At the core of the discussion in this paper lies the recognition that information and communication technology (ICT) and ICT-enhanced tools, applications, as well as elements of built environment (BE), specific to and defining the smart city, have considerable potential to facilitate economic exchange in the geographically limited smart city space. In this way, they contribute to the enhancement of competitiveness and economic growth, thus also improving the efficiency of land use. Still, relatively little has been written about smart cities’ economic performance, especially not through the lens of competitiveness and land use policy. This paper addresses this issue by conceptualizing and modelling the connection between ICT-enhanced applications, services and infrastructure, built environment and smart city competitiveness. A model composite smart city competitiveness index (SMCI) is developed. It is then operationalized by drawing data on major Polish cities, i.e. Warsaw, Cracow, Poznan, Katowice, Lublin and other. The value added of this paper is threefold. First, it identifies a gap in research and navigates it. Second, it models the smart city competitiveness and operationalizes it by developing the SMCI. The latter, third, serves as a useful tool to support the planning and policymaking process geared toward as efficient as possible land use in the smart city context.

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智慧城市竞争力指数 （SMCI）：概念化、建模、应用 – 基于证据的洞察力


本文讨论的核心在于认识到信息和通信技术 （ICT） 和 ICT 增强的工具、应用程序以及建筑环境 （BE） 的元素，特定于和定义智慧城市，在促进地理有限的智慧城市空间的经济交流方面具有相当大的潜力。通过这种方式，它们有助于增强竞争力和经济增长，从而提高土地利用效率。尽管如此，关于智慧城市经济表现的文章相对较少，尤其是没有从竞争力和土地使用政策的角度来讨论。本文通过概念化和建模 ICT 增强应用、服务和基础设施、建筑环境和智慧城市竞争力之间的联系来解决这个问题。开发了一个模型综合智慧城市竞争力指数 （SMCI）。然后通过绘制波兰主要城市（即华沙、克拉科夫、波兹南、卡托维兹、卢布林等）的数据来实施它。这篇论文的附加值是三重的。首先，它识别研究中的差距并加以弥补。其次，它通过开发 SMCI 对智慧城市竞争力进行建模并实施。后者，即第三个，作为支持规划和政策制定过程的有用工具，旨在在智慧城市环境中尽可能高效地利用土地。