Smart City Governance examines public domain activities and services in the digital age, evaluating all facets of smart city e-governance that fosters a cohesive understanding for the emerging generation of advanced “digital natives. Exploring the tensions between political science and jurisprudence theories with the principles of societies and their alignment with legal systems, the book examines how governance systems can translate into the digital domain, addressing both the technical and legal dimensions. It offers a model for the technological foundation of governance, discussing existing technological components. The book concludes with a section on outlooks for further research.

• Explores the development of sustainable governance by examining how public domain governance can leverage the full potential of smart city technologies
• Provides insights on the technical side of smart city governance
• Fuels discussions on how tomorrow’s urban public institutions can contribute to a more inclusive and participatory society
• Provides a system architecture blueprint based on the insights and lessons learned