The embedding of smart digital technologies within urban infrastructures: Governance networks, real-time data sustainability, and the cognitive internet of things

Abstract

Despite the relevance of the relationship between governance networks, real-time data sustainability, and the Cognitive Internet of Things, only limited research has been conducted on this topic. Using and replicating data from BI Intelligence, Black & Veatch, Bloomberg Intelligence, ESI ThoughtLab, Frost & Sullivan, and UBS, we performed analyses and made estimates regarding smart city addressable market by segment in 2025 (%), the primary driver for smart city projects in the U.S. (%), the top three most important systems a smart city program should invest in first (%), and digital technologies cities currently actively use to support operations (%). Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the collected data.