Human rights in the digital era: Learnings on local governance from pilots in Europe
Digital technologies are increasingly becoming more important in all areas of society. In urban environments, services provided to residents such as garbage collection, the provision of playgrounds, parking spaces, streetlights, affordable housing, social support, and public transport all require a local government that is committed to facilitating good quality of life in the city. As […]
For a people-centred digital future: the 6 missions of the Cities Coalition for Digital Rights
At its last meeting in Bordeaux on October 2023, the Cities Coalition for Digital Rights defined an ambitious path to put digital rights on the global agenda. With this plan, the coalition seeks to lay the foundations for a digital future that is people-centred, human-rights minded, ethically concerned and with an informed and empowered citizenry. […]
Mission event: Fostering transparency and participation in cities
On Tuesday, 11 June 2024, 16:00–17:00 CET, the cities of Barcelona and Amsterdam, leading CC4DR’s mission 1: Fostering transparency and participation in cities, are organizing a session on the challenges faced by cities when organizing citizen participation on digitalization topics. How to register If you are interested, do not forget to register by sending and […]
Niterói launches Digital Rights Guide in Local Governments during webinar
The launch of the Guide ‘Digital Rights in Local Governments’ took place this Thursday morning (9) during a webinar broadcast on YouTube. The material was produced with the aim of providing solutions to prevent inequalities from occurring during the digital transformation of services, in addition to presenting actions that can be taken to guarantee people’s […]
The City of Brussels: Setting Foundations on Digital Human Rights
The City of Brussels is the capital of the Kingdom of Belgium and is considered the capital of the European Union, with a population of 188,737 inhabitants. The City of Brussels strongly believes that building a smart and sustainable city should involve all citizens and city players and delivering digital tools and innovation can help […]
Key recommendations: designing and developing AI systems responsibly and ethically for vulnerable and marginalized groups
In the third mentoring session of the Digital Helpdesk for Cities platform, Antoine Congost (IVADO) and Samuel Kohn (Open North) presented the methodology and recommendations from the pilot project in Montréal’s Côte-des-Neiges neighbourhood, to investigate if and how artificial intelligence (AI) can benefit vulnerable and marginalized communities. The project demonstrates how the AI risk framework […]
Montreal – part 2: Can urban AI systems help address local needs of vulnerable groups at the neighborhood-scale?
Understanding how AI systems can contribute to improve the quality of life for people living in cities is key to people-centered approaches to AI and digital technologies. In the first web story, we shared the methodology and the lessons learnt from the discovery stage of Urban AI’s pilot project in Montreal’s Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood, – led […]
Montreal – part 1: Exploring urban AI solutions for and with vulnerable communities: a needs-centred approach
Inspired by UN-Habitat’s white paper, AI & Cities: Risks, Applications and Governance, the Urban AI initiative seeks to develop AI projects that are truly adapted to the social and economic realities of local communities in Côte-des-Neiges neighbourhood.
Citizen’s Engagement in Urban Data Initiatives: A typology outlining citizens’ engagement in local data initiatives
As part of the Digital Helpdesk for Cities and the recent launch of the Cities and Digital Human Rights platform, a second mentoring session was held with two policy experts in urban data governance. Simon Chignard and Paul Boettcher, both deeply engaged in exploring how city governments involve citizens in data initiatives and governance practices, […]
Primera mentoría del Digital Helpdesk for Cities incluyó tips para la transformación digital en ciudades inteligentes
A cargo de Héctor Domínguez Aguirre
