Smart Statistics for Smart Cities: the role of Big Data

Statistical data is an essential element of the smart city information system. The advent of Big Data presents real opportunities for official statistics to achieve its digital transformation towards an intelligent model. This work tries through a literature review to explore the role and the limits of Big Data within smart statistics office to meet smart city data needs. The statistical potential and risks of Big Data sources, including mobile phone data, scanner data, satellite imagery data, and web scrapping data are presented. The concepts of Trusted Smart Statistics and Trusted Smart Surveys are also presented.