Blueprint for Smart Cities
A Social Contract
The book helps society, businesses, academic institutions, and governments with:
- Smart city framework integrated with data, digital identity, & governance
- Key factors of a Smart City Ecosystem
- Case studies and applications of a smart city blueprint
A research publication based on the studies carried out by:
- Prof. Kiran Jude Fernandes (Editor)
- Dinis Guarda (Editor, Coordinator, Advisor)
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Why Is This Blueprint Important For You?
The report identifies two key challenges of highly dense cities:
- Promoting inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all (SDG8)
- Making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable (SDG 11).
This report proposes a social contract model to engage the quadruple stakeholders in developing inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable cities. The research led by Professor Kiran Fernandes and his team, together with citiesabc.com, looks at the urgency of the situation and explores the best ways to create a social contract for the development of Smart Cities.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Meet the Authors
Dinis Guarda
Founder & CEO, citiesabc.com — part of techabc (ztudium) group
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Dinis Guarda is an author, speaker, serial entrepreneur, advisor, and experienced CEO, as well as the author of various books…
Prof. Kiran Fernandes
Executive Dean, Durham University
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Professor Kiran Fernandes is the Associate Dean for Internationalisation and Professor of Operations Management at the Durham University Business…
Meet the Contributors
The Blueprint For Smart Cities: A Social Contract report is a product of nearly 18 months of dedicated research work carried out by university researchers, governments, and industry experts
Prof. Yu Xiong
Professor in Operations Management University of Surrey
Project Report Advisor
Dr. Atanu Chaudhuri
Associate Professor in Operations Management Durham University
Leader of Report Analysis
Mr. Ashish Kakar
Research Scholar in Operations Management Durham University
Report Analysis
Mr. Hilton Supra
Vice Chairman citiesabc.com part of techabc ztudium group
Project Coordinator, Report Advisor
Prof. Birgitte Andersen
Chief Executive Officer Big Innovation Centre
Project Report Advisor
Mr. Dilip Pungliya
Chief Business Officer at ztudium
Project Report Advisor
Mr. Jaewon Peter Chun
President World Smart Cities Forum (WSCF)
Project Report Advisor
Mr. David Fernandes
Project Intern Ripon Grammar School
Interviewer for the Report
Ms. Asako Fujisawa
Advisor World Smart Cities Forum (WSCF)
Project Report Advisor
Foreword
HRH Princess Katarina de Silva of Yugoslavia and Serbia
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While there are different definitions of the smart city based on different views, my personal perspective is that the smart city does not simply mean "smart plus city", but emphasises who is leading the city. This means developing a city by the people, for the people, where the goal is to create a human-centric ecosystem. I am therefore delighted that this report, entitled “Blueprint for Smart Cities – A Social Contract for Smart Cities”, has made the human-centric ecosystem a central tenet of a smart city’s blueprint. The report’s central message is that the four key stakeholders (university, business, government, environment) must work together to create a smart city ecosystem.
Who this collection is for?
Policy Makers & City Leaders
- Make informed decisions with AI, governance, sustainability frameworks
- Learn from global city case studies you can adapt locally
Entrepreneurs & Innovators
- Spot opportunities across AI, Web3, and digital identity
- Discover partnership models and go-to-market playbooks
Students & Researchers
- Access curated resources on innovation, urban tech, and policy
- Use citations & data snapshots to support academic work
Business & Tech Leaders
- Explore transformation playbooks for cities & enterprises
- Bridge strategy with technology and interoperability
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