Although there is not yet a
formal and widely accepted definition of “Smart City,” the final
aim is to make a better use of the public resources, increasing the
quality of the services offered to the citizens, while reducing the
operational costs of the public administrations. This objective
can be pursued by the deployment of an urban IoT, i.e., a
communication infrastructure that provides unified, simple, and
economical access to a plethora of public services, thus unleashing
potential synergies and increasing transparency to the citizens.
An urban IoT, indeed, may bring a number of benefits in the
management and optimization of traditional public services,
such as transport and parking, lighting, surveillance and maintenance
of public areas, preservation of cultural heritage, garbage
collection, salubrity of hospitals, and school.