Mapping Open Design and Participation in Smart City Solutions: A Systematic Literature Review

Flávio Alves, Maria Baranauskas, Alexandre L’Erario

2025

Abstract

This article presents a systematic review on the adoption of open design practices in smart cities, considering how Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) enhance sustainable and inclusive urban solutions. After applying the PRISMA protocol in databases such as ACM, IEEE, Springer and Scopus, 74 articles published from 2013 to 2024 were selected. The results of analysis reveal that, although there are advances in the application of IoT, in platforms for citizen engagement, and in environmental sensors technology, there are still gaps in the standardization of definitions for “smart city” and a lack of evaluation methods. There is a strong concentration of research in Europe and North America, suggesting the need to expand research to contexts of other continents and regions of the world. The analysis is conducted through the Semiotic Framework and contextual factors, showing that the acceptance of solutions depends on a balance between the social world, the digital world and infrastructure offered. In conclusion, open design emerges as a promising strategy for the development of truly smart cities, demanding more multidisciplinary cooperation, robust evaluation methodologies and greater inclusion of diverse social contexts.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Alves F., Baranauskas M. and L’Erario A. (2025). Mapping Open Design and Participation in Smart City Solutions: A Systematic Literature Review. In Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 2: ICEIS; ISBN 978-989-758-749-8, SciTePress, pages 657-667. DOI: 10.5220/0013474000003929

in Bibtex Style

@conference{iceis25,
author={Flávio Alves and Maria Baranauskas and Alexandre L’Erario},
title={Mapping Open Design and Participation in Smart City Solutions: A Systematic Literature Review},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 2: ICEIS},
year={2025},
pages={657-667},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013474000003929},
isbn={978-989-758-749-8},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 2: ICEIS
TI - Mapping Open Design and Participation in Smart City Solutions: A Systematic Literature Review
SN - 978-989-758-749-8
AU - Alves F.
AU - Baranauskas M.
AU - L’Erario A.
PY - 2025
SP - 657
EP - 667
DO - 10.5220/0013474000003929
PB - SciTePress