Dr Sarah Barns reflects on what it means to live as urban citizens in a world increasingly shaped by the business and organisational logics of digital platforms. Where smart city strategies promote the roll-out of internet of things (IoT) technologies and big data analytics by city governments worldwide, Barns discusses how platform urbanism responds to the deep and pervasive entanglements that exist between people's everyday life, cities and platform ecosystems today.
The seminar will be held via this Zoom-link!