Almost 46% of the world's population resides in a rural landscape. Smart villages, alongside smart cities, are in need of time for future economic growth, improved agriculture, better health, and education. The smart village is a concept that improves the traditional rural aspects with the help of digital transformation. The smart village is built up using heterogeneous digital technologies pillared around the Internet-of-Thing (IoT). There exist many opportunities in research to design a low-cost, secure, and efficient technical ecosystem. This article identifies the key application areas, where the IoT can be applied in the smart village. The article also presents a comparative study of communication technology options.

翻译：全世界近46%的人口居住在农村,智能村庄与智能城市一道,需要时间来推动未来的经济增长、改良农业、改善健康和教育,智能村庄是一个在数字转型的帮助下改善传统农村方面的概念,智能村庄是利用以互联网为支柱的各种数字技术建立的。在设计低成本、安全和高效的技术生态系统方面,有许多研究机会。这一条确定了关键应用领域,在智能村庄可以应用IoT。文章还介绍了通信技术选项的比较研究。