《Driving Smartization Through Intelligent Transport.》.pdf

ChineseBusinessReview，ISSN 1537-1506 April2014，Vo1．13，No．4，243-259 DrivingSmartizationThroughIntelligentTransport木 FrancescoBifulco，CristinaC．Amitrano，M arcoTregua UniversityofNaplesFedericoII，Naples，Italy Smartcitiesinitiativesaredevelopingallovertheworld，duetotheirsuppoR in~voufingabeRerprovisionof services，inconnectionwiththeaim ofachievingeffi ciencyincitiesmanagement．Morena dmorebigcorporations areinterestedinthistopictodevelophteirbusinesses，asseveralissuesarelinkedtohteseprojects，like environment，watermanagement，energypolicies，education，culture，andsoon．Inliteraturetheseissues，knownas drivers，werealso relatedtosustainabilityaimswhichcouldbereached through theaccomplishmentofbeRer performanceswihtinenvironment，economy，na dsociety．Thisstudysynhtesizesallthedifferentdriversidentified byscholrasnadindustryplayersinamodel，inordertouseitasaframeworktodepictthelinkagesamongthe vraioussmartcitiesprojects．Sincertansportresultedasoneofthemostconsideredrdiversintheanalyzed contributions，theresearchquestionsweredelineatedtodescribeitsroleinthedifferentphasesofsmartinitiatives， na dtounderstandifitcouldencouragena denabletheotherdrivers’development．Themultiplecasestudywas chosenasthefittestmehtodologicalapproachanditwasconductedwiht theselectionofthreesmartcities，onefor each ofthemostcitedplaftorm modelsdevelopedbyindustryplayers，whichhadstartedtransportinitiativesat leastthreeyerasago：Singapore(IBM)，Amsterdma (Accenutre)，andSna Frnacisco(Microsoft)．Thenaalysisof theofficialdocumentssetupbyciytdepartmentsandbyhteindustry playersshowedrtansportasadrivingforcein smartcitiesprojectswhichconveysasmartapproachtodifferentdomains，especiallyenergysavings，environment, nadsafeyt．Theresultsalsoshowedsmartmobilityasapivotinstimulatinginvestmentsnadcitizens’participation