Utopian Vision or False Dawn: Chapter 2, Smart Cities and the Politics of Urban Data – Rob Kitchin, Tracey P. Lauriault and Gavin McArdle
- Smart cities create a technological lock-in or corporate path dependency that ties cities to particular technological platforms and vendors over a long period of time, creating monopoly positions. Technology advances rapidly. How long will the technologies last before it has to be changed with a more advanced version? Would governments have to buy these services as if they were shopping at an electronic store? What if a government or state wants to change the company that provides them the technology? Would this be possible?