Smart Cities, Smart Libraries and Smart Knowledge Managers: Ushering in the neo-Knowledge Society

TL;DR

This paper explores how smart cities, libraries, and knowledge managers interact to foster a neo-knowledge society, emphasizing their roles in sustainable urban development and LIS advancements.

Contribution

It introduces the concept of symbiosis among smart cities, libraries, and knowledge managers, highlighting their collective impact on the neo-knowledge society and LIS.

Findings

Smart cities rely on ICT infrastructure for sustainability.

Smart libraries and knowledge managers are vital for city progress.

The integration fosters a neo-knowledge society.

Abstract

The emergence of smart cities as a specific concept is not very old. In simple terms, it refers to cities which are sustainable and driven predominantly by their Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure. Smart libraries and smart knowledge managers, alongside its other smart component-entities, are vital for their emergence, sustenance and progress. The paper attempts at deducing a symbiosis amongst smart cities, smart libraries and smart knowledge managers. It further elaborates on how these will usher in the neo-knowledge society, and the opportunities it'll offer vis-\`a-vis Library and Information Science (LIS). Finally, it concludes on an optimistic note, mentioning possible future research activities in this regard.