Research on the Collaborative Evolution Mechanism of Multiple Actors in Smart City Construction: Based on System Dynamics Simulation

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10.2991/978-94-6239-830-6_6How to use a DOI?

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Smart city; Multi-actor collaboration; System dynamics; Fiscal subsidy; Moderate regulation

Abstract

Smart city construction helps improve urban governance and support high-quality development. This paper builds a system dynamics model from the view of multi-actor governance. The model includes technology company participation, public adoption, government promotion, and smart city development level. It also includes three policy variables: technology company subsidies, public subsidies, and regulation costs. Based on these variables, this paper simulates 27 policy scenarios. Specifically, the scenario design combines three levels of technology company subsidies Se=(2,5,8), public subsidies Sb=(3,6,9), and regulation costs Ca=(9,15,25).The results show that smart city development depends on the joint action of the government, technology companies, and the public. These actors form a positive feedback relationship. Technology company subsidies and public subsidies can improve smart city development. Their marginal effects decline when subsidy intensity rises. Regulation costs have a non-linear effect on system performance. Moderate regulation improves system coordination. Excessive regulation reduces technology innovation and policy efficiency.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Linlin Zhao
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/11/14
TI  - Research on the Collaborative Evolution Mechanism of Multiple Actors in Smart City Construction: Based on System Dynamics Simulation
BT  - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Internet Finance and Digital Economy (ICIFDE 2026)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 62
EP  - 69
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6239-830-6_6
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6239-830-6_6
ID  - Zhao2026
ER  -