This study deals with the topic of smart services as applications of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the smart city context. In particular, it is aimed at analyzing both the categories of urban innovative ICT-based services and the indicators systems of certain smart city rankings so as to promote a better integration of these two elements. There are three main question behind this dissertation. First, considering that ICT is an important element for the development of smart cities and innovative ICT-based services are its direct applications, to what degree smart city rankings take the provision of these services into account? Second, do their indicators of smartness take the provision of this services into account? Third, are the currently available smart service categories facilitating the creation of systems of indicators of smartness which take into account the provision of smart services? The purpose of this study is to address these questions by proposing possible solutions, in hopes of being a useful input for future research. Thus, the objectives of this study are: 1) to propose service categories aimed at facilitating the development of systems of indicators of smart city rankings focused on the provision of innovative ICT-based services, 2) to integrate the smart city rankings examined by proposing a list of indicators of smartness based on the provision of these services. This dissertation consists of two parts, divided respectively into two and three chapters. The first part shows to the reader why ICT is so important for the development of smart cities. It discusses also the importance of smart city rankings and describes their systems of indicators. The second part instead answers to the three questions raised in this abstract. The first chapter is meant to define the smart city context and to explain its relationship with ICTs and, in particular, with the concepts of Internet of Things and Big Data. The second one illustrates some important smart city rankings, reporting their findings, describing their systems of indicators and comparing them on the basis of the relative importance of the provision of smart services for each of them. The third chapter shows the link between ICTs and urban smart services, both UFM and not-UFM services, and proposes new smart service categories and a list of innovative ICT-based services which can be found in smart cities, based on standards and real case studies. The fourth performs a check of the validity of the proposal of the previous chapter by operating a qualitative mapping of innovative services on a sample of Italian cities. Finally, the last chapter proposes a list of indicators of smartness, based on the categories and on the smart services proposed and listed in the third chapter. This proposal is aimed at suggesting a possible integration of the examined city rankings in order to increase the relative importance of the provision of innovative ICT-based services in their systems of indicators.
Questo lavoro affronta il tema dei servizi innovativi come applicazioni delle Tecnologie dell'Informazione e della Comunicazione (ICT) nell’ambito della smart city. In particolare, esso si prefigge lo scopo di prendere in analisi le categorie di servizi innovativi urbani basati sulle ICTs e i sistemi di indicatori di alcuni smart city rankings al fine di promuovere una migliore integrazione tra questi due elementi. Si è tratto spunto principalmente da tre interrogativi. In primo luogo, considerando che la ICT è un elemento fondamentale per lo sviluppo delle città smart e che essa trova vasta applicazione nei servizi smart, in che misura la dotazione di tali servizi innovativi viene presa in considerazione dai ranking delle smart cities? In secondo luogo, i sistemi di indicatori di smartness di detti rankings danno risalto all’offerta di servizi innovativi basati sulle ICTs? Ed infine, le categorie per la classificazione dei servizi smart attualmente utilizzate sono funzionali alla creazione di sistemi di indicatori di smartness che diano rilievo alla dotazione di servizi smart di ciascuna città? Lo scopo di questa tesi è perciò quello di occuparsi di tali problematiche e di proporre possibili soluzioni, nella speranza di poter rappresentare un utile contributo per la futura ricerca in questo settore. Perciò gli obiettivi sono: 1) proporre categorie per la classificazione dei servizi smart funzionali alla creazione di sistemi di indicatori di smartness che diano rilievo alla dotazione di servizi innovativi basati sulle ICTs, 2) integrare gli smart city rankings che verranno proposti proponendo una lista di indicatori di smartness basata sull’offerta di servizi smart in ciascuna città. La tesi è divisa in due parti, composte rispettivamente da due e tre capitoli. La prima parte è volta a dimostrare al lettore l’importanza delle ICTs per lo sviluppo di una smart city e l’importanza degli smart city rankings nel contesto attuale, descrivendo inoltre i loro indicatori di smartness. La seconda parte, invece, è finalizzata a trovare una soluzione agli interrogativi di cui sopra. Il primo capitolo, in particolare, è dedicato alla definizione del concetto di smart city e della sua relazione con le ICTs, soffermandosi soprattutto sui concetti di Internet of Things (IoT) e Big Data. Il secondo capitolo illustra alcuni importanti smart city rankings, riporta le loro conclusioni, descrive i loro indicatori di smartness e infine li compara sulla base dell’importanza che i loro indicatori conferiscono alla dotazione di servizi smart di ciascuna città. Il terzo capitolo è dedicato ai servizi smart, siano essi servizi di Urban Facility Management (UFM) o meno. Esso propone nuove categorie per la classificazione dei servizi smart e presenta poi un elenco di tali servizi urbani innovativi basato sull’analisi di standard e di casi studies. Il quarto capitolo ha invece lo scopo di verificare la bontà della proposta del capitolo precedente effettuando una mappatura qualitativa dei servizi innovativi su un campione di città italiane. Infine, l’ultimo capitolo propone una lista di indicatori di smartness basata sulle categorie e sui servizi innovativi proposti e riportati nel terzo capitolo. Questa proposta è finalizzata a suggerire una possibile integrazione degli smart city rankings analizzati, allo scopo di accrescere l’importanza riservata alla dotazione di servizi innovativi dai loro sistemi di indicatori di smartness.
ICTs for smart cities. Categories of innovative urban FM services and proposal of indicators of smartness
ACERBI, FLAVIO SIMONE
2017/2018
Abstract
This study deals with the topic of smart services as applications of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the smart city context. In particular, it is aimed at analyzing both the categories of urban innovative ICT-based services and the indicators systems of certain smart city rankings so as to promote a better integration of these two elements. There are three main question behind this dissertation. First, considering that ICT is an important element for the development of smart cities and innovative ICT-based services are its direct applications, to what degree smart city rankings take the provision of these services into account? Second, do their indicators of smartness take the provision of this services into account? Third, are the currently available smart service categories facilitating the creation of systems of indicators of smartness which take into account the provision of smart services? The purpose of this study is to address these questions by proposing possible solutions, in hopes of being a useful input for future research. Thus, the objectives of this study are: 1) to propose service categories aimed at facilitating the development of systems of indicators of smart city rankings focused on the provision of innovative ICT-based services, 2) to integrate the smart city rankings examined by proposing a list of indicators of smartness based on the provision of these services. This dissertation consists of two parts, divided respectively into two and three chapters. The first part shows to the reader why ICT is so important for the development of smart cities. It discusses also the importance of smart city rankings and describes their systems of indicators. The second part instead answers to the three questions raised in this abstract. The first chapter is meant to define the smart city context and to explain its relationship with ICTs and, in particular, with the concepts of Internet of Things and Big Data. The second one illustrates some important smart city rankings, reporting their findings, describing their systems of indicators and comparing them on the basis of the relative importance of the provision of smart services for each of them. The third chapter shows the link between ICTs and urban smart services, both UFM and not-UFM services, and proposes new smart service categories and a list of innovative ICT-based services which can be found in smart cities, based on standards and real case studies. The fourth performs a check of the validity of the proposal of the previous chapter by operating a qualitative mapping of innovative services on a sample of Italian cities. Finally, the last chapter proposes a list of indicators of smartness, based on the categories and on the smart services proposed and listed in the third chapter. This proposal is aimed at suggesting a possible integration of the examined city rankings in order to increase the relative importance of the provision of innovative ICT-based services in their systems of indicators.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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