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'''* Article: Going Beyond the Smart City? Implementing [[Technopolitical Platforms for Urban Democracy in Madrid and Barcelona]]. By Adrian Smith & Pedro Prieto Martín. Journal of Urban Technology, August 2020'''

URL = https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10630732.2020.1786337 [[https://doi.org/10.1080/10630732.2020.1786337]]


"Digital platforms for urban democracy are analyzed in Madrid and Barcelona. These platforms permit citizens to debate urban issues with other citizens; to propose developments, plans, and policies for city authorities; and to influence how city budgets are spent. Contrasting with neoliberal assumptions about Smart Citizenship, the technopolitics discourse underpinning these developments recognizes that the technologies facilitating participation have themselves to be developed democratically. That is, technopolitical platforms are built and operate as open, commons-based processes for learning, reflection, and adaptation. These features prove vital to platform implementation consistent with aspirations for citizen engagement and activism."
(https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10630732.2020.1786337)


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