Home⇛International Journal of Multidisciplinary: Applied Business and Education Research⇛vol. 6 no. 1 (2025)

An Analysis of the Definition of Smart City and its Critical Role in Future-Proofing Projects and Estate Development for the Philippine Construction Industry

Bennegreg P. Siman

Discipline: social sciences (non-specific)

 

Abstract:

Since the concept of smart city came into existence about a decade ago, it certainly has taken a different meaning from basic infrastruc-ture management to integrating advanced technologies in the form of 5G, IoT, and AI. This paper investigates how the definition of smart cities is evolving, its relevance to the Philippine construction industry, estate development, and how it navigates through the challenges and opportunities of integrating it into the society. The research utilized a meta-analysis research design of peer-reviewed journals, government reports, and other articles published from year 2000 to 2024. The result of the study showed that building or integrating a smart city is beneficial for a country experiencing rapid economic development. Nonetheless, the Philippines, even if it is considered as one of the fastest-urbanizing countries with visionary and competent infrastructure developers among the countries in Southeast Asia, the nation still faces significant challenges such as outdated land planning, government fragmentation, and inefficient resource management. The strategic and sufficient education about what a smart city is would lead to a high probability that concerned industries and institutions will find ways to integrate smart city principles in their school communities, which will help contribute to training and producing citizens who advocate for a country with smart city systems and technologies. This study emphasized the ne-cessity of designing high quality educational initiatives, policy de-velopments, and facilitating public-private collaborations where it would promote sustainable urban development and eventual na-tional growth in the Philippine’s construction industry.



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