Business model analysis of public services operating in the smart city ecosystem: The case of SmartSantander

Future Generation Computer Systems

Volumn 76, Issue , 2017, Pages 198-214

  Díaz Díaz, Raimundo ^a   Muñoz, Luis ^a   Pérez González, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Business model; Canvas; IoT; Santander; Smart cities; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

AUGMENTED REALITY; COST REDUCTION; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INTERNET OF THINGS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

BUSINESS MODELING; CANVAS; CITIZEN PARTICIPATION; ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES; REDUCTION IN ENERGY CONSUMPTION; RESEARCH STUDIES; SANTANDER; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT;

SMART CITY;

EID: 85019588518     PISSN: 0167739X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.future.2017.01.032     Document Type: Article

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