An exploration of smart city approaches by international ICT firms

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 142, Issue , 2019, Pages 220-234

  van den Buuse, Daniel ^a   Kolk, Ans ^b  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Business School   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Global cities; ICT sector; International business; Multinationals; Smart cities; Strategy

Indexed keywords

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN GROWTH;

GLOBAL CITIES; ICT SECTORS; INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS; MULTINATIONALS; STRATEGY;

SMART CITY;

BUSINESS; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; SMART CITY; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY; WORLD CITY;

COREGONUS ARTEDI;

EID: 85050853565     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2018.07.029     Document Type: Article

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