The role of universities in the development of smart cities. Case of Harare.
The role of institution of higher education in smart city initiatives is increasing with government`s intervention in the increase of innovation hubs in Zimbabwe. Curriculum alignment through education 5.0 which includes innovation and industrialization is promoting an atmosphere for research and...
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| description | The role of institution of higher education in smart city initiatives is increasing with
government`s intervention in the increase of innovation hubs in Zimbabwe. Curriculum
alignment through education 5.0 which includes innovation and industrialization is promoting
an atmosphere for research and development (Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education Science
and Technology Development, 2019). As a result, a principal component analyses approach was
conducted in determining factors which enhance universities` engagement in smart city
developments using varimax approach of rotation space (Mishra et al., 2017; Leech et al, 2020).
Qualitative approach was conducted on 390 respondents from various universities in Zimbabwe
where reliability tests indicated 83% degree at 95% confidence interval using Kaiser Meyer
Olkin`s measure of selection adequacy (Bonett and Wright, 2015); (Taber, 2018) . Factors which
enhance universities to take part in smart city initiatives were extracted which are smart city
education, innovation hubs, financial institutions and government support (Ransom, 2015;
Sambuli and Whitt, 2017). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0c2334a3f797436498188e94ba8611552022-12-22T04:40:18ZengTHOT Publishing HouseJournal of Research and Innovation for Sustainable Society2668-04162022-12-014217418910.33727/JRISS.2022.2.17:174-189The role of universities in the development of smart cities. Case of Harare.Obert Chahele0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-8017Peter Mazuruse1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0394-3189Charles Chitumba2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0394-3189Technopreneurship Development Centre, Harare Institute of Technology, Harare, Zimbabwe Financial Engineering Department, Harare Institute of Technology, Harare, ZimbabweTechnopreneurship Development Centre, Harare Institute of Technology, Harare, ZimbabweThe role of institution of higher education in smart city initiatives is increasing with government`s intervention in the increase of innovation hubs in Zimbabwe. Curriculum alignment through education 5.0 which includes innovation and industrialization is promoting an atmosphere for research and development (Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education Science and Technology Development, 2019). As a result, a principal component analyses approach was conducted in determining factors which enhance universities` engagement in smart city developments using varimax approach of rotation space (Mishra et al., 2017; Leech et al, 2020). Qualitative approach was conducted on 390 respondents from various universities in Zimbabwe where reliability tests indicated 83% degree at 95% confidence interval using Kaiser Meyer Olkin`s measure of selection adequacy (Bonett and Wright, 2015); (Taber, 2018) . Factors which enhance universities to take part in smart city initiatives were extracted which are smart city education, innovation hubs, financial institutions and government support (Ransom, 2015; Sambuli and Whitt, 2017).https://jriss.4ader.ro/pdf/2022-02/17_ec.pdfsmart cityprincipal component analysis (pca)innovation hubgovernment |
| spellingShingle | Obert Chahele Peter Mazuruse Charles Chitumba The role of universities in the development of smart cities. Case of Harare. Journal of Research and Innovation for Sustainable Society smart city principal component analysis (pca) innovation hub government |
| title | The role of universities in the development of smart cities. Case of Harare. |
| title_full | The role of universities in the development of smart cities. Case of Harare. |
| title_fullStr | The role of universities in the development of smart cities. Case of Harare. |
| title_full_unstemmed | The role of universities in the development of smart cities. Case of Harare. |
| title_short | The role of universities in the development of smart cities. Case of Harare. |
| title_sort | role of universities in the development of smart cities case of harare |
| topic | smart city principal component analysis (pca) innovation hub government |
| url | https://jriss.4ader.ro/pdf/2022-02/17_ec.pdf |
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