Implementation of the smart village concept based on selected spatial patterns – A case study of Mazowieckie Voivodeship in Poland

What makes a smart village smart? A review of the literature

“…Although scholars tended to agree on the limited size of villages (Despotović et al , 2020; Zavratnik et al , 2020), it has been highlighted that the scale of SVs is variable and context-dependant (Aggarwal et al , 2018; Philip and Williams, 2019). Some even suggested that SVs should not be limited to a single village but rather integrate neighbouring communities together (Bielska et al , 2021; Dobrota et al , 2020).…”

“…In most cases, it was associated with innovation or digital technologies (Pělucha, 2020; Philip and Williams, 2019; Slee, 2019). Some authors though contested this view, claiming that SVs do not necessarily require the use of advanced technologies (Shuldiner, 2020; Wolski and Wójcik, 2019) but rather rely on the collective intelligence of rural communities and their collaboration with multiple stakeholders (Zavratnik et al , 2020; Bielska et al , 2021). Murty and Shankar (2020) concluded that ICT in SVs are solely relevant to the achievement of human development, and, in their perspective, this represents a major difference between SVs and SCs.…”

“….the concept SMART village is more complex and does not only cover the agricultural sector. On the contrary, it is a wider use of the possibilities of the digital economy and relevant types of services, which represents a very heterogeneous group of activities Puthal et al (2021) A village that uses information and communication technologies for advancing economic and social development to make villages sustainable Shuldiner (2020) I consider the "Smart Village," a smaller, less-dynamic, and more homogeneous place that may be, in some ways, much smarter than any city Viswanadham and Vedula (2010) We define a smart village as a bundle of services which are delivered to its residents and businesses in an effective and efficient manner stakeholders (Zavratnik et al, 2020;Bielska et al, 2021). Murty and Shankar (2020) concluded that ICT in SVs are solely relevant to the achievement of human development, and, in their perspective, this represents a major difference between SVs and SCs.…”

Prospects for creating a «smart» village

“…An example of the implementation of the concept of a smart village can be the settlement described in article [27].…”

“…The concept of a smart village in Poland is shown in Figure 1 [27]. Another example of the implementation of a smart village is the system described in [28].…”