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Venue address: ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics & Management, R. Francesinhas 21, 1200-675 Lisboa, Portugal
Please note that all times are shown in the time zone of the conference. The current conference time is: 17th Sept 2026, 11:38:51am WEST
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A08: Local Finance: Technology, Spillovers, and Economic Shocks Location: Room 108 (Francesinhas 1) | |
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Development of Smart Cities in Poland: Neural Topic Modelling and Econometric Insights from Municipal Investments University of Warsaw, Poland This study aims to identify the main areas and objectives of smart city procurements and to determine the spatial and socio-economic factors influencing smart city development. Using data on all successful procurements in Poland in years 2017-2021, we propose a novel methodological approach to identifying smart city investments based on neural topic modelling (BERTopic). We found that smart city development in Poland remains at an early stage, with a predominant focus on hardware and software purchases that support public services. That smart city investments are driven by municipalities’ financial capacity and size, residents' age and education levels, and the quality of the institutional environment. Although smart city investments are concentrated in major cities, we observe diffusion into surrounding metropolitan areas and into more peripheral regions. This study provides valuable policy insights and demonstrates the potential of using micro-data and text-mining techniques to analyze local public investments.
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