Efficient Smart Cities

Abstract

This conceptual paper discusses how we can consider a particular city as a smart one, drawing on recent practices to make cities smart. Paper deal with working model of smart city a set of the common multidimensional components underlying the smart city concept and the core factors for a successful smart city initiative is identified by exploring current working definitions of smart city and a diversity of various conceptual relatives similar to smart city.  It also conceptualise major challenges face by cites of today and what are the strategies to be adopted to make the city more efficient .The paper offers strategic principles aligning to the three main dimensions (technology, people, and institutions) of smart city: integration of infrastructures and technology-mediated services, social learning for strengthening human infrastructure, and governance for institutional improvement and citizen engagement. It deals with various dimension of smart city and its impact as well detail out integrative framework to prepare a smart city.