Vienna University recently adopted the smart city index.

A city can be defined as ‘smart’ when investments in human and social capital and traditional (transport) and modern (ICT) communication infrastructure fuel and sustainable development and a high quality of life, with a wise management of natural resources, through participatory governance.

Perugia entered at the 54th european ranking (as first Italian city) in one of the 6 sub indicators: citizenship. This was not expected see Wired June 2012 #40 pag 79