Smart City Comparative ReportThe “Comparative Study of Smart Cities in Europe and China”, funded by the EU-China Policy Dialogues Support Facility II, is the final report of the findings of a study of 15 Chinese and 15 European pilot smart cities. The study examines smart city trends and developments from a global, China and EU perspective. Information captured from the pilot cities on an “Assessment Framework”, which incorporated the key characteristics that are common to smart city projects enabled the researchers to identify key trends, “good practice” examples and understand specific challenges for the pilot smart cities.