunas Science and Technology Park, K.Petrausko g. 26, LT-44156 Kaunas, Lithuania
Gyula Sallai: Federated Innovation and Knowledge Centre, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Muegyetem Rakpart 3, 1111 Budapest, Hungary
Peter Bakonyi: Federated Innovation and Knowledge Centre, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Muegyetem Rakpart 3, 1111 Budapest, Hungary
Radoslav Vician: E-CODE, Slnecna 11647, 96301 Krupina, Slovakia

Challenges, 2021, vol. 12, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: In an aim to contribute to already existing knowledge upon the subject of smart cities and the public sector’s wider knowledge in Europe, this study investigates the perception by the municipalities and the wider public sector, responsible for implementing smart solutions in the environment. The understanding of the concept of smart cities/villages by municipalities is on a low level due to the fact that the problem is too wide, not well described, solutions even wider, accompanied by the lack of experts able to offer comprehensive solutions to municipalities. The study presents factors according to the current municipalities’ knowledge (environmental awareness, knowledge and prior experience) and the existing market, of whether these factors can be said that affect the acceptance of smart cities. The public is already aware of the smart cities as a general concept, however, the study sheds light upon the established knowledge that the decision makers have in five countries, Hungary, Slovakia, Italy, Lithuania, and Denmark.

Keywords: smart cities; survey; smart skills development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A00 C00 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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