“Preconditions for the development of city’s intelligence” Doctoral Thesis

Author, institution: Laura Liugailaitė-Radzvickienė, Kaunas University of Technology

Science area, field: Social Sciences, Management – 03S

The Doctoral Dissertation is available at the library of Kaunas University of Technology (K. Donelaičio St. 20, Kaunas).

Scientific Supervisor
Prof. Dr. Habil. Robertas JUCEVIČIUS (Kaunas University of Technology, Social Sciences, Management – 03S).

Dissertation Defence Board of Management Science Field:
Prof. Dr. Regina VIRVILAITĖ (Kaunas University of Technology, Social Sciences, Management – 03S), Chairperson,
Prof. Dr. Liudmila BAGDONIENĖ (Kaunas University of Technology, Social Sciences, Management – 03S),
Prof. Dr. Jūratė BANYTĖ (Kaunas University of Technology, Social Sciences, Management – 03S),
Prof. Dr. Vainius SMALSKYS (Mykolas Romeris University, Social Sciences, Management – 03S),
Prof. Dr. Habil. Pranas ŽUKAUSKAS (Vytautas Magnus University, Social Sciences, Management – 03S).

Official Opponents:
Prof. Dr. Habil. Jonas ČEPINSKIS (Vytautas Magnus University, Social Sciences, Management – 03S),
Prof. Dr. Monika PETRAITĖ (Kaunas University of Technology, Social Sciences, Management – 03S).

Annotation:

The concept of intelligence at the social systems level is mostly analysed in the terms of intelligent city. For a long time, the researchers saw and still see intelligence of the city as closely related to the information communication technologies and creation of knowledge based on them, and intelligent cities are characterised by having different qualities important to any successful city. The poor exploration of the phenomenon and the small number of researchers working in this field only gives a fragmented understanding about what is needed in order to become an intelligent city. Scientific problem is reflected in the following questions: how the intelligence of the city can be conceptualised, and what is the difference between the intelligent city and the other theoretical approaches to successful cities? What are the preconditions for the development of city’s intelligence? In the dissertation the newly conceptualised approach to the intelligent city based on critical analysis of related theoretical concepts of digital, learning, knowledge, innovative, creative, smart and sustainable cities by distinguishing qualities that supplement the perception of intelligent city was proposed; the preconditions for the development of city’s intelligence were theoretically justified and empirically examined; the integrated methodology for the evaluation of preconditions for the development of city’s intelligence was created.