Criteria
Aligning with Austin’s smart city vision of solving real problems for real people:
A focus on real problems that impact people in Austin or other cities, rather than focusing on technology exclusively.
An emphasis on equity and inclusion of perspectives often left out of the smart city domain: people of color, people with disabilities, people with less access to internet/technology, people experiencing homelessness, etc.
Exploration of the benefits as well as challenges, risks, and unintended consequences of smart city technology.
Initial list:
Criteria Aligning with Austin’s smart city vision of solving real problems for real people:
Example news sources to follow: CityLab: https://www.citylab.com/ Smart Cities Dive: https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/ Smart Cities Library: https://www.smartcitieslibrary.com Smart Cities 4 All: http://smartcities4all.org/ Route Fifty: https://www.routefifty.com/ TechRepublic: https://www.techrepublic.com/topic/smart-cities/ Government Technology: http://www.govtech.com/
Example national/international organizations to follow/engage: International Urban Cooperation: http://www.iuc.eu/
Example events/conferences to attend: Smart Cities Week (October 2-4, 2018, Washington, DC) https://www.smartcitiesweek.com/2018-washington/ Smart City Expo World Congress (November 13-15, 2018, Barcelona, Spain) http://www.smartcityexpo.com/en/ Smart Cities Connect (April 1-4, 2019, Denver, CO) https://spring.smartcitiesconnect.org/ Smart Cities New York (May 2019, New York) https://smartcitiesny.com/ Inclusive Smart Cities (future date TBD, Washington, DC) https://nvite.com/InclusiveSmartCities/7y891w