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=enSome 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