There is a changed perspective regarding the development of cities and increasingly many countries in the West and some developing countries, as in South Africa, are making concerted attempts to transform their cities to smart cities. Using the context of the city of Bloemfontein, South Africa and drawing on the perceptions of stakeholders, the objective of the paper is to offer a perspective on such a transformation. The study first assessed the performance of various factors and attributes that influence three important aspects of a smart city: economy, mobility and governance system. It then recorded the viewpoints of stakeholders about how these aspects can contribute to the development of a smart city. Further, Applied Systems Analysis (ASA) linked System Dynamics (SD) conceptual models based on the interlinkage and causal feedback relationships among various factors under each aspect were developed, which could assist in offering perspectives that would enable eliciting of policy interventions to develop smart cities. Findings indicate that there are potentials and positive indicators in all three aspects. It is emerged that reinforcement of the inter-relationship among entrepreneurship, innovation, productivity, economic image and international embeddedness will foster a smart economy. Efficient public transportation and advancement of Information Communication Technology (ICT) system will strengthen local accessibility and ensure an innovative, sustainable and safe transportation system that will result in smart mobility. Effective participation of stakeholders in the decision-making process alongside the elected city council and transparency will aid smart governance. The combined effect of these attributes should enable the transformation of the city to a smart city.
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机译：在南非发展城市和一些发展中国家的城市和越来越多的国家的发展有所改变的观点正在齐心协力地试图将其城市转变为智能城市。利用南非城市城市城市的背景和绘制利益攸关方的看法，论文的目标是提供对这种转型的看法。该研究首先评估了影响智能城市的三个重要方面的各种因素和属性的表现：经济，流动性和治理系统。然后，它记录了利益相关者关于这些方面如何促进智能城市的发展的观点。此外，开发了基于每个方面的各个方面的各种因素的互连和因果反馈关系的应用系统分析（ASA）链接系统动态（SD）概念模型，可以帮助提供能够引发能够引发智能城市的政策干预的观点。调查结果表明，所有三个方面都有潜力和正面指标。它出现了强化企业家精神，创新，生产力，经济形象和国际嵌入性之间的关系，将促进智能经济。有效的公共交通和信息通信技术（ICT）系统将加强当地可访问性，并确保将导致智能移动性的创新，可持续和安全的运输系统。 Effective participation of stakeholders in the decision-making process alongside the elected city council and transparency will aid smart governance.这些属性的综合效果应该使城市的转变转换为智能城市。
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