Big Data Driven Smart City: Way to Smart City Governance

The smart city paradigm is relatively a new venue for the governance system. There is a growing debate about the role of big data on people, community, and smart city development. The aim of this study was to explore the role of big data on smart city governance in the context of sustainable urban development. A systematic literature review was employed with varying levels of scales and indicators. This study also used case study method on three renowned smart cities from United States, Europe, and Asia and developed a conceptual framework that explains details about how and what extent big data was applicable to develop various dimensions of a sustainable smart city. This article argued that the application of big data for smart city governance in the public sector can improve governance capacity like human capacity and organizational capacity by employing citizen-centered approach where people, economy, environment, and infrastructure are a central concern. The article provided a detailed explanation regarding the big data-driven smart city and its relationship to smart city governance based on critical consideration of existing practices.