From Automation to Autonomy: Technological Sovereignty for Better Data Care in Smart Cities

, , , & (2021) From Automation to Autonomy: Technological Sovereignty for Better Data Care in Smart Cities. In Wang, Brydon Timothy & Wang, Chien Ming (Eds.) Automating Cities: Design, Construction, Operation and Future Impact. Springer, Singapore, pp. 319-343.

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Automation through smart city technology deployments and big data analytics has the potential to create more liveable, sustainable, and equitable cities. However, internationally, there are many examples of smart city developments that have attracted criticism, concerns, and community backlash over issues such as data ethics, privacy, mass surveillance, commodification, and social control. In response, this chapter presents DataCare – a model for cities to practically implement technological sovereignty as a way to renew and maintain the social licence to operate smart city technology. Grounded in a critical review of the literature, the chapter argues that data collection and automation in smart cities must be more citizen and community-oriented. Informed by smart city developments in Toronto and Barcelona, the chapter introduces DataCare – a model for a dedicated facility hosted by the city and offered to citizens, communities, and businesses. The envisaged DataCare space can be tailored to raise awareness of data ethics, to run data literacy training seminars, to engage in participatory data analytics, and to speculate about city data futures. DataCare aims to increase data transparency and autonomy, showcase new business opportunities, and empower citizens and community.

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ID Code: 203187
Item Type: Chapter in Book, Report or Conference volume (Chapter)
Series Name: Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements
ORCID iD:
Foth, Marcusorcid.org/0000-0001-9892-0208
Mitchell, Petaorcid.org/0000-0003-4523-6685
Measurements or Duration: 25 pages
Keywords: smart cities, privacy, data science, urban informatics, urban science, data governance, technological sovereignty, data sovereignty
DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-8670-5_13
ISBN: 9789811586699
Pure ID: 65214702
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