Smart City Technologies: Challenges and Opportunities for Salvador-Bahia, Brazil

Arthur Farias da Silva Santos; Cauã Leahy Daltro; João Lessa Ribeiro Neto; Laura Bárbara Brito Cunha Lima; Lucas Santos Lima; Matheus Ribeiro de Sena; Samara Souza Pinto; Rosana Vieira Albuquerque; Morjane Armstrong Santos de Miranda

doi:10.34178/jbth.v8i6.545

Arthur Farias da Silva Santos
Cauã Leahy Daltro
João Lessa Ribeiro Neto
Laura Bárbara Brito Cunha Lima
Lucas Santos Lima
Matheus Ribeiro de Sena
Samara Souza Pinto
Rosana Vieira Albuquerque
Morjane Armstrong Santos de Miranda

DOI: https://doi.org/10.34178/jbth.v8i6.545

Resumo

This study centers on the city of Salvador as it transitions toward becoming a smart city. It examines its main challenges: sanitation, pollution, and social inequalities, and compares these with established smart-city models. The study also presents example technologies, including the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and cybersecurity, and outlines pathways for their application to tackle key urban problems. Conducted at a pivotal moment in Brazilian urban development, when cities face complex challenges related to governance, infrastructure, and social inclusion, the research aims to identify Salvador’s priority issues and the smart-city technologies that can be applied to address them, along with the expected impacts on Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 9 and 11 in Salvador.