Editorial: Welcome to the first issue of Volume 7 of the EAI Endorsed Transactions on Smart Cities 


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Editorial: Welcome to the first issue of Volume 7 of 

the EAI Endorsed Transactions on Smart Cities 

Mohammad Derawi1 

1 Professor, Department of Electronic Systems, Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, 

NTNU Gjøvik, Norway 

Received on 01 March 2023, accepted on 15 March 2023, published on 30 March 2023 

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doi: 10.4108/eetsc.v7i1.3389 

It is indeed a matter of great honour for me to 

write the preface in the first issue of 2023 for EAI 

Endorsed Transactions on Smart Cities. Launched 

in 2016, the journal is now into its 7th volume 

which adds a sense of pride and confidence. 

Promoting smart cities is advantageous in terms 

of national benefits as it creates competitiveness, 

enables the business sector, improves living 

standards, directs proper utilization of resources, 

and the like. Smart Cities aim to make optimal and 

sustainable use of all resources while maintaining 

an appropriate balance between social, 

environmental, and economic costs.  

The smart city concept represents an irrepressible 

platform for IT-enabled service innovation. It 

offers a view of the city where service providers 

use information technologies to engage with 

citizens to create more effective urban 

organizations and systems that can improve the 

quality of life. The emerging Internet of Things 

(IoT) model is foundational to the development of 

smart cities. The integrated cloud-oriented 

architecture of networks, software, sensors, 

human interfaces, and data analytics are essential 

for value creation. IoT smart-connected products 

and the services they provide will become crucial 

for the future development of smart cities. 

The smart cities are aligned with UN sustainable 

development goals. Smart cities are expected to 

ensure harmlessness to the environment and be 

beneficial in whatever aspect possible. There is a 

broad scope of improvement in the development 

techniques that are currently in use. These 

limitations ought to be directed to potential future 

ideas. Multiple cities around the world have been 

converted to smart cities. There are varied 

examples of smart cities, and a lot can be learned 

from their experience and achievements. 

I am extremely delighted to note that this journal 

emphasizes on smart cities and smart city projects, 

success stories and lessons learned from cities 

around the world. The contents in this issue have 

been organized in a reader friendly manner and 

the articles are worthy of further references and 

citations. 

This issue has attracted contributions from several 

regions of the world, and I would like to thank the 

authors for submitting their works. I extend my 

appreciation to the reviewers and the editorial 

team for their focused review comments and 

editing. 

I congratulate the team of EAI Endorsed 

Transactions on Smart Cities and wish good luck 

for the future issues. 

EAI Endorsed Transactions 
on Smart Cities 

01 2023 - 03 2023 | Volume 7 | Issue 1 | e1

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