{"627409":{"#nid":"627409","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Hosts Beyond Smart Symposium","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EInterdisciplinary scholars from around the world gathered in Tech Square on April 25 and 26 for the Beyond Smart Symposium. They reflected on issues of researching smart city deployments and projects.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nHighlights of day one of the symposium included talks from:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EAlison Powell\u003C\/strong\u003E, assistant professor and director of MSc in Data \u0026amp; Society in the Department of Media and Communications at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Powell discussed Suboptimal Citizenship, Hybridized Knowledge: A Transforming History of Smart Citizens and her 15 years of work on the capacity of smart cities developed by citizens instead of a top-down approach.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAndrew Schrock\u003C\/strong\u003E, founder of Aloi Research and Consulting and instructor at the University of Southern California, on ethically using technology and creating intersectionality and organizing for institutional reform. He also discussed the evolving definition of a smart city \u0026ndash; from technology to political challenges.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003ESheena Erete\u003C\/strong\u003E, assistant professor in the College of Computing and Digital Media at DePaul University on \u003Cem\u003EDesigning Counter Structures: Taking an Assets-Based Approach to Designing Equitable Civic Technologies\u003C\/em\u003E. Erete is using technology to address social issues such as equity and inclusion of resource-constrained communities.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EYoshiki Yamagata\u003C\/strong\u003E, principal researcher at the National Institute for Environmental Studies, who discussed \u003Cem\u003EUrban Systems Design for Smart Communities in the IoT Era\u003C\/em\u003E, and the use of big data for climate change mitigation and adaptation. Yamagata examined how we can disseminate the usefulness of big data and AI techniques to society by establishing smart and sustainable communities.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nIn the afternoon, a panel of city, higher education, corporate and non-profit leaders discussed how academics can partner with other organizations around inclusion and equity.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAndrew Schrock\u003C\/strong\u003E, founder of Aloi Research and Consulting and instructor at the University of Southern California, on ethically using technology and creating intersectionality and organizing for institutional reform. He also discussed the evolving definition of a smart city \u0026ndash; from technology to political challenges.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003ESheena Erete\u003C\/strong\u003E, assistant professor in the College of Computing and Digital Media at DePaul University on \u003Cem\u003EDesigning Counter Structures: Taking an Assets-Based Approach to Designing Equitable Civic Technologies\u003C\/em\u003E. Erete is using technology to address social issues such as equity and inclusion of resource-constrained communities.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EYoshiki Yamagata\u003C\/strong\u003E, principal researcher at the National Institute for Environmental Studies, who discussed \u003Cem\u003EUrban Systems Design for Smart Communities in the IoT Era\u003C\/em\u003E, and the use of big data for climate change mitigation and adaptation. Yamagata examined how we can disseminate the usefulness of big data and AI techniques to society by establishing smart and sustainable communities.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nIn the afternoon, a panel of city, higher education, corporate and non-profit leaders discussed how academics can partner with other organizations around inclusion and equity.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe symposium concluded on day two with keynote addresses followed by discussion from \u003Cstrong\u003EBeth Coleman\u003C\/strong\u003E, associate professor of English Language and Literature and co-director of the Critical Media Lab at the University of Waterloo, and \u003Cstrong\u003ELaura Forlano\u003C\/strong\u003E, associate professor, Institute of Design at the Illinois Institute of Technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/lmc.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Literature, Media, and Communication\u003C\/a\u003E, Georgia Tech\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/smartcities.ipat.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESmart Cities and Inclusive Innovation\u003C\/a\u003E initiative, and Center for Computing and Society organized the symposium with funding from the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EInstitute for People and Technology\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gvu.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGVU Center\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EInterdisciplinary scholars from around the world gathered in Tech Square on April 25 and 26 for the Beyond Smart Symposium. 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