[EGOV LIST] [Sustainability] Journal Special Issue on "Smart Governance for Sustainable Cities"

[Charalampos Alexopoulos]

Dear Colleagues,

A Special Issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050) "Smart Governance for
Sustainable Cities" is now open for submission with a Deadline on 15
October 2023.

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability/special_issues/KL9N0K9125

This Special Issue of Sustainability is specifically interested in
developing and strengthening original research on the emerging concept of
smart governance towards the development of sustainable cities. It seeks
interdisciplinary contributions in the areas of public management, project
management, governance, public administration, public-sector innovation,
and citizen-oriented services, in connection with adjacent fields such as
information systems, public policy, and public law.

Topics covered by the Special Issue may include, but are not limited to:
·     State-of-the-art academic thinking about the implications of smart
governance in the development of sustainable cities, as well as their
relation to the UN SDGs at the local level.
·     Theoretical and empirical analyses of legal issues (data security and
privacy) that may affect the adoption of smart governance practices,
including recommendations on how to overcome them.
·     Theoretical and practical considerations regarding the diffusion and
adoption of ICT in smart cities in economic, social, environmental and
institutional dimensions.
·     Case studies on the drivers, barriers, and adoption mechanisms of
smart governance practices and infrastructures in sustainable cities in all
smart city domains (mobility, energy, buildings, health, etc.).
·     Theoretical and empirical analyses on both the positive outcomes and
the possible failures or unintended consequences of smart governance at
administrative levels.
·     Development of novel governance or conceptual models towards
sustainable city policy and strategy design and implementation, as well as
decision-making.
·     Historical and comparative accounts of the development of agile
government.
·     Citizen engagement and participation approaches using disruptive
technologies towards community smartification.
·     Architectures and solutions for smart governance tools using
disruptive technologies that support the development of sustainable cities
(e.g., AI-powered smart city services for smart governance and
sustainability).


Thank you for your consideration!
The editors team.