Digital planning of the city of Barcelona and its relations with the strategic digital city

• Main Authors: Eloisa Parteka, Denis Alcides Rezende
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidad Alberto Hurtado 2018-12-01
• Series: Journal of Technology Management & Innovation
• Subjects: Digital Planning; Strategic Digital City; Information Technology; City Strategy
• Online Access: https://www.jotmi.org/index.php/GT/article/view/2967

The demand for new ways of managing cities requires faster, more technological and more digital means of interaction and communication. In this context, the strategic digital city applies the resources of information technology in municipal management, based on its strategies. The objective is to analyze the digital planning of the city of Barcelona and its relations with the strategic digital city. The methodology of the selected research is a unique case study in Barcelona, through the research protocol. The results obtained through the analyzes have shown that the digital planning of the city of Barcelona provides information technology and strategy resources that promote practices intrinsic to the strategic digital city, showing that the city of Barcelona applies these resources to the benefit of its inhabitants, making with which this city is increasingly democratic and digital. The analyzes demonstrate how digital planning can be aided by the strategic digital city project, confirming that the population would be increasingly benefiting from the technological and strategic resources. The conclusion reiterates that digital planning makes it possible to have an interface between the population, government and organizations in public passenger transport.