Karimikia, Hadi and Bradshaw, Robert and Singh, Harminder and Ojo, Adegboyega and Donnellan, Brian and Guerin, Michael
(2022)
An emergent taxonomy of boundary spanning in the smart city context – The case of smart Dublin.
Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 185.
p. 122100.
ISSN 0040-1625
Abstract
Smart cities emphasize the use of advanced technology to deliver better services to and improve the well-being of
their residents. Since the administrative authorities that manage cities often lack the knowledge and skills needed
to transform their operations in this way, smart city initiatives usually involve a complex set of actors, from local
urban authorities and their technical departments to small and large IT firms, academics, and civic organizations,
as well as individual citizens. Mediating organizations are often set up to coordinate and manage such in-
teractions. However, little is known about the roles and activities of such bodies. Using data from the Dublin
smart city projects, this study draws on the concept of boundary spanning to develop a taxonomy of the work of
such intermediaries. Divided into technical, political, social, and cultural domains, the study demonstrates the
critical role of the work done by such bodies in enhancing collaboration among and the participation of a diverse
group of citizens, IT and digital strategy departments of local authorities, universities and local/international IT
companies (e.g., Google, Facebook or Airbnb), leading to a bottom-up governance style of leading smart city
initiatives and projects.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Keywords: |
Smart city; Governance Boundary; spanning Taxonomy; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Business |
| Item ID: |
17180 |
| Identification Number: |
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2022.122100 |
| Depositing User: |
Prof. Brian Donnellan
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| Date Deposited: |
15 May 2023 09:18 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Technological Forecasting and Social Change |
| Publisher: |
Elsevier |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| URI: |
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| Use Licence: |
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