Smart City Strategies—Technology Push or Culture Pull? A Case Study Exploration of Gimpo and Namyangju, South Korea
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Landscapes of Smart Practices
2.1. Definitions
2.2. Characteristics of Smart Cities
2.3. Smart City Models and Dimensions
3. Data and Methods
4. Results
4.1. Smartpotia Gimpo
4.1.1. The Motivation Behind Smart Cities
4.1.2. Building a Platform: Smartopia Center
4.1.3. Structures and Strategies
- A clear vision and goals which are known to the public
- Public–private partnerships
- Communication and cooperation with citizens
- Sharing of information
- Standardization and globalization
4.1.4. Policy Implications
4.2. Namyangju 4.0 Innovation
4.2.1. More on the Motivation Behind Smart Cities
4.2.2. Building a Process: NYJ 4.0 “Smart Cycle”
- Collect relevant data from NJY or other governmental and nongovernmental sources;
- Analyze the data to understand the nature of the policy problem or the issue to resolve;
- Administer an initial solution and collect data on its impact;
- Analyze the feedback data and revise and re-administer the solution.
4.2.3. Operations and Strategies
4.2.4. Policy Implications
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Myeong, S.; Kim, Y.; Ahn, M.J. Smart City Strategies—Technology Push or Culture Pull? A Case Study Exploration of Gimpo and Namyangju, South Korea. Smart Cities 2021, 4, 41-53. https://doi.org/10.3390/smartcities4010003
Myeong S, Kim Y, Ahn MJ. Smart City Strategies—Technology Push or Culture Pull? A Case Study Exploration of Gimpo and Namyangju, South Korea. Smart Cities. 2021; 4(1):41-53. https://doi.org/10.3390/smartcities4010003
Chicago/Turabian StyleMyeong, Seunghwan, Younhee Kim, and Michael J. Ahn. 2021. "Smart City Strategies—Technology Push or Culture Pull? A Case Study Exploration of Gimpo and Namyangju, South Korea" Smart Cities 4, no. 1: 41-53. https://doi.org/10.3390/smartcities4010003