Communicative City Features in Technopole Development: A Case Study in Bandung, Indonesia

Abstract

The ‘communicative city’ and ‘technopole’ concepts are important in current urban development strategies since they deal with optimizing information as well as improving knowledge to support the planning process. This study aimed to identify the extent to which the features of a communicative city are present in the initial development of the Gedebage Technopole area in Bandung, Indonesia. Using a qualitative research approach, we found that some communicative city characteristics, namely, community attachment, potential to create economic activities, considering culture and history, and communication patterns, are present in the development. Interactions among the development actors display a simple triple helix model, where the government, academia, and the business sector perform their respective roles. However, communication patterns and active synergies among the actors have not been created optimally to support the initial development of the Gedebage Technopole area. Recognizing the development actors are vital because the key to the success of a technopole lies in the contribution of all actors involved and the synergy between them. This will affect the existence of a multiple helix ecosystem as a sustainable regional competitiveness engine.

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“…In Indonesia, it is influenced by regional autonomy policy and the urban governance system, which cannot be separated from the role of the central and provincial governments. In more detail from spatial planning, urban planning has challenges to always innovate by considering the urban policy system in responding to various urban problems [8].…”

“…In order to ensure attention to history and culture, environmental ethics, and sustainable development, one approach to city planning that is closely related to advanced technology, namely smart city [37] [38], should be seen as part of a theme city to ensure its position that is pro to sustainable development, inclusiveness, and environmental ethics. From the survey results, it can be seen from the expectations of the respondents for the smart city concept which wants to cover many of these features, ranging from the ability to answer problems to utilizing advanced technology and adapting sustainable development, not just urban labeling [17] as a trick to marketing advanced technologies products.…”

“…The results are supported by the literature reviews from scientific publications with Microsoft academic tools (www.academic.microsoft.com). Finally, these results will be positioned in the context of urban planning in Indonesia and the research progress of smart sustainable cities from the perspective of planners [8].…”

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