Akıllı Şehirler ve İnovasyon

"Smart city technologies are being developed in many cities around the world to improve people's well-being, social life and economic prosperity with the help of digital transformation and technology. The need for cities to provide supportive services and inclusive technologies for all people is also increasing with the increasing urban population and smart city applications. Current technologies play an important role in the development of smart cities. Thanks to these technologies, data can be collected and analyzed in real time. As a result of the analysis, more effective and efficient decisions can be made about the city. In our country, the number of local and national companies should be increased in terms of smart cities and support should be received from local and national companies when establishing smart cities. Because it is expected that the applications that will collect important data throughout the country will belong to that country in terms of both hardware and software. This situation both contributes to the full independence of the country and the information that can create intelligence is kept within the country. Smart cities have three basic benefits: cost, time and sustainability. Consumption in a smart city can be optimized and savings can be achieved. Since problems can be detected early, costly repairs and maintenance are eliminated. In addition, since processes are automated, decision-making becomes easier with real-time data and time is saved. Sustainability is an important aspect of smart cities. When energy and water usage are optimized and waste is reduced, a more environmentally friendly city emerges. Priority should be given to accelerating urban transformation and innovation when establishing smart cities. Among the technologies required for smart cities, big data, artificial intelligence, internet of things, cyber security, blockchain, digital twin, cloud computing, etc. should be used effectively. Smart cities cannot be established only with technology companies, all stakeholders must come together for this. Citizen participation is extremely important in these processes. There are many challenges encountered when creating smart cities. These challenges are divided into administrative, managerial and technological groups. In this study, many points to be considered when creating smart cities are explained with examples and suggestions are given. It is evaluated that the study will be beneficial to smart city stakeholders."