Dublin, Feb. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Global Smart City Scorecard, 2020" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

This research service identifies smart cities that are built with definitive smart city goals and have a high level of maturity. The goal is to provide an analysis of the pursuits that cities are undertaking to ensure the sustainability, cohesiveness, and comprehensiveness of their smart city strategies.

City governments and policy stakeholders will benefit from this study's holistic examination of the foundational areas for smart city development. Vendors and solution providers will benefit from understanding the range of initiatives cities are undertaking, as well as from gaining a well-rounded view of smart city facets in a post-COVID-19 scenario.

The approach was initiated by scanning 50 global smart cities for 4 parameters: circulation of goods and people, quality of lived environment, expansion of a knowledge economy, and technology penetration levels. Of this, 30 cities were evaluated against Visionary Innovation's Smart City Maturity Model, which includes indicators such as strong governance, long-term investment models, comprehensive data strategies, Internet of Things (IoT) and platform expansion, and sound business models.

The study includes a deep-dive analysis of 15 cities that currently have robust smart city development programs, clear smart city strategies, and are approaching smart city maturity excellence.

The main outcomes of this study include:

Key Issues Addressed

Key Topics Covered:

1. Strategic Imperatives

2. Global Smart Cities Overview

3. Global Smart City Score Card Analysis

4. Post-COVID-19 Strategic Impact

5. Global Models of Excellence: Analysis of Top 15 Smart Cities

6. Emerging Smart Cities - Case Examples

7. Growth Opportunities Universe

8. Next Steps

For more information about this report visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/r/4lnhd

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