Open Innovation
in Cities
Esteve Almirall@ealmirall
Open Source
A.I.Analytics
DataCommons APIs
Citizens Tech
Urban Labs
Intermediaries
citizenship in the XXI century
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1 App. 7 CitiesMany applications …
and growing …
Boston, MASeattle, WAChicago, ILBuenos Aires, Argentina Honolulu, HINorfolk, VABloomington, IN
Superilles
Innovation intermediaries
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on-demand Public Transportation
Self-driving cars
BIAS in A.I.
DATALABS
ProblemGovs don’t have the capacity to capture and analyze data.Scarcity of Data Analytics talent.Data Analytics better done by crowds.Citizen role in gathering data and discussing results & interventions.
SolutionPartnerships with institutions (Universities, Research Labs, …).Public Data Analytics (e.g. Kaggle, competitions, …).
ConsequencesGovernment as a platform. Institutions a driver of government innovation. Fostering the existing ecosystem. Increase the ties with external and foreign organizations.
DATALABS
If we don’t do it . . .
somebody will !
1900 1913
Which city is this ?
Paris urban forests
San Francisco30 cyclist die every year
200 seriously injured
70% of major injuries12% of intersections