Smart Cities in Asia : Regulations, Problems, and Development

• Superior document: SpringerBriefs in Geography
• Author: Phan, Thanh.
• TeilnehmendeR: Damian, Daniela.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Geography
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (127 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

This open access book examines different aspects of smart cities, including technology, urban development, sustainable development, finance, and privacy and data protection. It also covers a wide range of jurisdictions in Asia-Pacific: Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. The book consists of two main parts. The first part includes general chapters that conceptualize smart cities and provide an overview of these cities’ problems such as privacy and data protection concern. The general chapters also discuss the role of public and private sectors in developing and governing smart cities. The second part encompasses country-specific chapters that examine the concepts addressed in the general chapters in practice by analyzing several specific smart city projects. This book provides researchers and practitioners with some knowledge of a smart city and its implication in the Asia context. The book is designed with some general chapters updating the literature on smart cities for readers who are interested in an overview of this concept. Audiences who are curious about how smart cities are perceived and implemented in some Asian jurisdictions are benefited from country-specific chapters. The book is also helpful to general audiences whose interests lay at the intersection of law, governance, and technology.

Table of Contents

Introduction to smart cities in Asia, regulations, problems, and development / Daniela Damian and Thanh Phan -- Smart cities in Asia, an introductory note / B. Courtney Doagoo -- Ongoing challenges and solutions of managing data privacy for smart cities / Ze Shi Li and Colin Werner -- Smart city and privacy concerns during COVID-19, lessons from Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia / Melinda Martinus -- Does Hong Kong need a coherent policy on cross border data flows to really be smart? / Ronald Ker-Wei Yu and Bryan Mercurio -- The promise and challenges of privacy in smart cities, the case of Phuket / Visakha Phusamruat -- The emerging legal framework for smart cities in Vietnam / Nguyen Van Cuong -- Legal framework for personal data protection in Vietnam / Hoa Chu -- Digital transformation in banking, a case from Vietnam / Minh Son Ha dan Thuy Linh Nguyen -- Developing smart city infrastructure inside a historical city, a case from Thua Thien Hue, Vietnam / Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc.