Will We Be As Smart As Our Cities?
New Urban Informatics
How can we outfox our Smart Cities?
http://www.cybersalon.org/smartcities2/
Smart cities tend to be described as top down creations where
governments can monitor and surveil, leading in theory to greater
efficiency of resources.
How can we take back our urban environments and make data work for us,
innovating with respect for privacy, collaborating for fun and work, and
enjoying the City on our terms?
This Cybersalon will discuss what we want our cities to become and how
we can get involved with them to create the environments we seek.
Speakers
Usman Haque
London-based architect and artist who designs interactive architectural
systems and is interested in the ways that people relate to each other
and to their surrounding space. Umbrellium creates and commercialises
participatory products and services that empower people to transform
their cities. Umbrellium was awarded the Must-Follow Company at the 2013
Internet of Things Awards.
Frank Kresin
Research Director at Waag Society in Amsterdam, Institute for art,
science and technology. He’s responsible for the research programme and
chairman of the Management Team. The research programme consists of six
research themes, aimed at healthcare, education, culture, society, the
government and the business world. Frank has a background as filmmaker
and holds a masters degree in Artificial Intelligence from the
University of Amsterdam.
Siraj Salim
Director of UX at Apppli an award-winning mobile app development company
will be talking about their latest offering.
Ruth Catlow
Co-Founder and Artistic Director of the Furtherfield online community
for arts, technology and social change. Ruth will focus on collaborative
bottom-up ways of constructing the City projects and discuss
Furtherfield’s exhibition Digital Zoo, currently touring UK shopping
centres as well as the current Play Your Place an open software platform
for people to draw make and play the future of their place together.
Chair: Dr Sophia Drakopoulou
Senior lecturer at Middlesex University; researcher in mobile culture
and locative media.
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