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Title	Smart Nation Singapore: Developing Policies For A Citizen-Oriented Smart City Initiative
ID_Doc	51243
Authors	Chang F.; Das D.
Year	2020
Published	Developing National Urban Policies: Ways Forward to Green and Smart Cities
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3738-7_18
Abstract	Smart cities are now a buzzword all over the world, with various places jumping on to the bandwagon, implementing “smart” technology and marketing themselves as “smart” cities. This case study from Singapore however brings out a different perspective to our understanding of smart cities. This chapter highlights how smart cities are not necessarily about the implementation of the most advanced, cutting edge technology, but are also about efficient governance for the intelligent implementation of technology. As such, Singapore, which we believe is a relatively successful smart city, demonstrates how technology can never be the panacea to all city’s problems; technology cannot successfully bring about positive change without a concomitant improvement to governance and how policies are implemented for betterment of the society and its integration to local economy. To do so, this chapter highlights Singapore’s citizen-oriented, nation-wide approach and the central role of the government in smart city initiatives. © Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020.
Author Keywords	Asia; Governance; Singapore; Smart cities; Smart nation; Urban policy

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