AI in Smart Cities: A Discourse on Inclusion, Engagement, and the Human Condition
On the 22nd of June, Decentered Media took part in a dynamic and invigorating workshop, “Empowering Communities: How to Design a Smart City that Works […]
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Leicester Smart City – Community Reporting Toolkit Discussion
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https://decentered.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Leicester-Stories-048-2023-06-22-Mixdown.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowOn the 22nd of June, Professor Edward Cartwright and Rob Watson of Decentered Media, hosted a workshop: “Empowering Communities: How to […]
Empowering Communities – The Community Reporter Model for Engaging Diverse Voices in Smart City Design
The speed at which urban life and information systems are becoming conjoined is breathtaking. Even in a mid-size Northern European city like Leicester, the pace […]
Leicester Smart City – Wrap-Up Discussion
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https://decentered.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Leicester-Smart-City-Reflections-Mixdown.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowThe Leicester Smart City project had a wrap-up discussion, so we could reflect on the process of gathering and sharing stories, […]
Leicester Smart City – Public Engagement Gaming Event
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https://decentered.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Leicester-Smart-City-Engagement-Event-001-2022-09-20-Mixdown.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowLast week we held a public engagement event, so we could find out more about what people think of Leicester as […]
Leicester Smart City – Professor Simon Rogerson Ethical Digital Technologies
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https://decentered.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Leicester-Smart-City-Simon-Rogerson-001-2022-09-16-Mixdown.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowToday we attended a presentation by Professor Simon Rogerson of De Montfort University about the need for investment in the ethical […]
Leicester Smart City Vox-Pops Wednesday 14th September
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https://decentered.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Leicester-Smart-City-Vox-Pops-001-2022-09-14-Mixdown.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowOn Wednesday, we paid a visit to the Compass exhibition in Jubilee Square in Leicester, part of the British Science Festival […]
Leicester Smart City – Gail Brown Leicester Coffee House
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https://decentered.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Leicester-Smart-City-Gail-Leicester-Coffee-House-2022-09-14.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowYesterday we chatted with Gail Brown, who runs Leicester Coffee House, which is a social enterprise that is using digital technologies […]
Leicester Smart City Discussion – Wednesday 7th September
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https://decentered.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Leicester-Smart-City-Discussion-2022-09-07-Mixdown.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowToday we came together to discuss our experience of Leicester as a Smart City. We explored what our experience has been […]
Leicester Smart City Public Engagement Event Planning
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https://decentered.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Leicester-Smart-City-Update-003-2022-08-30-Mixdown.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowToday’s Leicester Smart City Community Reporter planning session at Solvers Studio, was a full day of thinking and testing ideas and […]
Leicester Smart City Challenges
What does it mean to live in a city in the UK is an interesting question, particularly in the early twenty-first century? Even more interesting […]
Leicester Smart City Community Reporter Training Wednesday 10th August
At our community reporters training session on Wednesday, we practised recording discussions about what it means to live in a smart city, and what issues […]
Leicester Smart City Community Reporters Call-Out
Leicester Stories is looking to train four community reporters to find, record and share stories about what it means to live in a Smart City. […]
Leicester Smart City Community Reporters Call-Out
Leicester Stories is looking to train four community reporters to find, record and share stories about what it means to live in a Smart City. […]
Whats the Social Good of a Smart City?
I’m starting work on a project about Artificial Intelligence and the Smart City, and how different people and communities in Leicester understand and respond to […]