Use of information management in Smart Cities – Xhesilda Vogli

Abstract:

Implementing smart city management technologies is not just a process where technology offers solutions for different problems. Smart city influences a wide range of sectors such as ecology, education, infrastructure, recycling, health, transportation and many more. Therefore, nowadays implementation of smart city is a must.This paper describes the opportunities and challenges that countries in development are facing while implementing smart cities. During the theoretical part, a literature review is provided describing Internet of Things and Smart cities. The motivation behind this thesis is to make use of best practices already implemented in Amsterdam, Vienna and Prague. Those three cities are used as an etalon while proposing a smart public transportation for Tirana. The proposed solution takes into consideration technological and social impacts of the system, analyzing and providing a deeper understanding of the use of information management in smart cities. Finally, conclusions are made by setting out implications of Tirana’s public transportation for a broader integration with other sectors as a future work. …víceméně