Smart City Infrastructure In India -A Bibliometric Analysis Of Relevant Literature

Abstract

Purpose: India is transforming rapidly due to urbanisation and new technology is critical to this change. The impact is experienced in all areas of smart city missions which indicates a new way to supply services for citizens with innovative applications by integrating new and existing technology. The digital ecosystem provides the right platform to manage and monitor modern cityscapes as environmental, social, and economic sustainability is essential to keep pace with rapid expansion which puts all cities resources to test, and hence be used more efficiently and effectively compared to earlier traditional methods. This emergence has brought many disruptive innovations and many new changes with many issues; many have been solved, but still, many need to be addressed to make it sustainable.

Design/methodology/approach:

This study provides a comprehensive literature overview of smart city in India and its evolution through many initiatives. It also highlights the status in the different areas with issues faced currently.

Findings: The analysis helped identify the various issues that need to be concentrated for its completion and the findings will be useful for academics, policymakers, and the government. For a nation such as India, utilising current opportunities is of great importance.