Smart Community: Research on Citizen Governance
Date Issued
2015
Date
2015
Author(s)
Wang, Yu-Han
Abstract
People always yearn for a society without problems at all times. How do we find answers for these problems? In large regions, problems are so multi-dimensional and complicated that we can hardly find solutions for them, to say nothing of discussing enough with related people and organizations. Nevertheless, if we narrow down the scope to the smallest local area, i.e., a community, it will be easier to find out unsolved issues and talk them over with related stakeholders in order to set right directions for governance. Furthermore, if we put the problem-solving process into actions and extend it to every community, when there is no problem in communities, we will have fit cities, performing good governance. As a result, this study will focus on communities, and what is more, we hope to make a guide to smart communities. In this study, we define a smart community as a duplicatable model, in which people can improve the quality of life by applying new technologies and operating collective intelligence to provide solutions to community problems; moreover, the model is conducted by community members themselves. To fulfill the concept of smart communities, we propose an innovative framework, smart community platform (SCP), designing spatial-temporal information tools and participation network to let people have a better chance to take part in local decision making. The framework, including a web-based Geographic Information System platform, a mobile app, and a community system, will improve public participation by involving local people, volunteers, different organizations, and government agencies into the process of citizen governance, finally achieving public-private partnerships. Furthermore, we have conducted a case study in Shuangho Community, Taipei. By implementing the framework, it is shown that the concept of smart communities is a useful means of engaging the public in community affairs. In conclusion, the contribution of the research is to create an approach to empower people, develop public participation, promote citizen governance, and finally achieve good governance. Accordingly, with limited resources, people can find answers for community problems, and develop sustainability plans for communities.
Subjects
smart community
citizen governance
spatial-temporal information tool
participation network
Type
thesis
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