Benefit and limitation of using blockchain in smart cities to improve citizen services

This paper examines the potential of blockchain technology to create more efficient, secure, and transparent smart cities. The paper covers the six main components of smart cities and how blockchain can address challenges and provide benefits in areas such as governance, transportation, environment, economy, living, and citizen. It includes use cases, technical requirements and potential limitations of blockchain implementation in smart cities. Additionally, the paper explores the current state of smart cities and their challenges and how blockchain can address them. Furthermore, it delves into the future impact of blockchain on urban life, including improved governance, business models, citizen engagement, transportation, security, sustainable development and real-estate. The paper highlights the potential benefits of blockchain in smart cities but also emphasizes the need to approach its implementation with caution, considering limitations and engaging all stakeholders to create smart cities that better serve citizens.

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The Internet of Things (IoT) describes the network of physical objects—“things”—that are embedded with sensors, software, and other technologies for the purpose of connecting and exchanging data with other devices and systems over the internet

Artificial intelligence (AI) is firstly an academic discipline with various, often conflicting, views on what constitutes its area of research, as well as goals and approaches used, including logical, knowledge-based approach

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Acknowledgements The authors are thankful to anonymous reviewers for their valuable comments and suggestions that helped improving the quality of the paper.