1. Is Social Media an important data source in
smart cities and how communication will
look like between governments, citizens, and
businesses? When everything is connected and
integrated, should all entities public and private
have access and rights to the same information
and knowledge?
2. Security and privacy issues are another
important issue to be carefully considered. When
all systems are integrated, data will be shared
among all entities in the smart city. Therefore,
the infrastructure and platforms must be
secured, privacy must be preserved and
information must be fully protected.
3. The political considerations and effects on any city
play a role on how we (or not) it will perform and
that also applies too smart cities. The privilege of
access to information by different people in different
power or political positions must be taken in
consideration and addressed carefully.
4. The side effects of using technology is another
issue to study. Since we will have a communication
infrastructure that spans private and public
networks many of which may be wireless we must
consider all the possible risks and consequences of
their use. In addition, many devices owned and
operated by different people for various purposes
and in so many different level of experience with
ICT will be no board. It is generally unknown how
this level of interaction with technology will affect
the users and whether there will be negative effects
on them. For example, many talk about the harmful
effects of having cell phones nearby for extended
periods of time, thus it is also logical to question
the effects of all these technologies being included
smart city citizens’ lives.
5. The need for highly educated well qualified people
to design, develop, deploy and operate smart city
infrastructures, platforms and applications is
growing rapidly. Specialized education and training
in these field need to be developed and offered to
create this type of workforce.
6. There is also the need to set common
measurements and control policies for smart
applications. Monitoring and control of initiatives
and implementations using different tools and
techniques is required in a smart city to ensure the
correctness, effectiveness and quality f deployed
smart city applications.