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SciPap-1061
Slovak Republic on the way to build Smart Cities based on KPIs with first Slovak Smart City Index
by
Andrej Kona 1,* 
, Dušan Guťan 2 and Peter Horváth 3
1 Faculty of Social Science, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, Bucianska 4/1, Trnava 91701, Slovakia
2 Faculty of Social Science, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, Bucianska 4/1, Trnava 91701, Slovakia
3 Faculty of Social Science, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, Bucianska 4/1, Trnava 91701, Slovakia
* Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract: Although the topic of implementing smart technologies in cities and towns in Slovakia is not a new one, the process as such is only in its beginnings. The implementation of smart solutions provides opportunities to improve the quality of governing within local governments, more effective cooperation between individual departments, as well as possibilities to bring local governments closer to their inhabitants, including personal system of creation, evaluation and realization of smart solutions and innovations.
Keywords: Slovak Republic, Smart City, Governance, Urban Development
JEL classification: O18 - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis • Housing • Infrastructure, O20 - General, O38 - Government Policy, O44 - Environment and Growth
Received: 15 May 2020 / Revised: 3 July 2020 / Accepted: 19 November 2020 / Published: 15 December 2020
