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Smart cities and smart tourism: what future do they bring?
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We have sought to understand the current state of the art on smart
tourism and on smart cities. Furthermore, we have sought to understand community
awareness and the will to embrace innovation, as they are decisive
factors to acquire base knowledge and overcome barriers in (soon to be)
overpopulated cities and for those who are looking for a limited time culture
experience - known as tourists. We live in an age where technology is
increasingly present in our lives and provides us solutions to societal problems.
Problems such as traffic, infrastructure and natural resources management, or
even increasing citizens’ participation in governance, bringing them closer to
decision-making. The objective is to understand the current level of people’s
knowledge about the impact that technologies have on the society in which we
live and their perception of the usefulness in solving these same problems.
Therefore, an anonymous questionnaire was carried out (176 valid answers were
received), as well as a focus group with two experts on the Smart Cities subject.
What future is brought by those who live and breathe technology? Are people
willing to accept a paradigm shift?
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Keywords
Smart cities Smart tourism Smart guides Technology Sustainability
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Citation
Matos, Ana; Pinto, Bruna; Barros, Fábio; Martins, Sérgio; Martins, José; Au-Yong-Oliveira, Manuel (2019). Smart cities and smart tourism: what future do they bring? In WorldCIST'19 2019: New Knowledge in Information Systems and Technologies. p. 358-370. ISBN 978-303016186-6