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read moreThis contribution describes a crowdsourcing experiment conducted in the context of the SMARTiP project by IBBT and the city of Ghent (Belgium). It is an abridged version of an article written for, and presented at, the conference of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) at Istanbul 2011. In the city of Ghent, IBBT, Alcatel-Lucent and the city council want to develop a ‘smart engagement’ application. In order to generate ideas for these ‘smart (city) engagement’ apps we initiated a crowdsourcing...
read moreThis week has seen Manchester bathed in unseasonal sunshine, and equally as rare, home to the Conservative Party, who’s Autumn conference is taking place in the city. As we begin testing on the Environmental Sensor network we are developing, the weather has been a boon. MDDA colleagues have also had to negotiate the police cordons around the conference, standing out in their high visibility jackets as they look at the locations for mentoring wifi access points and a range of environmental sensors. In parallel, we’ve taken delivery...
read moreAs a plethora of companies jump on the smart city bandwagon, it’s interesting to see this particular story being picked up by the national media. Colleagues were discussing Formula One technology company Maclaren when we were at the PICNIC festival in Amsterdam two weeks ago, and they are involved in a new company under the name “Living PlanIT” (nice pun!) launching their “Urban OS”. More details are on the BBC website.
read moreIn the UK, as a non-driver, I’ve often thought that that I am in an ever-decreasing minority, but having lived without mostly cars for the last 25 years its not something I imagine changing any time soon, unless a major lifestyle change forces it on me. I live in a city – Manchester – where there’s enough congestion without me adding to it – though the high costs of public transport and lack of an integrated transport system remain a constant reminder of the limits of government deregulation in this area. At the...
read moreWhat is a smart city? And what are the particular issues facing Manchester in helping the city and its citizens “become smarter”? The term “smart city” is a contested one, used by software developers, policy makers, branding experts and others. For Manchester, “SMARTiP” gives the city an opportunity to pilot some key projects that bring innovation to people. However, the city authorities cannot do this on their own – and locally we are keen to use the opportunities created by this project to leverage...
read moreManchester’s Peoples Voice Media are a not-for-profit with over 15 years of experience working with communities in all parts of the city, and further afield, to empower local communities through the use of digital technology. Their acclaimed Community Reporter project trains up local people to report on events and activities in their own area. Community Reporters can then upload their content to their own page on the community reporter website and to YouTube and other social networks. As a partner on the Smart-IP project, Peoples Voice...
read moreThe SMARTiP project is focusing on the challenge of transforming public services. We call in ‘smart citizens’ who are able to use and co-produce innovative Internet-enabled services within emerging ‘smart’ cities. The project aims to take the experience developed by a wide range of existing user-driven, open innovation initiatives in Europe, particularly those developed through Living Labs. The objective is to enhance the ability of the cities to grow and sustain a ‘smart city’ ecosystem which can support new opportunities...
read moreInternet-based technologies and services provide new opportunities for stimulating co-production while, at the same time, co-production provides new opportunities for securing citizens’ engagement and active involvement in the process of developing ‘smart services’ which, in turn, can help to accelerate the uptake of these technologies and services.
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