Next 17 June, researchers from the LUCI - Labour, Urbanscape and Citizenship research area of the SUPSI Competence center Labour, Welfare and Social research (CLSW) Filippo Bignami and Niccolò Cuppini, will participate in the workshop “Governance and Citizenship within Platform Urbanization: Digital twin and Inclusive Urban Development”.
The event will take place in London and is organised and promoted as a project initiative by Birkbeck University - Centre for Political Economy and Institutional Studies (CPEIS) and Centre for Innovation Management Research (CIMR), in collaboration with the SUPSI Competence center Labour, Welfare and Social research (CLSW).
Description
Platform urbanization refers to the increasing influence and impact of digital platforms and technologies on urban development processes, shaping the way cities are governed, their institutional framework, and how urban spaces are experienced and lived by their citizens.
The workshop elaborates on two driving questions:
a) To what extent and with which institutional settings do platforms display a specific focus on the city?;
b) How do platforms redefine or challenge the way in which urban forms of citizenship are shaped?
This workshop represents a key platform bringing together esteemed scholars, and international experts from different organisations, and research institutes from various countries (UK, Switzerland, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, India, Singapore, France, and Denmark).
In this transformative workshop, how to shape the future of platform urbanization will be analysed and discussed, in order to create lasting partnerships capable of positioning themselves to compete for substantial grants that will drive meaningful change in the field. The objectives in effect are: i) in the short term, the production of a policy report/publication and the start of a collaborative network; ii) in the medium/long term, the establishment of a consortium to compete for research projects.
The complete workshop programme is available in the downloadable file on the side.