Author/Authors :
Hashemi, Ali Department of Political Science and International Relations - Islamic Azad University South Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran , Rah Nejat, Mitra Department of Public Policy and Political Economy - Allameh Tabatabaei University, Tehran, Iran , Sharif Zadeh, Fattah Department of Public Administration - Allameh Tabatabaei University, Tehran, Iran , Sadi, Mohammad Reza Department of Financial and Insurance Economic - Allameh Tabatabaei University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
Many cities have commenced transformative projects and designs called Smart City In-novation to better serve their citizens and improve the quality of their lives, which have depended on the governance of these cities. With the approval of the E-government and the National Information Network in the path of creating an e-city that is a prerequisite for the smart city has taken the steps in this regard. Nevertheless, if the current status of Iran be studied in terms of smart cities, it can be found that even the metropolis of Te-hran as the capital and most advanced city of the country is still far from the standards of a smart city. One of the main barriers to urban management, especially in metropoli-tan areas, is the urban management fragmentation in the arenas of policymaking, deci-sion-making, planning, guidance and supervision. Meanwhile, smart city realization within the framework of good urban governance considered as one of the most impor-tant concerns of Tehran metropolis in metropolitan management. Tehran needs to be equipped with any smart component that includes smart economy, smart transport, smart sustainable environment, smart citizens, smart lifestyle and smart office manage-ment. Obviously, this move will be gradual, step-by-step, programmed, and of course, with the necessary supports it also will be legal, infrastructure, legal and cultural. There-fore, entering the arena of smart cities in Tehran requires the necessary infrastructures, especially the development of telecommunication infrastructures in (1) the production of content and applications tailored to the needs of the citizens (subject to update), (2) the focus on human capabilities (especially digital literacy) and (3) the equal use of all citizens from these abilities in order to reduce the digital divide and other issues and problems. However, in the absence of attention this issue in the long run it can be irre-parable.
