Developing Smart City Initiatives to Drive Local Government Outcomes

Hoboken, New Jersey is a compact city of 55,000 people located directly across the Hudson River from NYC. The City of Hoboken’s municipal leadership enlisted a Capstone team to support the identification and incorporation of cutting-edge smart city technologies and innovative strategies to improve internal systems management and public service delivery. The team analyzed the city’s existing conditions, local priorities, and smart city opportunities by preparing a literature review of different smart city initiatives, reviewing community plans and municipal documents, conducting stakeholder interviews, and leading a workshop with key city officials and managers. In addition to identifying potential future smart city initiatives, the team recommended and provided an implementation plan for a data management system that has the potential to streamline internal government operations and lay the foundation for future smart city initiatives, local service improvements, and increased government transparency.