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Our workshop on
Nov 1-3, 2007 will be the first in a series of activities that will bring
together leading academics and practitioners from various disciplines to
identify, analyze, design and describe ways in which we can transform urban
communities. Designers, architects, technologists, artists, policymakers,
engineers and entrepreneurs will be joined by academics in the fields of
management, economics, architecture, design, communication, history and
sociology. We will develop better theories of design, innovation, technology,
entrepreneurship, and change for complex socio-technical systems in order
to bring multiple, diverse actors together to transform the life
experiences of the city. We will also share inspiring examples of urban
transformation through the use of various emerging digital technologies.
The findings of the workshop are expected to form an important springboard
in our understanding of the possibilities for a digital transformation of
urban communities through the wide deployment of ubiquitous information environments.
The workshop will focus on identifying visionary design scenarios and
narratives of future digital urban communities along with entrepreneurial
opportunities to carry out such visions. The participants will look for
design theories, images, stories and vocabularies that can inspire both
research and practice going forward.
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