A city that invests in innovation and provides a roadmap and infrastructure to support successful business outcomes and attract industry and investment in smart sectors.
A big part to attain the Sustainable Development Goals by the UN includes the transformation in how we do the economy. The business as usual of a linear economy where a product will end up in a landfill when its lifecycle ends is no longer sustainable as this promotes the extraction of our limited and ever more scarce natural resource.
The wide use of smart technology has allowed us to get accurate geographic information of a city or area. The use of spatial data should enhance the analysis of planner and provide evidence on how the city tackles inequalities. Du et al. (2021) take New York City as a case study to introduce a new qualitative methodological approach to assess how urban resource are distributed.
With the ever-complicated urban service provision and high population growth, developing countries implemented Smart City with the aim of improving government efficacy and improving the quality of life of its citizen while also promoting transparency and inclusivity of governance with the public.
On the previous article, the significant positive impact of Smart City for the urban economy was explored. Caragliu and Del Bo (2019) investigated further on how Smart City impacted the urban economy. Study was conducted to see whether urban innovation is how cities achieve the positive urban economic outcome by implementing Smart City Policies.
With 34 Province and 514 cities in Indonesia, the problem and priorities among the local governments varied significantly. With limited resource and capital, local governments are encouraged to be innovative in solving challenges and issues in their areas.
To encourage the development of Small and Medium Enterprises in City of Jogjakarta, the government invites young entrepreneur by creating and facilitating creative and collaborative space through-out city. Government agencies such as the Department of Tourism and Culture and the ICT Department open up their office spaces as co-working spaces for young entrepreneurs that needs space for their new start-ups.
City of Batam is unique as the administrative area includes three main islands and several smaller islands. This geographical condition has an impact on the limited clean water that can be used for daily consumption of drinking and cleaning.
City of Batam prioritise the creation of a city environment that supports innovation and creativity as part of their economic development strategies. As city island with limited resourece, City of Batam sees the potential of their manufacturing and creative industry as their future economic power.
