Dear all, Please find below some information on the Internet Law & Politics Conference: Regulating Smart Cities, co-organized by the Internet Interdisciplinary Institute, a member of the Network of Centers. The deadline for sending abstracts is February 1. Do feel free to distribute the call. http://edcp.uoc.edu/symposia/idp2015/cfp/?lang=en Some general information about the Conference: The legal and political issues involved in the Smart City phenomenon will be the main thematic focus of the 11th International Conference on Internet, Law & Politics (IDP 2015). The term smart city is usually referred to the application of information and communication technologies to find innovative solutions to the complexities and challenges that cities must face today. It has multiple dimensions including logistics, communications, the provision of public services (i.e. education, public health, security, etc.). As urban life is increasingly conditioned by the development of technology, the term “smart city” has gained more saliency, though its meaning remains controversial. It has been related to a variety of different aims such as sustainability, citizen participation, improvement of public services, efficiency and resource optimization, etc. But, what makes a city “smart”, and what services should it provide? Information and communication technologies applied to city management involve not only technical but also social, legal and political issues. On the one hand, digital technologies open new spaces that require new forms of regulation (concerning the limits of privacy, the boundary between public and private, the digital divide, etc.). On the other hand, technology also shapes the way urban actors relate to each other, including the relation between citizens and public service providers. This challenges traditional bureaucratic models and gives rise to new ways of articulating social and political life. See more at http://edcp.uoc.edu/symposia/idp2015/?lang=en Miquel -- Miquel Peguera, PhD Associated Professor of Law Resident Researcher, IN3 *Universitat Oberta de CatalunyaBarcelona (Spain)* Barcelona Growth Centre (Roc Boronat 117 - 08018 Barcelona) View my research at my SSRN Author Page <http://ssrn.com/author=606095> | @MiquelP <http://twitter.com/#%21/MiquelP> | Blog <http://responsabilidadinternet.wordpress.com/> Barcelona Growth Centre (Roc Boronat 117 - 08018 Barcelona) View my research at my SSRN Author Page <http://ssrn.com/author=606095> | @MiquelP <http://twitter.com/#%21/MiquelP> | Blog <http://responsabilidadinternet.wordpress.com/>