SMART CITY

There is no single universally accepted definition for the concept of smart city and comments may vary by context (Nam & Pardo, 2011). Many of the authors have tried to formulate the definition of a “smart city” by connecting it with different terms, which is indicative of the lack of a widely accepted definition (Schaffers, et al., 2012) (Zhuhadar, et al., 2017). In publications dealing with the subject of a “smart city”, there are many different terms for this concept, such as “digital city” (Tan, 1999), “wired city” (Targowski, 1990), “ubiquitous city” (Shin, 2009),, “sensing city” (Mone, 2015). A metaphor is the “intelligent city” featuring advanced ICT, complexes wired for satellite and fiber optics (Harris, 1992).

The smart city concept assumes that a city should be a creative and sustainable place so that improves the quality of life, creates a friendlier environment and develops the economy (Lee, 2014). It also provides resources and ways to improve operational efficiency, competitiveness and quality of life (Stratigea, et al., 2015).