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Smart Cities

Modeling Economic Growth in Contemporary Belarus

ISBN: 978-1-83867-696-4, eISBN: 978-1-83867-695-7

Publication date: 8 November 2019

Abstract

Informatization of all human activities is reflected in areas of the Republic of Belarus economy. And although the concept of “smart” cities is not formulated as a standard or regulation for any city of Belarus, the main indicators of urban services and the quality of life indicate a high degree of territories development in the direction of automating the urban environment management, energy saving, and improving social services quality for the population. Due to high proportion of the population living in the cities of the Republic of Belarus the development and implementation of the smart city concept both for the city of Minsk and other cities will improve the quality of life of almost 80% population. All the prerequisites at the level of technology development and the availability of information resources and specialists, the smart city concept has already been created from the government bodies and the population point of view.

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Holubava, V. (2019), "Smart Cities", Sergi, B.S. (Ed.) Modeling Economic Growth in Contemporary Belarus (Entrepreneurship and Global Economic Growth), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 223-233. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83867-695-720191015

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