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The Leading Role of Digital Technologies in the Development of the Smart City Concept in Azerbaijan

Version 1 : Received: 1 July 2022 / Approved: 4 July 2022 / Online: 4 July 2022 (10:18:11 CEST)
Version 2 : Received: 26 April 2023 / Approved: 27 April 2023 / Online: 27 April 2023 (09:36:29 CEST)

How to cite: Huseynova, A.; Mazanova, O. The Leading Role of Digital Technologies in the Development of the Smart City Concept in Azerbaijan. Preprints 2022, 2022070050. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202207.0050.v2 Huseynova, A.; Mazanova, O. The Leading Role of Digital Technologies in the Development of the Smart City Concept in Azerbaijan. Preprints 2022, 2022070050. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202207.0050.v2

Abstract

The article describes the application of the Smart City concept and the economic opportunities it creates, infrastructure and services, and opportunities to improve governance. The main features of the Smart City concept, development directions and evolution, standards and solutions, factors and obstacles to its implementation have been analyzed by the author. The experience of different countries in the application of digital technologies is discussed. The article provides the scope and structure of the "smart" market, application stages and scenarios. International experience in this field was widely analyzed and examples were given, comparisons were made and suggestions were made. The article talks about smart cities, the construction of which has already begun in Azerbaijan. The application of the smart city concept in Azerbaijan has been studied. It is stressed that the spread of digital technologies for the construction of a smart city in Azerbaijan is a prerequisite. The Network Readiness Index (NRI) identifies the indicators that are holding back Azerbaijan in the ranking for 2021. In our study, based on the growth dynamics for 2017-2020, the forecast was calculated by analyzing the trend in the ICT development index in Azerbaijan for 2022-2025.

Keywords

Smart City; smart technology; internet of things; cloud technologies; mobile applications; innovation system; smart city concept; smart ecosystem

Subject

Business, Economics and Management, Business and Management

Comments (1)

Comment 1
Received: 27 April 2023
Commenter: Ophelya Mazanova
Commenter's Conflict of Interests: Author
Comment: 1. Added bibliographic links in the introduction.
2. I corrected the spelling mistake in Figure 1.
3. [23] Added bibliographic link
.4. I corrected the spelling mistake in Figure 1., Figure 2, 3 - [32] I showed the source.

Abstract: The international experience in this direction was widely analyzed and examples were shown. Also, comparisons were made and proposals were made.
When I wrote the article, I did not use the indexes for 2021 because they were not ready.
These indexes are necessary to look at the growth rate compared to previous years.In the article, the indicators that pull Azerbaijan back in the Network Readiness Index (NRI) 2021 ranking are defined.
Line 117. I'm sorry. There was a mechanical error in the translation. I eliminated. Empirically based methodology,
Living Lab research You have corrected the bibliographyIn the calculation, the "Tendency" function was used in the MS Excel program. I added the sentence.
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