Link to webinar:

The implementation of technology in urban environments: the role of innovation and the collective component in change processes in the cities. The concept of smart cities and its implications for human rights. What is the limit of smart?

Forms, practices and ethics of smart cities. Geo-surveillance, data surveillance and the right to privacy. How much does the data collected in cities say about their people? Surveillance as a tool for deepening social inequalities. International and local experiences will be presented. Is it possible to build inclusive smart cities that protect human rights? From the urban perspective, how is a smart city proposed?

Speakers: Solano Benitez (PY), Fernando Duarte (PY) y Paloma Lara Castro (PY).

Moderator: Fredi Casco

Bibliography:

• Hito Steyerl (2017). Duty-Free Art. El arte de la era de la guerra civil planetaria. Chapter: "Cómo asesinar personas: un problema de diseño (page 23). Editorial Caja Negra.
• Jamie Williams (2020). Unchecked Smart Cities are Surveillance Cities: What We Need are Smart Enough Cities. EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation). Available on https://www.eff.org/es/deeplinks/2020/03/unchecked-smart-cities-are-surveillance-cities-what-we-need-are-smart-enough
• Patricio Velasco (2017). Las ciudades inteligentes y el problema de la vigilancia. Derechos Digitales. Available on https://www.derechosdigitales.org/10720/las-ciudades-inteligentes-y-el-problema-de-la-vigilancia/
• Privacy International (2017). Ciudades Inteligentes: Visión utópica, realidad distópica. Available on https://privacyinternational.org/sites/default/files/2018-01/Ciudades%20inteligentes-%20Visi%C3%B3n%20Ut%C3%B3pica%2C%20Realidad%20Dist%C3%B3pica.pdf
• RightsCon (2018). Smart Cities and human rights. Available on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2OLvMYGBgc
• Rob Kitchin (2016). The ethics of smart cities and urban science (Royal Society Publishing). Available on https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rsta.2016.0115
• TRT Live (2017). Do ‘smart cities’ breach privacy rights? Available on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkzUfy-pnmE