Are you looking for new ideas, tools and partners to help you change your city?
We invite you to join more than 100 urban changemakers from across Europe in Vienna for the 6th edition of the Informed Cities Forum. The event will gather a mix of urban innovators and activists, local government representatives, researchers, entrepreneurs, experts and policy specialists, allowing for a rich learning experience and exciting debates.
The 2018 edition of the conference will explore how digital tools and platforms are transforming how we govern our cities. Building on the work of the smarticipate project and the City of Vienna's inclusive smart city approach, the programme will critically examine this transformation from the perspective of different stakeholders.
Participation is free of charge. For more information contact us at info@informedcities.eu
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The smarticipate project consortium and the City of Vienna, the co-organisers of the event, welcome the participants to the 6th Informed Cities Forum.
Digital governance tools are becoming more popular as ways to improve planning and participation processes, but they often remain at the margins of the mainstream policy making processes. Can a shift in governance perspectives offer a genuine possibility for transformation?
Co-founder and Chief Research and Development Officer, GovLab
Stefaan G. Verhulst is Co-Founder and Chief Research and Development Officer of the Governance Laboratory @NYU (GovLab) where he is responsible for building a research foundation on how to transform governance using advances in science and technology.
Do you have a say in how your city is developing? Is your city using technology in the right way when it comes to engaging with citizens? Get talking with other participants about the opportunities for ICT to improve governance dynamics on the local level!
The smarticipate project developed a novel platform that enables citizens and local authorities to interact and engage by harnessing the power of open public data. Learn more in this session about the tool, its development, and its real-life application in three pilot cities: Hamburg, Rome and London.
Explore ongoing initiatives in Vienna that are using - or plan to use - digital and interactive platforms to achieve their goals. These tailored workshops will provide hands-on experience with how ICT can help solve real issues in urban areas, and will allow participants to co-create solutions together with locals.
8 November
Venue: Vienna City Hall
The "Smart City" has been touted as the digital solution to many urban problems - but can it address the divide between city authorities and their residents? The ever-growing number of urban residents have a lot to say and valuable contributions to make to local decision making. But still a number of hurdles prevent citizens from participating in meaningful way. Can tech help level the playing field?
All participants will have the opportunity to propose a session with a topic of their choosing, while others can vote on which they would like to attend. The most popular sessions will take place in a cozy setting, allowing for ad-hoc round table discussions on a variety of topics. Session proposals can be submitted starting on the first day of the conference and up until this session begins.
This panel discussion will deal with the imbalance in knowledge and power within cities. What changes are needed to overcome these inequalities? What kind of solutions are necessary at the local, regional, national or EU level in order to improve governance in our cities? And what role can ICT play in achieving this?
Moderator: Eugen Antalovsky, Urban Innovation Vienna
Panel:
Serge Novaretti, European Commission, DG CONNECT
Ulrike Huemer, CIO, City of Vienna
Louise Francis, Mapping for Change
ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability
European Secretariat, Leopoldring 3, 79098 Freiburg, Germany
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