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The Smart Cities Reference Architecture Methodology (SCRAM) is an adaptation of the IEC Systems Approach (see Annex A) for the Smart Cities system domain.
The purpose of the SCRAM is to provide a common methodology for developing the Smart Cities Reference Architecture (SCRA) which will be used as a common and tailorable template for architectures of, practically, any city system. To achieve this purpose, the SCRAM defines viewpoints, model-types and artefacts-types which are necessary for the SCRA.