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Question: Impact of Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Discussions in Smart Cities
Answer: The theoretical arguments developed here may potentially inform future efforts to understand how various types of content in SNSs may interact and influence the users. The level of interaction received for a type of content in SNSs, which was due to their profile characteristics in the context of entrepreneurially related discussion, may contribute significantly to emerging theory in the field of entrepreneurship in this manner. The results also provide context to the debate regarding having a shift of emphasis in smart city design, away from the mass installation of smart technologies and toward making citizens smarter, so that they can use technology. Previous studies have attempted to bring some clarity to the smart city design space by categorizing how cities negotiate physical space, generate and manage development policy, and balance their human, technological, and institutional dimensions. The use of SNSs as a platform for mass communication is able to
provide an environment to increase engagement between citizens and other major stakeholders such as companies and various agencies. It can be concluded that the latest ICTs and SNSs have transformed the traditional meaning of citizen participation. A smart city is a place with high social inclusion of its inhabitants widely due to ICT infrastructure, which facilities communication and information dissemination. This new understanding of citizen participation through SNSs has
important implications for the planning and design of cities of the future. Utilizing SNSs in city planning will made city planning a collective challenge and responsibility to both governments and citizens.
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(Source: MDPI, 24 Mar 2020)