The main objective was to investigate actual and/or potential contributions of smart city initiatives to resilience in selected cities by designing and implementing a science-based and policy-relevant toolkit. The sub-objectives are: i) To examine cases in the participating countries using the toolkit; ii) To compare performance of the selected cases, explore potential disparities, and identify potential ways of knowledge transfer from developed to less developed countries; iii) To explore opportunities to enhance resilience by using ICT-based solutions and big-data analytics; iv) To identify prioritised actions for better integration of resilience thinking into smart city planning/design and to discuss barriers and opportunities for their implementation; v) To establish a network for transdisciplinary research on smart city resilience. 

The overall objective of the project has been achieved. A comprehensive list of smart city indicators has been developed and their linkages to resilience abilities and characteristics have been explored. Several cases from Australia, Malaysia, Chinese Taipei, India, South Korea, and the United States have been examined to see how smart cities can contribute to resilience. The cases also show how ICT-based solutions can be used to enhance resilience and identify context-specific prioritized actions. Finally, a network for further activities has been established.