Processi e temi per una smartculturalcity

This contribution takes the concept of ' Smart City ' as a paradigm in order to underline the importance of first and second generation of Information Technology (IT) for the purpose of improving the competitiveness of a city, especially for what concerns its Cultural Heritage (CH). We extends so the construct of William Mitchell from the city to Heritage, specifying, through some examples, how the technologies change deeply the mode of transmission, acquisition and production of knowledge by transforming it into a factor of economic, social and cultural development. Not secondarily Smart IT contribute to solving typical problems related to the lifecycle processes of CH: their conservation, use, communication and management, as well as those related to the large amount of data and their heterogeneity. Finally, new systems such as the Internet of Things or the phenomenon of User Generated Content allow you to conceive cultural heritage as 'smart cultural objects' and the generation of knowledge from city-users. All this, amplifies the possibility of interaction between subjects and objects of knowledge, and radically alters the mode of this interaction. This should encourage universities, cultural institutions and companies to collaborate in the near future, on the possible uses of the technological solutions proposed, in view to the establishment of a more informed and participative culture of sustainability of our CH.