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Smart economy has emerged as part of the smart city framework to encourage urban growth which the urban population currently lives in a digital society. The smart economy has emerged as part of the smart city framework to encourage urban growth. However, with technological and economic shifts brought about by globalization, cities are now facing the challenges of simultaneously sustaining productivity and sustainable urban development. The objectives of the study were to identify the smart economy concept for a smart city and examine the elements of smart economy in Pengerang. The study has conducted by using a mixed method. The data have collected by using questionnaires, document reviews and observations. The results showed that respondents fully understood the concept of smart economy that enables, encourages and stimulates economic activity in Pengerang. Besides, there will be future strategies and initiatives in order to encourage people to implement the smart economy. The implications of this study show that people need to pay attention to the issues and strategies that have been proposed by the government to implement and promote the smart economy toward a smart city.
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Pajilani, N.D.B., Fahmy-Abdullah, M., Sufahani, S.F., Ali, M.K.B. (2022). Smart Economy Through Smart Cities. In: Kaiser, M.S., Ray, K., Bandyopadhyay, A., Jacob, K., Long, K.S. (eds) Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Trends in Computational and Cognitive Engineering. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 348. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7597-3_23
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