THE PROMISES OF SMARTNESS
What does smartness denote?
What dimensions of wealth does smartness address?
This project examines historically and ethnographically the relationship between contemporary smart urbanism and wealth, and the urban economies transformed through smart technologies.
Ethnographically, the research will occur
in five sites in five different countries:
Denver, Hamburg, Kolkata, Nairobi, and Tokyo.
Historically, the research will examine
genealogies of smartness and venture capital at these sites and compare smart urban initiatives globally.
Our Projects
Publications
2023—2027
Fintech ‘frontiers’ and the platformed motorcycle: Emergent infrastructures of value creation in African cities
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Conference call
Urban Speculations: Cities, Technologies, Futures
4-6 February 2025, Lüneburg, Germany
Host: Centre for Digital Cultures, Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Organizers: Ilia Antenucci, Armin Beverungen, Maja-Lee Voigt, Randi Heinrichs, Ranjodh Singh Dhaliwal
Deadline for abstracts: 1 July 2024
Confirmed keynote and keynote panel speakers: Lauren Bridges, Liza Cirolia, Constance Carr, Berlin vs. Amazon, Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Andrea Pollio, Niloufar Vadiati