Search Results for: Big Data
Forum Paper | 2018
Promise and Peril in the Smart City
John Lorinc
In the past few years, a growing numbers of urbanists, planners, technology companies, and governance experts have started to use the term “smart city.” Some define smart cities in terms of using emerging and established technologies to improve the performance of municipal systems. Others take a more expansive view that embeds these new systems in a broader vision of urban regions characterized by innovation-based economic activity, a highly educated labour force, and policy-making that leverages these new technologies to confront stubborn urban problems.
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Presentation | 2018
Conference on Smart Villages: Smart Villages- Financing Services and Infrastructure
Enid Slack
Enid Slack, IMFG Director, presented, “Smart Villages- Financing Services and Infrastructure” as part of The Fields Institute Conference on Smart Villages on April 4, 2018.
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Video | 2018
Promise and Peril in the Smart City: Local Government in the Age of Digital Urbanism
Tracey Cook, John Lorinc, Pamela Robinson, Peter Sloly, and Zachary Spicer
This video features a panel event convened on January 25, 2018 on the implications of ‘smart’ innovations for local governments. Speakers include Tracey Cook (Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, City of Toronto), Pamela Robinson (Associate Professor, School of Urban and Regional Planning, Ryerson University), Peter Sloly (Partner and National “Security & Justice” Lead, Deloitte), Zac Spicer (Visiting Researcher, Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance), and John Lorinc (event moderator, Senior Editor, Spacing).
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Presentation | 2018
Promise and Peril in the Smart City: Who Are We Building Smart Cities For?
Zac Spicer
Zac Spicer, Visiting Researcher, Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance, presented "Who Are We Building Smart Cities For? Equity and Inclusion in Smart City Design" as part of the event Promise and Peril in the Smart City: Local Government in the Age of Digital Urbanism.
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Presentation | 2018
Promise and Peril in the Smart City: What Disruption Looks Like
Tracey Cook
Tracey Cook, Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, City of Toronto, presented "What Disruption Looks Like" as part of the event Promise and Peril in the Smart City: Local Government in the Age of Digital Urbanism.
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Presentation | 2018
Promise and Peril in the Smart City: New urban tech - Important and practical considerations
Pamela Robinson
Pamela Robinson, Associate Professor, School of Urban and Regional Planning, Ryerson University, presented "New urban tech - Important and practical considerations" as part of the event Promise and Peril in the Smart City: Local Government in the Age of Digital Urbanism on January 25, 2018.
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Special Projects | 2017
Visualizing Ontario's Municipal Finance Data (data visualization project)
IMFG
The Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance (IMFG) at the University of Toronto and the Institute without Boundaries (IwB) at George Brown College have worked together on a data visualization pilot project that brings municipal finance data to life. Leveraging the municipal finance expertise of IMFG and the design experience of the IwB and School of Design at George Brown College, this collaborative project is intended to highlight key issues in Ontario’s municipal finance and illuminate them in compelling and accessible ways.
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IMFG Paper | 2016
Cities, Data, and Digital Innovation
Mark Kleinman
This paper defines the terms Big Data, Open Data, Open Government, and Smart Cities and uses two case studies – London (U.K.) and Toronto – to examine questions about using data to drive economic growth, improve the accountability of government to citizens, and offer more digitally enabled services.
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