In the digital age,with the fast development and widespread application of big data and artifi-cial intelligence technologies,"smart"designations are increasingly emerging.However,there is lack of re-search on international standardization consensus on"smart"concepts.This paper identifies the core con-cepts and essential characteristics of"smart"from definitions of relevant international standards in digital do-main from system of systems perspective and employs principles and methods for concept building in ISO 704:2022.Based on cross-domain international standards experts virtual meetings and surveys conducted,cross-domain standardization consensus on generic concepts of"smart"is achieved.These concepts of"smart"have been used to map and guide the development of a Chinese national standard in smart city do-main.The study has important strategic significance for promoting the compatibility between national and in-ternational standards.
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