Developing an Approach to Measure Smartness and Sustainability of Ukrainian Cities

• Main Author: Pozdniakova Anna M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Research Centre of Industrial Problems of Development of NAS of Ukraine 2018-10-01
• Series: Bìznes Inform
• Subjects: Smart sustainable city; digitalization; ICTs; innovations; triple bottom line
• Online Access: http://www.business-inform.net/export_pdf/business-inform-2018-10_0-pages-116_125.pdf

The article is aimed to review international and national frameworks which measure smartness and sustainability of cities in order to suggest an approach for measuring smartness and sustainability of Ukrainian cities. In research we have considered several definitions of Smart Sustainable cities (SSC) and components included by different scholars. Based on the selected international indexes we have created a comparison table of components grouped within 4 dimensions: Smart People, Smart Economy, Smart Environment, representing triple bottom line and Smart Governance along with ICTs as a supporting tool. For Ukrainian cities framework we have outlined two stages and several dimensions within each of the stages: a) creating conditions for concept building; b) actual measurement of the sustainability and smartness of cities. The further research should contribute to actual Smart city index establishment that will serve as a comparison and benchmark tool on the national level.