i think it is prospective thinking. a developing county will may be a developed country in future. but it is extremely difficult to run a smart city in a developing country due to: infrastructural problem; inadequate electricity; low quality as well as expired electronic devices; interrupted and low speed internet; so called 3G/4G internet (in reality 2G); socio-economic structure; manner ans behavioral problem; low quality education on information technology; corruption and political crisis;and so many more.

Many things of the smart city are already implemented in one of the second world's cities - Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. The same, and even more, can be found in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Please, come and see the Baltic cities.

Today, half the world's population lives in cities: this is a figure that will reach 70% by 2050. But there is more: 75% of the fastest-growing cities are located in developing Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East and Africa. In contrast, almost 90% of the slowest-growing cities are in Western Europe and North America. Unlike their developed counterparts, emerging or mid-tier cities are not encumbered by legacy systems, including infrastructure that needs both maintenance and upgrading. And so, contrary to the belief that smart cities are for high-income countries, cities in middle- and low-income countries can leapfrog ahead; indeed, they have no choice but to do so.

I recommend the following with respect to this question:

- Future of Life-Cycle Assessment in a Smart and/or Sustainable World

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/338327265_Future_of_Life-Cycle_Assessment_in_a_Smart_andor_Sustainable_World?_sg=g0BM2_3Co09ATb3YNGmKy_tB1tB8ybiENo7OdBB2gFo8drBJ3iOFMtDLGYos2cgdfTN-fWVlLkLAIuaniAbpTg-_UlujQRbWVFwPZWLP.cX90sTtsr07qErzgxugoWS4L1EbC6K0TIl6anNGZeClcP4xArQPROzLP4RHkT7DqzfF7h1RDeD381gCJWGPnOQ

- Internet of Things and the Future of Life-Cycle Assessment in Smart World

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325871906_Internet_of_Things_and_the_Future_of_Life-Cycle_Assessment_in_Smart_World

Dear Arvydas Guogis

Thanks for your response.

When I thought about putting this question, I was interested in a research study that has a spatial scope, which is Egypt, and thus this question revolves around it.

Hence, I wonder: will your answers change when it comes to Egypt?

Thanks in advance.