Smart cities, open innovation and open government: towards "public-private-people partnership" (PPPP) models?

Latest researches suggests that some strengths in the Smart Cities field could have negative impact in a social dimension if some variables are not properly controlled. Again, an evolutionary projection of Information & Communication Technologies (ICT) in the local areas could imply new problems, in a period where the known as Open Government is starting to be a reference model in the public management field. In this context, in addition, new models that includes citizenship´s collaboration (“People” -P-) leads us beyond Public-Private Partnership in order to achieve a Quadruple Helix model defined by Public-Private-People Partnership” -PPPP-). In the Public Management field, the trends from Open Innovation and Open Government can help to solve public problems/needs through new views. A correct governance of these elements, as well as keys like Interoperability, leads us to talk about the concept of Smart Government.