TY - JOUR UR - https://doi.org/10.1038/s44284-024-00168-9 PB - Springer Science and Business Media LLC ID - discovery10205763 N2 - Governance inefficiencies threaten the potential of smart city projects to deliver equitable urban transformations. Current strategies often hinder implementation, and risk harmful technological effects on communities. Tackling this challenge demands urgent reforms to better integrate scientific insights into smarter governance practices. A1 - Mora, Luca A1 - Gerli, Paolo A1 - Batty, Michael A1 - Binet Royall, Emily A1 - Carfi, Natalia A1 - Coenegrachts, Karl-Filip A1 - de Jong, Martin A1 - Facchina, Marcelo A1 - Janssen, Marijn A1 - Meijer, Albert A1 - Pasi, Giulio A1 - Perrino, Massimo A1 - Raven, Rob A1 - Sagar, Abdinassir A1 - Sancino, Alessandro A1 - Santi, Paolo A1 - Sharp, Darren A1 - Trencher, Gregory A1 - van Zoonen, Liesbet A1 - Westerberg, Pontus A1 - Woods, Orlando A1 - Zhang, Xiaoling A1 - Ziemer, Gesa JF - Nature Cities EP - 113 Y1 - 2025/02// AV - restricted VL - 2 SP - 110 TI - Confronting the smart city governance challenge N1 - This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions. ER -