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
On the 22nd of June, Professor Edward Cartwright and Rob Watson of Decentered Media, hosted a workshop: “Empowering Communities: How to Design a Smart City […]
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
The Leicester Smart City project had a wrap-up discussion, so we could reflect on the process of gathering and sharing stories, and think about how […]
Leicester Smart City – Public Engagement Gaming Event
Last week we held a public engagement event, so we could find out more about what people think of Leicester as smart city. Rather than […]
Leicester Smart City – Professor Simon Rogerson Ethical Digital Technologies
Today we attended a presentation by Professor Simon Rogerson of De Montfort University about the need for investment in the ethical understanding of digital technologies. […]
Leicester Smart City Vox-Pops Wednesday 14th September
On Wednesday, we paid a visit to the Compass exhibition in Jubilee Square in Leicester, part of the British Science Festival taking place this week. […]
Leicester Smart City – Gail Brown Leicester Coffee House
Yesterday we chatted with Gail Brown, who runs Leicester Coffee House, which is a social enterprise that is using digital technologies to improve the running […]
Leicester Smart City Discussion – Wednesday 7th September
Today we came together to discuss our experience of Leicester as a Smart City. We explored what our experience has been of living in a […]
Leicester Smart City Public Engagement Event Planning
Today’s Leicester Smart City Community Reporter planning session at Solvers Studio, was a full day of thinking and testing ideas and assumptions about what we […]
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 […]