Smart Cities, Urban Finance and Connected Public Service Ecosystems
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.63503/aisem.54Keywords:
smart-cities, urban-financial-system, interlinked-public-services, public -private partnershipsAbstract
Smart metropolises are highly predicted not just as tech hubs but as integrated habitats where urban financial systems, technological frameworks, and delivery of government services merge to improve people’s standard of living and urban resilience. This chapter explores the relationship between digitally enabled urban activities and urban-public finance models, and how sustainable public service integration becomes evidence-based, incorporates public-private partnerships, and is supervised by technology. The mixed approach of using an organised structure, policy research, and exemplary case studies highlights important limitations in urban financing, governance structures, and coordinated service delivery strategies. The conclusions of the chapter mean that though the regulations of Smart metropolises can play a critical role in metro service delivery and strengthening, the outcomes depend on the innovative financing mechanism, multi-sector integration, and a strong metro information data platform. The chapter concludes with a recommendation on the structure of the analysis of a linked multi-stakeholder service network and considers the potential future outcomes for city-level financial management, equitable access to the service, and the green urban transition.
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