Digital cities: Towards an integrated decision support methodology

Ergazakis, E; Ergazakis, K; Askounis, D; Charalabidis, Y

dc.contributor.author	Ergazakis, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Ergazakis, K	en
dc.contributor.author	Askounis, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Charalabidis, Y	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:35:31Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:35:31Z
dc.date.issued	2011	en
dc.identifier.issn	07365853	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/21093
dc.subject	Best practices	en
dc.subject	Decision support	en
dc.subject	Digital Cities	en
dc.subject	ICT	en
dc.subject	Integrated methodology	en
dc.subject	Strategy formulation	en
dc.subject.other	Best-practices	en
dc.subject.other	Decision supports	en
dc.subject.other	Digital Cities	en
dc.subject.other	ICT	en
dc.subject.other	Integrated methodology	en
dc.subject.other	Strategy formulation	en
dc.subject.other	Competition	en
dc.subject.other	Decision support systems	en
dc.subject.other	Developing countries	en
dc.subject.other	Management	en
dc.subject.other	Integration	en
dc.title	Digital cities: Towards an integrated decision support methodology	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/j.tele.2010.09.002	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2010.09.002	en
heal.publicationDate	2011	en
heal.abstract	This paper deals with the problem of the low ICT adoption rate by many cities or urban regions. The consequences of the poor ICT environment in these authorities may be summarized into (i) the cutback of local business competitiveness, (ii) the incapability of attracting new business investments, (iii) the poor service of citizens needs (living in the local area or abroad - a foreign country or another city, namely emigrants), (iv) the poor service of visitors that have or want to have transactions in the local area. The main shortcomings of local authorities refer to lack of capabilities and expertise, negligence of local needs and urban characteristics, absence of ICT adoption models to local needs, ignorance of development and exploitation models etc. These regions need support so as to select the most appropriate ICT best practices, integrated them into their strategic plans and implement them with success. This procedure is particularly complex, since many factors and restrictions have to be considered. The overall objective of this paper is to illustrate the Digital City concept and to propose an integrated methodology for Digital City development that will act in a supportive way for the regions or cities that have low rates in ICT penetration and try to adopt ICT best practices into their core functions and services. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.	en
heal.journalName	Telematics and Informatics	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.tele.2010.09.002	en
dc.identifier.volume	28	en
dc.identifier.issue	3	en
dc.identifier.spage	148	en
dc.identifier.epage	162	en