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Exploring the Challenges of ICT Governance in Brazilian Smart Cities

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Luiz Claudio Diogo Reis,

Flavia Cristina Bernardini,

Simone Bacellar Leal Ferreira,

Claudia CappelliAuthors Info & Claims

ICEGOV '21: Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance

Pages 429 - 435

https://doi.org/10.1145/3494193.3494251

Published: 12 January 2022 Publication History

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ICT governance in smart cities refers to efficient ICT public investment to guide cities in the achievement of their strategic goals so that cities would be able to provide a better quality of life for citizens. Thus, ICT governance in smart cities comes to be a relevant domain of study to increase public value for the local community. Nevertheless, few studies focused on ICT governance in smart cities, especially in the Brazilian context, which evidenced a gap research in this domain. Empirical studies developed in Brazilian smart cities revealed lack of an ICT governance approach in the municipalities. Therefore, in this work, by applying a survey conducted with Brazilian professionals involved with smart city projects, governance, and information technology in the public sector, we introduce a set of challenges, lessons learned, and recommendations concerning ICT governance in smart city projects. The findings are of great importance for academics and practitioners involved with cities' public management concerning ICT-enabled governance.

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ICEGOV '21: Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance

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ISBN:9781450390118

DOI:10.1145/3494193

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University of the Aegean, Greece
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Morten Meyerhoff Nielsen
United Nations University (UNU-EGOV), Portugal
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United Nations University (UNU-EGOV), Portugal

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Ciancarini PGiancarlo RGrimaudo G(2024)Digital Transformation in the Public Administrations: A Guided Tour for Computer ScientistsIEEE Access10.1109/ACCESS.2024.336307512(22841-22865)Online publication date: 2024
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Zahn JMourão EBernardini FMaciel CViterbo J(2024)Mapping the Communication Channels in the General Ombudsman Offices of State Capitals in BrazilInformation Technology and Systems10.1007/978-3-031-54235-0_39(435-445)Online publication date: 27-Feb-2024
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