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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2019.17.9.193

Building a New Smart City: Integrating Local Culture and Technology  

Sim, Keebaik (Design Studies, Harvard University)
Hwang, Woo-Sung (Department of Electronic, Electrical, Control & Instrumentation Engineering, Hanyang University)
Choi, Myung-Ryul (Division of Electronics Engineering, Hanyang University)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.17, no.9, 2019 , pp. 193-198 More about this Journal
Abstract
In smart cities around the world, urban environments have become more convenient due to information and communication technology(ICT). However, extant studies reveal that the level of life satisfaction of citizens has not improved compared to that of the pre-smart city and citizens are skeptical about the role of the smart city. This is largely because local culture and needs were neglected during the planing and development of the smart city. The research was conducted on Cambodia as a pilot site and our findings indicate that middle age group's population is significantly small and the society is at risk of losing its culture. Therefore, this paper opens up various ways of embedding cultural programs using technology in order to pass down cultural heritage to young generation, provide an emotional attachment to the inhabitants and further build up a new phase of cultural legacy. This will engender cultural uniqueness to the city and intrigue tourists around the world resulting in the growth of the tourist industry. This research will contribute locally by providing a sense of community to the public and globally by suggesting applicable methodology to other cities that are under the similar context.
Keywords
smart city; AI; Big data; local culture; integration;
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