Civic Synergy

Sawsan Malik is the Assistant Dean of the College of Business Studies at the Arab Open University, Kuwait.Afnan Alkhaldi is the Acting Dean Assistant of the Faculty of Business Studies at the Arab Open University Headquarters, Kuwait.Rashed Alhaimer is Associate Professor of Social Media Marketing and Local Dean of Business Studies at the Arab Open University, Kuwait.Miltiadis Lytras is a visiting researcher at Effat University. Dr Lytras is a world-class expert in the fields of digital transformation and technology-enabled learning. He is an expert in advanced computer science and management, editor, lecturer, and research consultant, with extensive experience in academia and the business sector in Europe and Middle East and Asia.Aidin Salamzadeh is Associate Professor and Vice Dean at College of Management in University of Tehran, Iran.Huda Alrashidi is Assistant Professor, College of Computer Science and Engineering, Kuwait College of Science and Technology (KCST), Kuwait.

• Chapter 1. Closing the Loop: Can Circular Economy Concept Reduce Waste in Smart Cities?; Abdullah Alshemari Chapter 2. Developing a Theoretical Framework for Measuring Digital Transformation of Government Services in Kuwait; Nasser Alshawaaf and Basil Alzougool Chapter 3. Digital Transformation in Islamic Banking: A Case Study of Boubyan Bank's Fintech Revolution; Dalal Aloumi and Salah AlhammadiChapter 4. Enhancing Urban Development: The Role of Open Innovation in Egypt's Smart Cities; Ahmed Rageh Ismail, Kholoud Fayed, Reem Essam, and Shirley Nagy Chapter 5. How Fintech is Reshaping the Consumer Behavior in the Modern Era: Evidence from Egypt; Reem Essam, Salma Aboualsoud, and Rami Mohamed Farid Chapter 6. Innovative Bio-Electrochemical Systems for Sustainable Remediation in Smart Cities; Altaf Albaho, Shamsudeen Dandare, and Rory Doherty Chapter 7. Navigating the Smart City Concept in Kuwait: Citizen Insights and Dimension Analysis; Basil Alzougool and Sumayya Banna Chapter 8. Blockchain Technology to Implement Sustainability in Innovative Export Supply Chains; Luai Jraisat and Christine Hattar Chapter 9. Envisioning the Future of Smart Cities: Marketing, E-Branding, and the Role of Pace; Ahmad Salem D. Ghazi Chapter 10. Leveraging Smart Technologies for Value Creation and Competitive Advantage in Startup Companies: Insights from Emerging Economies; Jumana Nalakam Paramba and Aidin Salamzadeh Chapter 11. Role of Artificial Intelligence Based Training toward Achieving Sustainable Organizational Performance Via Mediation of Employee Engagement; Sura I. Al-Ayed Chapter 12. The Role of Islamic Finance in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals: A Conceptual Framework for Smart Cities and Urban Development Projects; Islam Kamal, Ahmed Rageh Ismail, Omar Dewidar, and Moamen A. Shazly Chapter 13. Regulating Kuwait’s FinTech Revolution: The Legal Implications of InsurTech; Mohammad Alkandari, Bedour Alboloushi, and Essa Almethen Chapter 14. Decision Support and Early Warning Systems for Effective Crisis Management Toward Sustainable Smart Cities; Danah Al-Enezi, Ali Al-Dousari, Abdullah Al-Enezi, Ahmed Hassan, and Ohoud Al-Enezi Chapter 15. AI-Driven Smart Classroom Innovation and Creative Thinking Skills: Review of Implementing STEM Program; Meshari Abdulhameed Alsafran, Yousiff Awad, Shaimaa Nasser Rabiah, and Mudhi ALmansour Chapter 16. Using X for Smart City Marketing in Kuwait: Lessons from Qatar's TASMU Program and Singapore's Smart Nation; Yousra Elkhashab and Abeir Saad Chapter 17. The Influence of Moderating Sustainable HRM Practices with Training on Job Performance in the Private Sector in Kuwait; Anwaar Alkandari, Ahmad Alsaber, Berlanti Odeh, AbdulWahab Baroun, Bedour Alboloushi, and Rania Nafea Chapter 18. The Role of Job Satisfaction in Organizational Commitment at Dentistry Services in Kuwait: Insights for Integration with Smart Cities; Anwaar Alkandari, Rania Nafea, Shaikhah Alainati, and Ahmad Alsaber Chapter 19. Evaluating the state of art in smart cities development: The case of Greek local government; Chris Mantas, Sifis Plimakis, Vassilis Karapetsas, and Sawsan Malik Chapter 20. Libraries in the Smart City Ecosystem: Driving Sustainable Development Goals Through Digital and Community-Centric Approaches; Haya Albader and Abeer AlSubaie Chapter 21. Sustainable Urban Governance: A User-Centric Approach to Visual Pollution Management in Smart Cities; Haya Albader, Khaled Alrasheed, Abeer AlSubaie, and Naser Alselahi Chapter 22. Business Students' Perspectives on the Synergy Between the Triple Bottom Line and the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in the Kuwaiti Market; Khider Hamid Khider and Mohammad Fuhaid Sager Alajmi