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Towards smart city implementation as an engagement practice : the case of Cape Town, South Africa
Author(s)
Van Staden, David Lucian
Date Issued
2023
Type
Thesis
Publisher
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Abstract
This research looked at Smart City implementation as an engagement practice. It
explored and reports on the components that advance Smart City implementation
and engagement and how these may be developed as a broader Smart City vision for
a city, such as Cape Town.
With the purpose of uncovering the key Smart City components from a Cape Town
perspective, many experts were interviewed, representative of academia, government,
civil society and industry across the domains of digital inclusion, digital
infrastructure, digital governance and digital economy. Emergent data and findings
from these interviews revealed specific 11 themes as they relate to the vision of Cape
Town as a Smart City.
The findings are grouped under the following headings: 1) Access as Infrastructure,
2) Adaptive Socio-Technical Solutions, 3) Common Good Value, 4) Contextual
Smartification, 5) Data as Catalyst, 6) Demonstrated Value, 7) Equitable and
Sustainable Cities, 8) Stakeholder Engagement, 9) Transformative Governance, 10)
Transition Dynamics, and 11) Value Modelling and Measurement. The information
thus compiled changes the way we understand the variables associated with Smart
City implementation for the City of Cape Town. Additionally, these findings situate
the present CoCT Smart City debate within current academic literature, furthering
Cape Town’s Smart City trajectory and vision.
explored and reports on the components that advance Smart City implementation
and engagement and how these may be developed as a broader Smart City vision for
a city, such as Cape Town.
With the purpose of uncovering the key Smart City components from a Cape Town
perspective, many experts were interviewed, representative of academia, government,
civil society and industry across the domains of digital inclusion, digital
infrastructure, digital governance and digital economy. Emergent data and findings
from these interviews revealed specific 11 themes as they relate to the vision of Cape
Town as a Smart City.
The findings are grouped under the following headings: 1) Access as Infrastructure,
2) Adaptive Socio-Technical Solutions, 3) Common Good Value, 4) Contextual
Smartification, 5) Data as Catalyst, 6) Demonstrated Value, 7) Equitable and
Sustainable Cities, 8) Stakeholder Engagement, 9) Transformative Governance, 10)
Transition Dynamics, and 11) Value Modelling and Measurement. The information
thus compiled changes the way we understand the variables associated with Smart
City implementation for the City of Cape Town. Additionally, these findings situate
the present CoCT Smart City debate within current academic literature, furthering
Cape Town’s Smart City trajectory and vision.
Additional information
Thesis (Doctorate of Applied Arts in Design)--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2023
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