LEVERAGING BIG DATA IN CREATING SMARTER CITIES : Case City: Tornio, Finland
Adisa, Adedayo (2016)
Lapin ammattikorkeakoulu
2016
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2016061713169
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2016061713169
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The Smart City concept has gained wide prominence in recent times due to rapid urbanization and technological advancement. City administrators are exploring innovative ways of tackling contemporary issues in urban areas such as pollution, increasing population and dwindling financial resources. The emergence of data-generating sensors that have the power to collect data from the physical environment is taking the Smart City concept into new directions.
The objective of this study is to explore the concepts of Smart City and big data. The study reviews the application of big data technologies in building Smart Cities. The study compares the different definitions of the Smart City concept provided in academia, industry and government. It also examines the evolution of the Smart City concept and the events that triggered its eventual adoption by cities around the world. In addition, the study explores the technology enablers that have to be in place for the Smart City ambition of any city to come to fruition.
The qualitative research method was used in this research work. The research work made use of both primary and secondary data. The primary data were collected through questionnaire survey technique. The secondary data were collected from research works, case studies and articles conducted on Smart City and big data.
The research results indicate that Smart City awareness is relatively low among the general population of the city of Tornio. A wider proportion of the young population are indifferent about how technology can improve the quality of their lives in the city. The major outcome from the result is for adequate consultation between the city administrators and residents before digital services are created in the city. Consequently, the city risks developing digital services that the residents neither recognise nor value.
The objective of this study is to explore the concepts of Smart City and big data. The study reviews the application of big data technologies in building Smart Cities. The study compares the different definitions of the Smart City concept provided in academia, industry and government. It also examines the evolution of the Smart City concept and the events that triggered its eventual adoption by cities around the world. In addition, the study explores the technology enablers that have to be in place for the Smart City ambition of any city to come to fruition.
The qualitative research method was used in this research work. The research work made use of both primary and secondary data. The primary data were collected through questionnaire survey technique. The secondary data were collected from research works, case studies and articles conducted on Smart City and big data.
The research results indicate that Smart City awareness is relatively low among the general population of the city of Tornio. A wider proportion of the young population are indifferent about how technology can improve the quality of their lives in the city. The major outcome from the result is for adequate consultation between the city administrators and residents before digital services are created in the city. Consequently, the city risks developing digital services that the residents neither recognise nor value.