Driving Smart Cities and Projects in Romania

Cities are rethinking how to drive future urban development, following a smart vision to urban growthtoimprovethequalityoflifeofcitizens.Asadoptingasmartapproachtourbandevelopment, cities are investing in the design and implementation of smart city projects to transform in a significantwaytheurbancommunity,andtoenhancethesocialandeconomicperformancesofcities. ByInvestinginsmartcityprojects,citiesidentifyasustainability-orientedpathwayaddressingand developing smart and intelligent solutions to facing and solving urban problems, relying on information technology as a source that enables cities to developinnovative processes and drive sustainable urban growth. Romanian cities are adoptinga smart vision by promoting smart city projectsthathelpencouragecooperation,drivingcollaborativeframeworkstoenableinnovationin servicesandknowledgeforsustainableurbandevelopment.Smartcityprojectsareincreasing,but the pathwayleading to smart and sustainable developmentis stillin theinitial stage.Smart city projectsemergeasanecessarysteptosupportcollectivelearningprocessesandurbanintelligence thatenableurbanchangeandinnovationcoherentlywithalong-termhorizonforurbangrowth.