Defining, Rationalising and Measuring Digital Towns

Theo Lynn (), Pierangelo Rosati (), Edel Conway (), Declan Curran, Grace Fox () and Colm O’Gorman ()
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Theo Lynn: Dublin City University
Pierangelo Rosati: Dublin City University
Edel Conway: Dublin City University
Colm O’Gorman: Dublin City University

Chapter Chapter 1 in Digital Towns, 2022, pp 1-21 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Digital technologies are transforming all aspects of society. While so-called smart city technologies are widely cited as solutions for a wide range of socio-economic challenges, there is a relative paucity of research and discussion on the role and impact of ICTs in towns. The term ‘digital town’ concerns a physical place, the people who interact with that place, information and communication technologies, and the relationship between them. This chapter introduces key concepts and terms in digital society policy and literature. Based on a review of literature and digital town initiatives and projects, ten rationales for adopting digital technologies in towns are identified and discussed and a working definition of a digital town is proposed. The chapter concludes with a discussion of commonly cited frameworks and composite indices for measuring digital society and the digital economy and the need for a discrete measurement framework for digital towns is justified.

Keywords: Digital towns; Digital society; Digital divide; Digital town definition; Digital transformation; Measurement framework (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-91247-5_1

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