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Well-Being in the Digital Age

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Dealing with ethical and social issues it seems reasonable to introduce more in general the concept of “well-being”. Furthermore nowadays we cannot avoid considering the relation between well-being and information communication technologies. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) as enablers of e-Services have the capacity to allow processes of urban transformation, by helping cities become “smarter” and more “sustainable”. To what degree do smart cities contribute to the well-being of citizens?

Wellbeing: Definitions and Indicators. e-Government: The Citizen as a user; open government: The search for the “Happy Citizen”. From Digital Cities to Smart Cities. The evolution of smart cities; identity, multiculturalism, and wellbeing.

This chapter is due to the join contribution of: Galit Wellner (*), Aharon Aviram (*), Yael Rozin (*), Alfredo M. Ronchi (*)—Ben-Gurion University of Negev – Israel.

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Ronchi, A.M. (2019). Well-Being in the Digital Age. In: e-Citizens. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00746-1_3

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