Political determinants in the strategic planning formulation of smart initiatives

Governments increasingly promote the adoption of smart initiatives based on intensive use information and communication technologies (ICTs) to face urban challenges improve quality life citizens. Multiple styles have been developed, depending government leadership, level participation, collaboration, involvement stakeholders institutions in public decision-taking processes. In this respect, paper identifies patterns strategies their strategic planning approaches focused political attributes, analysing 1635 disclosed internet by 12 Spanish Smart Cities. Findings reveals that formal is mainly performed Cities with conservative coalition governments where predominant scope strategy global.