Integrated smart neighborhood framework and application to sustain an innovative digital economy in the 4IR and big data era

Abstract

This study involved the design of a smart neighborhood application, to sustain an innovative economy in this 4IR Big Data era. This study involved a five-part study : Part 1 investigated on the appropriate drivers of the dimension of the innovative Digital Malaysia concept before theories of digital signal processing, visualization and appropriate ambient computing could be applied into the design framework of the Integrated Smart Neighborhood in a Smart City in Malaysia; Part II, involved a semi-structured interview with two prominent experts; Part III involved public survey conducted to verify the significant dimensions of Malaysia's KS, the important indicators of KS and to validate the generalizable measurement model for Malaysia's KS based on the innovative Digital Malaysia context. Based on the 5-Round Delphi, KS in the Digital Malaysia context was defined; Part V involved development of tools and devices as proof of concept for sustainability and wellbeing of a specific section of the population in the big data era. A smart neighborhood in the context of this study takes into consideration the Knowledge Society (KS) model in an innovative Digital Malaysia KS Dimensions: Technology, Education, Governance, Social and Environment. The framework was verified for its ‘goodness of fit’ model using the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), based on the AMOS output. The elements that were significant were related to three main elements: environment: cleanliness; security and health. The data in the smart neighborhood can be presented by the dashboard technology using Big Data Analytics, to be shared for societal well-being.