ABSTRACT. This research investigates the relationship between real-time data sustainability, smart digital technologies, and the citizen-driven Internet of Things. Building my argument by drawing on data collected from Black & Veatch, ESI ThoughtLab, KPMG, and Osborne Clarke, I performed analyses and made estimates regarding expected benefits from a smart city (%). The data for this research were gathered via an online survey questionnaire and were analyzed through structural equation modeling on a sample of 4,600 respondents.

Keywords: urban governance; real-time data sustainability; smart digital technologies

How to cite: Sheller, Theodore (2019). “Datafied Urban Governance: Real-Time Data Sustainability, Smart Digital Technologies, and the Citizen-driven Internet of Things,” Geopolitics, History, and International Relations 11(2): 13–19. doi:10.22381/GHIR11220192

Received 12 February 2019 • Received in revised form 4 September 2019
Accepted 9 September 2019 • Available online 1 October 2019