BOX 2 – Seven analytical categories and scoring We have undertaken our research within a three-layer framework. At a very general level, the five topics set out at the start of this chapter (see the boxes labeled “Objectives,” “Frameworks,” “Technologies,” “Citizen Participation,” and “Actors”), synthesize the major priorities that each smart city focuses on. At an intermediary level, there are seven analytical categories that express the key priorities within a city policy: Health, Mobility, Activities, Opportunities, Governance, Housing and Energy, and Data Management. The first five of these come from the IMD Smart City Index; the final two are our own formulations. These seven analytical categories host the bottom layer of the framework, which comprises eighteen analytical dimensions that deal with the specifics of each smart city’s policies. We assessed each of the six cities in our selection using the bottom layer’s eighteen dimensions that are grouped into the middle layer’s seven analytical categories. HEALTH MOBILITY ACTIVITIES OPPORTUNITIES GOVERNANCE • Access to basic • Public transport • Green Spaces • Employment finding • Information on local Sanitarion • Traffic congestion • Cultural Activities services government decision • Recycling services • Access to school • Feedback from citizens • Public safety • Lifelong opportunities • Air pollution • Business create jobs • Medical Services • Minorities feel welcome HOUSING & ENERGY DATA MANAGEMENT • All relevant • All relevant information related to information related housing and energy to data management initiatives initiatives 8 Quélin and Smadja | HEC PARIS | SMART CITIES | The sustainable program of six leading cities | 2021 DEDDA RETPAHCKROW LANIGIRO OT