STRATEGIC DIGITAL CITY: A Survey in the Southeastern Brazil Capital Cities

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Keywords:

Strategic digital city, city strategies, city information, public services

Abstract

Cities and their citizens connect through information and public services, and municipal strategies and information technology resources can strengthen urban social relations. The objective is to analyze city strategies, city information, transactional public services, information technology resources, and their relationship with strategic digital city projects. The research methodology included a survey with citizens of the four Southeastern Brazil capital cities: Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, and Vitória. Results revealed 718 non-formal components of a strategic digital city with variations that reflect the identities of each city. The research points out that the four cities have city strategies, city information, public services, and IT-based resources meeting the requirements to be regarded as strategic digital cities. The conclusion reiterates the relevance of city strategies and democratization of the use of city information.

Author Biographies

Denis Alcides Rezende, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná

Full professor at the postgraduate program in Urban Management at the Universidade Católica do Paraná, Brazil; Researcher in Strategic Digital City and Public Administration; Post-Doctorate in Strategic Digital City, 2013-2014, at the School of Public Service (DePaul University, Chicago-EUA); Post-Doctorate in Municipal Public Administration, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Brazil; Ph.D. in Information Technology and Public-Private Strategic Planning, Universidade de Santa Catarina (UFSC); Master of Science in Information Technology, Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Brazil; Bachelor in Administration.  CNPq Brazil - Research Fellow (2019-2021).

Alex Volnei Teixeira, First Nations University of Canada

Professor at the First Nations University of Canada; Ph.D. in Urban Management at the Universidade Católica do Paraná, Brazil; Visiting Researcher at the University of Regina, Canada; Master of Science in Information Technology at the Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brazil; Bachelor in Management at the Universidade de Maringá, Brazil; Bachelor in Business at the Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina. Researcher CNPq - Research Group Cooperation and Relations Contractual Development and Sustainability of the Americas.

Carla Cavichiolo Flores, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná

Ph.D. student and Master of Science at the postgraduate program in Urban Management at the Universidade Católica do Paraná, in Curitiba, Brazil; Specialist in Business at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná; Bachelor in Visual Communication at the Universidade Federal do Paraná. Researcher CNPq – Research Group in Strategic Digital City.

Danieli Aparecida From, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná

Ph.D. student and Master of Science at the postgraduate program in Urban Management at the Universidade Católica do Paraná, in Curitiba, Brazil; MBA in Administration and Marketing at the Faculdade Internacional de Curitiba, Brazil; Specialist in Public Administration with Teaching Methodology in Higher Education at the Faculdade Educacional Araucária, Brazil. Specialist in People Management in the Public Service at the Faculdade Anchieta de Ensino Superior do Paraná (FAESP); Bachelor in Social Communication – Journalism at the Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná (UTP). Researcher CNPq – Research Group in Strategic Digital City.

Luisa Aguilar Lopes, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná

Master’s Degree student at the postgraduate program in Urban Management at the Universidade Católica do Paraná, in Curitiba, Brazil; Specialist in Family Law and Succession at the Faculdade Damásio; Bachelor in Law at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná. Researcher CNPq – Research Group in Strategic Digital City.

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2019-09-20

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Rezende, D. A., Teixeira, A. V., Cavichiolo Flores, C., From, D. A., & Aguilar Lopes, L. (2019). STRATEGIC DIGITAL CITY: A Survey in the Southeastern Brazil Capital Cities. Perspectivas Contemporâneas - Contemporary Perspectives, 14(2), 107–124. Retrieved from http://68.183.29.147/revista/index.php/perspectivascontemporaneas/article/view/2955

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Vol. 14 No. 2 (2019): mai/ago

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Complete Article or Original Article

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