ABSTRACT

The smart city movement (SCM) is spreading globally with increasing velocity. With its international allure, it has generated a burgeoning body of international literature, much of which forms what the current study refers to as a ‘normalised discourse’. The international literature also includes a growing body of criticism that addresses hazards associated with this normalised discourse. The current study labels the collective product of this criticism as identification of the ‘normalised problematics’ of the SCM. In 2018, Singapore announced that 26 cities would form the ASEAN Smart Cities Network (ASCN). This article assesses the ASCN in terms of the SCM discourse and its normalised problematics through the Quintuple Helix frame of innovation economics. Our analysis suggests that the authoritarian nature of some ASEAN countries has serious implications for participatory and therefore socio-ecologically sustainable urban planning and governance, for the ASCN projects specifically, and for similar national and regional projects globally.

摘要

智慧城市运动（SCM）以越来越高的速度向全球传播。凭借其国际化的吸引力，它产生了迅速发展的国际文学体系，其中大部分形成了本研究称之为“规范化话语”的形式。国际文献还包括越来越多的批评家，这些批评家解决与这种规范化话语有关的危害。当前的研究将这种批评的集体产物标记为对供应链管理“正常化问题”的识别。2018年，新加坡宣布将有26个城市组成东盟智能城市网络（ASCN）。本文通过创新经济学的五重螺旋结构，以SCM话语及其归一化的问题对ASCN进行了评估。