Smart Urban Intermediaries @Smart_Urb_I
Collaborative research project about people making a difference in neighbourhoods. #Glasgow #Amsterdam #Copenhagen #Birmingham PROJECT CONCLUDED in 2020 smart-urban-intermediaries.com Joined August 2017-
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We're in #Govan #Glasgow today and launching 3 publications from our project. We argue that #SmartCities must be reimagined by balancing technological innovation with social and democratic innovation. buff.ly/2PZjxAC @OliverEscobar @uoessps Govan Workspace #demopart
Our project and the Scottish policy context - buff.ly/2S6kPwm Our Scottish Supplement builds from learning across four European case-sites – #Amsterdam #Birmingham, #Copenhagen #Glasgow @SURFscot @WWScot @scotgov @unibirmingham @EdinburghUni @roskildeuni @TilburgU
Delighted that our paper, 'Working the urban assemblage: A transnational study of transforming practices' is now published in @USJ_online! @MvanOstaijen, Merlijn van Hulst, @OliverEscobar, Annika Agger. @Smart_Urb_I journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.117…
-NEW PUBLICATION- Together with Annika Agger we (@Smart_Urb_I) investigated with whom local change agents make a difference in neighbourhoods of Amsterdam, Birmingham, Glasgow and Copenhagen. Published today -online first- in European Planning Studies tandfonline.com/eprint/KY8UUUZ…
Getting serious about ‘socially-smart’ urban regeneration: some critical questions for all of us... Pat Cassidy reflects on his learning from the @Smart_Urb_I project + 40 years of working for regeneration & social change in #Govan #Glasgow buff.ly/35zZq2H #SmartCities
Today in #Govan #Glasgow we're launching 3 publications from our European research project @Smart_Urb_I where we argue that #SmartCities must be reimagined by balancing technological innovation with social and democratic innovation #demopart. Open access: smart-urban-intermediaries.com/publications/
A fascinating process and a chance to engage in depth over a period of time... James Henderson @EdinburghUni features in our project video - buff.ly/2DFd0We #community #SmartCities #socialinnovation #policyengagement @OliverEscobar @WWScot @uoessps @EdinburghPIR
Socially Smart Cities: New Publications & Resources! As the SmartUrbi project approaches the final stages, we've released our findings in a report, policy briefing, blog and video - buff.ly/2Rco5WL #community #SmartCities #socialinnovation @OliverEscobar @WWScot
New policy brief: The vision of a socially smart city creates the opportunity to develop, amplify and deepen their impact long into the future - buff.ly/2OEJFBf #SmartCities #socialinnovation #community @OliverEscobar @EdinburghUni @unibirmingham @TilburgU @roskildeuni
Our research into how smart urban intermediaries ‘make things happen’ and to consider implications for policy - Alison Gilchrist reports from the recent SUI gathering in #Birmingham smart-urban-intermediaries.com/birmingham-res… @OliverEscobar @unibirmingham @loubylou60 @jeenyspice @DavidCu67682758
Our report identifies six inter-related ways to think about the practice of smart urban intermediation. smart-urban-intermediaries.com/wp-content/upl… @OliverEscobar @EdinburghUni @unibirmingham @TilburgU @roskildeuni #SmartCities #socialinnovation #DemocraticCities
What have we learnt and discovered throughout our project? Alison Gilchrist's blog looks back at the research - smart-urban-intermediaries.com/socially-smart… @unibirmingham @OliverEscobar @WWScot @uoessps @UoE_EFI #SmartCities #DemocraticCities #socialinnovation
Our research has helped to foster a trans-European learning community, offering the opportunity to learn from others & from elsewhere - buff.ly/2DyosCW #collaboration #workingtogether #SmartCities #socialinnovation @OliverEscobar @uoessps @GrowingYourIdea @EdinburghPIR
Our latest short video completes a trilogy of films about our Transnational Labs in #Glasgow #Krakow and #Copenhagen youtu.be/-5jiU8Cndws @OliverEscobar @SCDC_Org @InspiringSland @involveUK @UoE_EFI @uoessps @EdinburghPIR #SmartCities #DemocraticCities #socialinnovation
Our latest briefing sets out the policy implications of the Smart Urbi research project, notably why and how these individuals might be better valued and supported - smart-urban-intermediaries.com/wp-content/upl… @EdinburghUni @unibirmingham @TilburgU @roskildeuni
We wanted to better understand how positive change can happen in our cities and generate dialogue on the role of intermediaries. smart-urban-intermediaries.com/wp-content/upl… @EdinburghUni @unibirmingham @TilburgU @roskildeuni #SmartCities #socialinnovation
How do people make a difference in neighbourhoods? What enables or hinders local action in a range of European cities? Take a look at our latest policy and practice briefing - smart-urban-intermediaries.com/wp-content/upl… @OliverEscobar @uoessps @UoE_EFI @EdinburghPIR
Our final short video is packed with reflections by Smart Urban Intermediaries, as well as researchers, and illustrates the value of learning across urban communities of practice. youtu.be/-5jiU8Cndws #community #SmartCities #socialinnovation @OliverEscobar @WWScot
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