As digitalization keeps transforming the world, governments are mobilizing to get ‘smart’ about the ways in which they interact with their citizens. Providing sought-after, interdisciplinary knowledge on the next frontier in the evolution of smart concepts, Smart Nation: Redefining Nations for Global Sustainability demonstrates how embracing full-scale adoption and purposeful application of digital, interoperable instruments and ecosystems can help shape integrated and streamlined governance, leading to more efficient and equitable administrative efforts, while fostering collaborative strategies to achieve sustainable outcomes that transcend national boundaries.

This comprehensive reference resource not only offers the latest research in this innovative context but also reviews successful international cases, with very practical insights into these countries’ revolutionary, future-forward trajectories that are making pivotal waves in addressing multi-layer challenges across social, economic, and environmental spheres and enhancing living standards.

The volume, written by an expert with decades of experience in both the education sector and in professional practice, aims to cater to a variety of audiences across disciplines who seek an invaluably detailed development blueprint bolstered by continued innovation benefitting the collective and our planet.

• Showcases a variety of Smart Nation initiatives from around the world, presenting not only challenges and lessons learnt but also successful implementation of tech-driven development strategies
• Includes diagrams to elucidate complex smart concepts, platforms, roadmaps, and analytical performance systems, facilitating efficient decision-making and solutions
• Emphasizes the responsibility of current smart systems to effectively serve the people and the nation, contributing to meeting national and global environmentally driven objectives
• Evaluates the adoption of intelligent tools with foresight, considering future paradigm limits and potential consequences