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Smart Cities on the Cloud

In: Mediterranean Cities and Island Communities

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  • Christina Kakderi

    (Urban and Regional Innovation Research (URENIO), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)

  • Panagiotis Tsarchopoulos

    (Urban and Regional Innovation Research (URENIO), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)

  • Nicos Komninos

    (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)

  • Anastasia Panori

    (Urban and Regional Innovation Research (URENIO), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)

Abstract

The emergence of the cloud computing paradigm has found fertile ground in the smart cities discipline, especially with regards to its benefits both in terms of big data storage and analytic capabilities and in terms of smart city service provision. Over the past years we have noticed an abundance of publications on cloud computing; from government reports to corporate studies, all show the significant benefits of cloud computing and the opportunities presented by the migration of public/municipal services to the cloud. Despite the availability of information, the landscape with regard to cloud computing adoption is still quite blurry. This chapter aims to provide methodological guidance to public/city authorities on the use of and the actual steps towards taking up the cloud computing paradigm. More specifically, it offers a simple methodology in the form of a roadmap with the main roadblocks one can expect to encounter when migrating public services to the cloud, along with a set of recommendations that facilitate decision-making in various stages of this process. We also argue that cloud computing adoption should not be an isolated action of an organization (city authority/governmental agency), but part of a wider strategic model based on open innovation practices (the use of open source technologies for the cloud platform and applications, the use of open data, the adoption of user engagement methodologies etc.) as well as the use of innovative business models.

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  • Christina Kakderi & Panagiotis Tsarchopoulos & Nicos Komninos & Anastasia Panori, 2019. "Smart Cities on the Cloud," Progress in IS, in: Anastasia Stratigea & Dimitris Kavroudakis (ed.), Mediterranean Cities and Island Communities, chapter 0, pages 57-80, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:prochp:978-3-319-99444-4_3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-99444-4_3
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    1. Christina Kakderi & Nicos Komninos & Anastasia Panori & Eleni Oikonomaki, 2021. "Next City: Learning from Cities during COVID-19 to Tackle Climate Change," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(6), pages 1-21, March.
    2. Nour Alhuda Sulieman & Lorenzo Ricciardi Celsi & Wei Li & Albert Zomaya & Massimo Villari, 2022. "Edge-Oriented Computing: A Survey on Research and Use Cases," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(2), pages 1-28, January.
    3. Atour Taghipour & Mohammad Ramezani & Moein Khazaei & Vahid Roohparvar & Erfan Hassannayebi, 2023. "Smart Transportation Behavior through the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Ride-Hailing System in Iran," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(5), pages 1-23, February.

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