Roundtable discussion: rethinking and exploring smart city development

Abstract

Since the concept of the "Smart City" was proposed in 2008, the construction of smart cities has developed rapidly. While embracing smart cities, we are also gradually realizing that creating good cities cannot rely solely on new technologies. The wisdom of cities is profound and should be noted that the essence of a smart city is the intelligentization of urban entities, including the government, enterprises, and citizens. The construction of a smart city must be combined with the needs of the government, enterprises, and citizens. Especially for the iteration of smart city construction, government guidance is the key to the development of smart city construction. Enterprises are active responders and promoters of smart city construction, and users are evaluators of the achievements of smart city construction. Against this backdrop, this salon, based on more than a decade of exploration, has launched discussions around "Smart City: Reflecting on the Gains and Losses of Exploration", inviting experts from different industries such as universities, research institutes, and enterprises to exchange and speculate, discussing the difficulties and challenges faced by smart cities, as well as the development trends of new smart cities in the future. The construction focus of smart cities and how to achieve the vision of "cities make life better" are also discussed, in order to provide ideas for the future development of smart cities.