Abstract:

Smart City is the city morphology supported by the new generation of ICT in perspective of innovation 20 in a knowledge-based society Smart city requires not only the next generation of ICT like the Internet of Things and Cloud Computing, it also requires tools and methodologies like Wiki, SNS, Meta-synthesis, Fab Lab and Living Lab, to foster an ecosystem enabling innovation emergence Smart city is characterized by comprehensive perception, ubiquitous connectivity, pervasive intelligence, and people-centered sustainable innovation, which is featured by user innovation, mass innovation, open innovation, and collaborative innovation Smart city can shape the public value and create unique value for the city and for every citizen in the city The evolution of the city from traditional city, cyber city to smart city in the era of innovation 20 is analyzed in perspective of paradigm shift of innovation pattern The key features of smart city are proposed Practices of smart city around the world are introduced The case of smart city administration as the smart city initiative in Beijing is analyzed

Key words: innovation 20, smart city, cyber city, sustainable innovation, smart city administration