Exploring the smart city mindset in small municipalities : A case study An embedded single case study of small Norwegian municipalities

2018

Master's thesis Information Systems IS501 - University of Agder 2018 The premise of this thesis is that cities and small municipalities are two closely related but different types of entities. However, with regards to making settlements smarter, the smart city has received ample attention, while the small smart municipality has been neglected enough that an investigation into its trials and potential triumphs of the is warranted. The purpose of this thesis is to acquire a deeper understanding of how and to what extent small municipalities can adopt and apply the smart city mindset. In order to shed some light on the subject matter, we have explored the state of applied ICT and smart city in…