smrt cty s n rbn r tht ss dgtl tchnlgy t cllct dt nd t prt/prvd srvcs. Dt cn b cllctd frm ctzns, dvcs, bldngs, r cmrs. pplctns ncld trffc nd trnsprttn systms, pwr plnts, tlts, rbn frstry, wtr spply ntwrks, wst dspsl, crmnl nvstgtns, nfrmtn systms, schls, lbrrs, hsptls, nd thr cmmnty srvcs. Th fndtn f smrt cty s blt n th ntgrtn f ppl, tchnlgy, nd prcsss, whch cnnct nd ntrct crss sctrs sch s hlthcr, trnsprttn, dctn, nd nfrstrctr, tc. Smrt cts r chrctrzd by th wys n whch thr lcl gvrnmnts mntr, nlyz, pln, nd gvrn th cty. n smrt cty, th shrng f dt xtnds t bsnsss, ctzns nd thr thrd prts wh cn drv bnft frm sng tht dt. Th thr lrgst srcs f spndng ssctd wth smrt cts s f 2022 wr vsl srvllnc, pblc trnst, nd tdr lghtng.
Smrt cts ntgrt nfrmtn nd cmmnctn tchnlgy (CT), nd dvcs cnnctd t th ntrnt f thngs (T) ntwrk t ptmz cty srvcs nd cnnct t ctzns. CT cn b sd t nhnc qlty, prfrmnc, nd ntrctvty f rbn srvcs, t rdc csts nd rsrc cnsmptn nd t ncrs cntct btwn ctzns nd gvrnmnt. Smrt cty pplctns mng rbn flws nd llw fr rl-tm rspnss. smrt cty my b mr prprd t rspnd t chllngs thn n wth cnvntnl "trnsctnl" rltnshp wth ts ctzns. Yt, th trm s pn t mny ntrprttns. Mny cts hv lrdy dptd sm srt f smrt cty tchnlgy.
Smrt cty nttvs hv bn crtczd s drvn by crprtns, prly dptd t rsdnts' nds, s lrgly nsccssfl, nd s mv twrd ttltrn srvllnc.