This book analyzes the impact of social media on democracy and politics at the sub-national level in developed and developing countries.

This book analyzes the creation of public value in smart cities and the role of governments in this process.

Topics discussed include an introduction to open data, the open data landscape, the open data life cycle, open data policies, organizational issues, interoperability, infrastructure, business models, open data portal evaluation, and research directions, best practices, and guidelines.

This book seeks to contribute to prior research facing the discussion about public value creation in Smart Cities and the role of governments.