FRAMEWORK & ITEMS QUESTIONS FOR EACH VARIABLE

FRAMEWORK 

ITEMS QUESTIONS FOR EACH VARIABLE

At a practical level, each element of the Framework provides choices for

the following policymaker’s questions about Smart City initiatives:

Q1) What kinds of outcomes could city residents and other stakeholders

desire with regards to transformation of the City?

Q2) What aspects of the City life should be transformed to achieve the

desired outcomes?

Q3) What types of Initiatives can be pursued towards achieving these

outcomes?

Q4) What types of concrete objectives can be set for these initiatives?

Q5) What factors contribute to successful Smart City initiatives

Q6) What are the common difficulties faced by managers of Smart City

initiatives?

Q7) What are the typical mechanisms deployed to address success factors

and challenges in Smart City initiatives?

In line with the conceptual model in Fig 2, there are six major elements of

the SCID Framework:

1) Smart City Initiatives – specific smart city related project or program

to be implemented

2) City Policy Domains – related set of city aspects to be impacted by

the initiatives

3) Stakeholders’ and City Transformation Outcome - expected impacts

on the city as a whole and desired results by wider Smart

City stakeholder groups

4) Enablers – partnerships, institutional and governance mechanisms

required to address critical factors and challenges

5) Challenges – difficulties that policymakers may face in implementing

Smart City initiatives.

6) Critical Success Factors – set of conditions that significantly contribute

to the success of Smart City initiatives. Both enablers and

challenges contribute to understanding the critical factors.