Citizens to help reimagine the streets of Salt Lake City

Citizens to help reimagine the streets of Salt Lake City

↑  The typologies consider land use context as well as citywide and neighbourhood goals This is a good example of a very practical and citizen-relevant way to engage citizens                             22 June 2020 Salt Lake City invites citizens to help reimagine...
Balancing privacy and open data in Smart Cities

Balancing privacy and open data in Smart Cities

↑    Ryan McKnight The optimal solution to balance privacy and open data in Smart Cities or in Nations is for citizens to actually become the owners of all the data they generate about themselves and to have easy-to-use tools to know the data they generate and what...
Smart Cities and the data they collect about me

Smart Cities and the data they collect about me

↑    Photo by Iñaki del Olmo on Unsplash The collection, storage and exploitation of our personal data is a key 21st century issue that has yet fully to be addressed. It is a matter that transcends just cities and needs to be treated in national and international law....
We need a European pact for and with Cities

We need a European pact for and with Cities

Managing multiple priorities simultaneously is difficult but essential in these times of challenge in which our priorities and paradigms are shifting.       Anna Lisa Boni, Secretary General, EUROCITIES     –   17 June 2020 Riders on the storm In these...
Roboscooters Will Go Mainstream Before Robotaxis

Roboscooters Will Go Mainstream Before Robotaxis

This article puts forward a rather original view on the development of robotic mobility. Do you think that this is a likely scenario ?    Put you views in the comments section. by  RYAN CITRON   –   18 June 2020   Roboscooters Will Go Mainstream Before Robotaxis...
Sidewalk Labs’ Failure and the Future of Smart Cities

Sidewalk Labs’ Failure and the Future of Smart Cities

This article brings a 5 – 6 week perspective on the wind-down of the Sidewalk Labs ambitious initiatives for Toronto’s Quayside and thus provides additional insights compared to earlier articles about this same event which you find in this blog            ...