Tracey Lauriault is an Assistant Professor of Critical Media and Big Data in the Faculty of the Institute for Data Science at Carleton University. She has done extensive research on open data, big data and ‘smart cities’. Lauriault has been fundamental to the development of critical data studies in Canada and internationally, founding Open Smart Cities as part of the OpenNorth “a data and technology governance approach shaping how Canadian cities roll out their ‘smart’ programs.”
Lauriault is an expert in data infrastructures, spatial media and smart cities with a particular focus on the way social and technological infrastructures are entangled as well as how these entanglements structure, automate and govern our every day lives.
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OpenNorth
https://opennorth.ca/
Open Smart Cities Forum
https://cfe.ryerson.ca/key-resources/initiatives/toronto-open-smart-cities-forum
Future Cities Forum
February 23rd, 2018 Ottawa, Canada
Presented by Artengine and Impact Hub Ottawa in partnership with the National Capital Commission Urbanism Lab
Join us as Macy Siu gives us the lowdown on another development from the Digital Economies Lab – the Offer/Need Machine. In an era where the gig economy has monetized every informal network from ride sharing to pet sitting, the Offer/Need Machine proposes a network of decentralized reciprocity. Pay close attention to when Siu explains the need for an anti-capitalist model and more-than-human design.
From NFTs to governance structures, blockchain technology may be a glimpse into the future. At least that is what Jesse McKee and the team at 221A are exploring. In this conversation McKee shares a bit about the history of artist-run centres in Canada, the limitless potential for blockchain to change how society is ordered, and the rise of decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). Listen closely to discover the literary Easter eggs Jesse drops that are framing research at 221A.
In this conversation Tim Maughan chats with us about digital infrastructure, the role of organized labour in the creative landscape, and the DEL project Artwork_Local404. Join us, as we discuss technology and capitalism, the benefits of organizing, and what form collective action might take. Maughan also talks about how we need to rethink many of the platforms of tools of the digital world as public infrastructure: this may change how we understand what the government could do with them.