The European Smart City Movement

Introduction.- Smart Identity and Vision.- Smart Strategy-building.- Smart Co-Creation and Interaction.- Smart Data Governance and Data Management.- Smart Mobility & Transport.- Smart Urban Development.- Smart Culture.

Prof. Dr. Christian Schachtner is a Professor of Business Informatics, focusing on the digitalization of the public sector at the University of Applied Sciences RheinMain. In March 2025, he was elected Vice President for Education and Sustainability at RheinMain University of Applied Sciences. Until 2023, he was Head of Public Management at IU University of Applied Sciences.
After completing a diploma in public administration (FH) at HföD Bavaria, he earned a master's degree in European administrative management at HWR Berlin. Subsequently, he completed his PhD at the Faculty of Economic Sciences at KU Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, at the Chair of Business Administration, Human Resources, and Organization.
In addition to 10 years of experience as a Chief Digital Officer and manager in public administration and smart city affairs, he works as an in-house consultant, independent organizational consultant, and in adult education. His research focuses on public governance, smart cities and regions, digital transformation, learning analytics, competency-based frameworks, upskilling, automated systems, and AI-based systems, as well as data literacy.
He is a member of the GfO and GI and is a Research Fellow at the Stein-Hardenberg Institute Berlin and the Department for E-Governance and Administration at the University for Continuing Education Krems.