스마트도시 조성을 위한 리빙랩 연구동향에 관한 소고 = A Review of Research Trends in Living Labs for Smart City Development

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study examines how academic research on Smart City-Living Labs, an innovative approach to solving various urban problems arising from rapid urbanisation worldwide, has developed domestically and internationally by applying text mining methodologies. The analysis shows that smart city related research has been active overseas since 2002 and in Korea since 2016. This time lag appears to reflect the international diffusion of the Smart City-Living Lab concept from Europe (EU), followed by the gradual expansion of research in Korea as institutional foundations were established and relevant networks strengthened. In addition, an examination of key terms based on TF-IDF values reveals that, in the Korean literature, keywords such as ‘citizen participation’, ‘user-centred’, and ‘service’ have high weights, indicating a focus on service provision centred on citizens and users. By contrast, in overseas studies, terms such as ‘data’, ‘innovation’, and ‘research’ emerge with higher weights. This suggests that, whereas Korean research emphasises citizen participation and user-centred service delivery, international research seeks to more explicitly define and highlight the role of citizens through research grounded in technology and data. Overall, Smart City-Living Lab research, which has become a key paradigm for urban development in the twenty-first century, is establishing itself as an innovative and highly effective methodology for addressing the complex and multidimensional problems of cities. Accordingly, it is expected to continue to contribute to the development of integrated and holistic urban management strategies in which technology and social contexts are closely interconnected, serving as an important framework for future cities.