Ever wonder what they mean when they say ‘smart city’? It is likely that there are many things in your town’s master plan that aspire to this, and you need to know.<\/p>\n
“A growing number of metropolitan areas are being shaped by \u201cSmart\u201d City policies. Bloomberg Philanthropy\u2019s \u201cWhat Works Cities\u201d aims to bring these programs to mid-size cities as well. Even in communities without explicit \u201csmart\u201d initiatives, \u201cinnovation\u201d or \u201cempowerment\u201d zones are being proposed, often around school districts, enabling outside interests to sidestep existing legal and contractual protections under the guise of \u201cautonomy\u201d and \u201cflexibility.\u201d I hope the information I\u2019ve pulled together will reveal how \u201csmart city\u201d and \u201clearning ecosystem\u201d interests often intersect and encourage others to think critically about similar programs in their communities. It is important to consider digital classrooms as nodes of smart cities. Classrooms touch the lives of many, and thus are logical places to begin normalizing the idea that as citizens it is our duty to generate and hand over massive quantities of personal data that will supposedly shape policy for the \u201cpublic good\u201d and manage our economy.<\/strong>“<\/em><\/p>\n Read More..<\/p>\n