The Way Forward for the City of Cape Town and what it means to be 'Smart' in Africa

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dc.contributor.authorBoyle, Luke
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-03T10:42:37Z
dc.date.available2020-07-03T10:42:37Z
dc.date.issued2020-03
dc.description.abstractIn today’s urban environment, local governments have to deal with increasingly complex mandates, social inequalities and economic growth in a context of increasing environmental and economic uncertainty (Baud et al., 2014). In Africa, these complexities are exacerbated by rapid urbanisation and the subsequent proliferation of urban poverty. This necessitates more efficient and effective management and governance of urban systems (Slavova & Okwechime, 2016; Meijer & Thaens, 2018). Given the increased role of ICT and its potential to advance the management and coordination of cities, contribute to their economic success, and improve the quality of life of its residents (Backhouse, 2015), many African cities are beginning to explore smart city interventions as a means of overcoming the rising challenges of urban development and sustainability. This report series seeks to explore the grounding of smart city concepts within an African context through an exploration of the City of Cape Town's smart city initiatives. The fourth and final report attempts to put forward some recommendations intended to assist The City of Cape Town as they continue on their digital journey. These recommendations are based on what has emerged out of the previous three reports. The report also attempts to distil the findings of this research to provide some reflection on what they may mean for Africa more broadly. These are presented as important considerations that can be applied to the context of other African cities with smart city aspirations.en_US
dc.identifier.apacitationBoyle, L. (2020). <i>The Way Forward for the City of Cape Town and what it means to be 'Smart' in Africa</i> (URERU Smart City Series;Part 4). Cape Town: Urban Real Estate Research Unit. Retrieved from en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationBoyle, Luke <i>The Way Forward for the City of Cape Town and what it means to be 'Smart' in Africa.</i> URERU Smart City Series;Part 4. Cape Town: Urban Real Estate Research Unit, 2020. en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBoyle, L. 2020. <i>The Way Forward for the City of Cape Town and what it means to be 'Smart' in Africa</i>. (URERU Smart City Series;Part 4). Cape Town: Urban Real Estate Research Unit. .en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Report AU - Boyle, Luke AB - In today’s urban environment, local governments have to deal with increasingly complex mandates, social inequalities and economic growth in a context of increasing environmental and economic uncertainty (Baud et al., 2014). In Africa, these complexities are exacerbated by rapid urbanisation and the subsequent proliferation of urban poverty. This necessitates more efficient and effective management and governance of urban systems (Slavova & Okwechime, 2016; Meijer & Thaens, 2018). Given the increased role of ICT and its potential to advance the management and coordination of cities, contribute to their economic success, and improve the quality of life of its residents (Backhouse, 2015), many African cities are beginning to explore smart city interventions as a means of overcoming the rising challenges of urban development and sustainability. This report series seeks to explore the grounding of smart city concepts within an African context through an exploration of the City of Cape Town's smart city initiatives. The fourth and final report attempts to put forward some recommendations intended to assist The City of Cape Town as they continue on their digital journey. These recommendations are based on what has emerged out of the previous three reports. The report also attempts to distil the findings of this research to provide some reflection on what they may mean for Africa more broadly. These are presented as important considerations that can be applied to the context of other African cities with smart city aspirations. CY - Cape Town DA - 2020-03 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Smart City KW - Cape Town KW - Urban Development LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PP - Cape Town PY - 2020 T1 - The Way Forward for the City of Cape Town and what it means to be 'Smart' in Africa TI - The Way Forward for the City of Cape Town and what it means to be 'Smart' in Africa UR - ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11427/32097
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationBoyle L. The Way Forward for the City of Cape Town and what it means to be 'Smart' in Africa. 2020 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: en_ZA
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUrban Real Estate Research Uniten_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Construction Economics and Managementen_US
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.locationCape Townen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesURERU Smart City Series;Part 4
dc.subjectSmart Cityen_US
dc.subjectCape Townen_US
dc.subjectUrban Developmenten_US
dc.titleThe Way Forward for the City of Cape Town and what it means to be 'Smart' in Africaen_US
dc.typeReporten_US
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