Chapter 15

Smart Cities and Society 5.0

Chamitha de Alwis

Chamitha de Alwis

University of Bedfordshire, Luton, United Kingdom

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Quoc-Viet Pham

Quoc-Viet Pham

Pusan National University, Busan, Korea

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Madhusanka Liyanage

Madhusanka Liyanage

University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

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First published: 25 November 2022

Summary

In a smart city, the administration/government uses Information and Communications Technology (ICTs) for efficient administration and governance to provide quality and better services to the urban citizens. Recent advances and innovations in technologies and devices, such as smart phones, cloud computing, edge computing, AI and allied technologies, and ICT convergence, are driving the development of smart cities. Sixth-generation (6G) is a potential solution for several applications of smart cities. This chapter discusses the fundamentals of smart cities and society 5.0, which will help to explore the role of future 6G networks more fully. It examines how future 6G networks help improve the performance and services on offer by smart cities and society 5.0. The chapter discusses the need of 6G for several smart city applications, such as smart citizens, smart transportation, smart grid, supply chain management, and other applications.

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