Smart Cities in Russia: Current Situation and Insights for Future Development

Artem Yuloskov, Mohammad Reza Bahrami, Manuel Mazzara and Iouri Kotorov
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Artem Yuloskov: Institute of Software Development and Engineering, Innopolis University, 420500 Innopolis, Russia
Mohammad Reza Bahrami: Institute of Information Security and Cyber-Physical Systems, Innopolis University, 420500 Innopolis, Russia
Manuel Mazzara: Institute of Software Development and Engineering, Innopolis University, 420500 Innopolis, Russia
Iouri Kotorov: Department of International Business, North Karelia University of Applied Sciences, Karjalankatu 3, 802 00 Joensuu, Finland

Future Internet, 2021, vol. 13, issue 10, 1-10

Abstract: The development of smart cities is a clear growing trend all around the world. The convergence of different technological, social, political, economical, and ecological trends has allowed the concepts to rise up quickly in governmental agendas. In this paper, we analyze the situation of Russia regarding smart cities. Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and Kazan are considered at the “Smart City 3.0” stage of development, meaning that the citizens are participating in their advancement. Our reasons to focus on Russia are two-fold: (1) we know the situation well, as we live and work in a new city, Innopolis, founded in 2015 and meant to be a blueprint for smart cities; (2) large Russian cities are actively developing projects in this sphere and are highly regarded worldwide in these endeavors. It is therefore worth analyzing the context and the trends. By studying the scientific literature and categorizing the features of smart cities the world over, we found that large Russian cities are developing most of the components necessary in order to be called smart. Herein we also discuss areas of possible growth for Russian cities, such as green technologies and a smart environment.

Keywords: smart city; smart city components; smart cities in Russia; challenges for smart cities in Russia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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