We need new governance solutions to help us improve public policies and services, solve
complex societal problems, strengthen social communities and reinvigorate democracy. By …

The economic, social, and environmental contingencies of the last two decades have called
into question the need for public sector organizations to align accounting practices with …

This paper examines the changing industrial ecosystem of smart cities in Korea using both
input–output and structural path analysis from 1960 to 2015. The industry type of the input …

Despite Africa's leadership in mobile money innovation and an increasing level of Fintech
entrepreneurial activity, Africa's Fintech ecosystem trajectory is under-represented in the …

Purpose The concept of open innovation has captured the attention of both academics and
practitioners alike. However, there is a dearth of research on how innovations can be …

The digitalization of the economy provokes the rethinking of manufacturing processes.
Despite numerous publications related to Industry 4.0 as a manufacturing approach, the …

This chapter introduces the reader to the book's background, rationale, objectives, and
detailed content. To this end, this chapter examines critically the concepts of smart city 1.0 …

The main objective of the present research is to identify the knowledge flows responsible for
promoting the innovation capacity of Portuguese companies. Specifically, we intend to …

The research agenda on smart cities has increasingly extended not only on perspectives of
social–economic relations between technologies and cities but also on the industrial …

Smart city initiatives are widely becoming part of the world agenda to address crises and to
identify new initiatives for countries to manage resources while providing better living …