The challenge for the development of Smart City Concept in Bratislava based on examples of smart cities of Vienna and Amsterdam

Abstract

A smart city in general is a very wide socio-economic-urban-technical phenomenon that inherently represents an increase certain quality of the urban environment and organism. It is not only a technical and technological level of development of infrastructure of a city, but constitutes mainly intellectual maturity and awareness of all stakeholders of the urban organism. Topic of Smart Cities is gaining exponentially in importance, as the socio-economic and demographic changes creating new trends, needs, requirements and challenges for existing urban areas, inner urban processes and their management. There are already a number of applied strategies, which proves the efficiency and sustainability of the solutions. In this contribution authors are trying to outline the problematic areas of Bratislava to achieve Smart City concept, whereby they take inspiration from the neighbouring city of Vienna and Amsterdam, which in turn are considered as some of the top smart cities in Europe.