CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN SMART CITIES: A SURVEY

Smart cities have reached unprecedented growth because they deal with all urban development problems using information and communication technologies (ICT). The main purpose of smart cities is to suggest innovative solutions in many fields like security, big data, mobility, transportation, environment.etc. In order to succeed in the development of smart cities, citizens should be involved as an integral part because they are users, decision-makers, consumers and sources of data and information. In this article, we will discuss the role of citizen participation in smart cities, we will also report the results of a survey administered to smart city experts from different cities in the world (n=20 respondents). The objective of this survey is to compare cities initiatives for citizen participation in smart cities projects and identify smart practices and new ways to increase civic participation.