But in the same way that there are challenge, also there are opportunities, the concept of smartcity initiative impact the quality of life for the citizenry and the communities, it creates space and opportunities forboth cooperative and competitive innovation, Open-Data and innovation components create new stakeholdersthat gain an investment in open access; and other kinds of opportunities are those in clustering which createscommunities of interest that can evolve while exploring externalities and create linkages, both regionally andglobally, and here we are talking about particular and unique regional advantages with the proximity to othermore advanced cities or smart cities. Regarding the overall concept, Although the term smart city is understood as a certain ability of a city and not focusing on single aspects, a further definition requires identifying certain characteristics for the evaluation. Although the term “Smart City” is not very widely used yet in spatial planning literature or urban research, it is still possible to identify various aspects as a basis for further elaboration. Concluding from our review of the literature that we went on to take a look beyond the book by itself, the term is not used in a holistic way describing a city with certain attributes but is used for various aspects which range from Smart City as an IT-district to a Smart City regarding the education (or smartness) of its inhabitants. Here, the term “Smart City” In the following various aspects will be summarized as follow: In association with economy or jobs, Smart City is used to describe a city with a “smart” industry. That implies especially industries in the fields of information and communication technologies (ICT) as well as other industries
But in the same way that there are challenge, also there are opportunities, the concept of smartcity initiative impact the quality of life for the citizenry and the communities, it creates space and opportunities forboth cooperative and competitive innovation, Open-Data and innovation components create new stakeholdersthat gain an investment in open access; and other kinds of opportunities are those in clustering which createscommunities of interest that can evolve while exploring externalities and create linkages, both regionally andglobally, and here we are talking about particular and unique regional advantages with the proximity to othermore advanced cities or smart cities. Regarding the overall concept, Although the term smart city is understood as a certain ability of a city and not focusing on single aspects, a further definition requires identifying certain characteristics for the evaluation. Although the term “Smart City” is not very widely used yet in spatial planning literature or urban research, it is still possible to identify various aspects as a basis for further elaboration. Concluding from our review of the literature that we went on to take a look beyond the book by itself, the term is not used in a holistic way describing a city with certain attributes but is used for various aspects which range from Smart City as an IT-district to a Smart City regarding the education (or smartness) of its inhabitants. Here, the term “Smart City” In the following various aspects will be summarized as follow: In association with economy or jobs, Smart City is used to describe a city with a “smart” industry. That implies especially industries in the fields of information and communication technologies (ICT) as well as other industries