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West Palm Beach is launching a new pilot initiative to boost transparency and engagement with public technology, thanks to funding from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The city, selected alongside Charlotte, NC, and Miami’s The Underline, is trialing the Digital Trust for Places and Routines (DTPR) standard in collaboration with Helpful Places. DTPR is an open-source communication standard designed to make the use of digital technology in public spaces more understandable and accountable. This system acts as a “nutrition label” for tech, helping residents grasp how these technologies function, their data usage, and their privacy measures. The pilot focuses on smart city technologies in West Palm Beach, including innovations from the Engineering Research Center for Smart Streetscapes (CS3). This initiative aims to enhance urban planning, transportation, and public safety using real-time data. By implementing DTPR, the city hopes to inform and involve the community in decisions about technology deployment. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/dzYCdmRd For more information on DTPR, visit DTPR.io Helpful Places

📣 1 week left to submit your contributions to our call-for-input on people-centered smart cities 📣 In collaboration with UN-Habitat (United Nations Human Settlements Programme), we are seeking case studies to shape our World Smart Cities Outlook and the International Guidelines for People-Centred Smart Cities. If you have implemented or studied a people-centred smart city initiative, we want to hear from you! Share your best practices, impact assessments, and lessons learned in the following areas: 💡 Best Practices and Case Studies: Exemplary smart city projects that showcase tangible impact and can offer valuable lessons for future initiatives. 💡 Impact Assessment: Evaluating how these initiatives have influenced sustainability, resilience, equity, social inclusion, accessibility, security, and quality of life in urban environments. 💡 Drivers and Constraints: Understanding the forces behind these initiatives and the challenges they faced across different regions. Your input will contribute to a global perspective on people-centred smart cities, helping to shape the future of urban development. 🌆 You have time until September 1st to submit your contribution via this online submission form 👇 https://lnkd.in/eG5vzsdJ For more information 👉 https://t.ly/p__Ex #UnityLab #UNHabitat #PeopleCentredSmartCities #SmartCities #Innovation #Sustainability #SustainableDevelopment #UrbanInnovation #DigitalTransformation #UrbanPlanning

As part of our Station Innovation Zone at Bristol Temple Meads, we’re currently trialling a partnership between two innovative originations. Hello Lamp Post aims to make places better for people through their AI digital assistants, and Helpful Places uses the Digital Trust for Places and Routines standard to share consistent, publicly legible information on technologies in public spaces.   Dotted around the station is new signage, alerting users of the technology within the station and referring them to the Digital Assistant. Here, users can refer to our transparency portal for information about the technologies. Users can also ask the digital assistant a question and provide valuable feedback on their experience. See the portal here: https://lnkd.in/e289gcKe #SIZ #StationInnovationZone #Station #Innovation #Rail #Technology 

We are excited to launch our latest case study, ‘Fostering Digital Trust for Smarter Places’. The case study takes an in-depth look at the challenges presented by the introduction of new technologies in public spaces. Specifically, it examines the importance of building trust and engaging meaningfully with local communities, visitors and others who would interact with these technologies, and introduces a key solution in the Digital Trust for Places and Routines (DTPR) communication standard. The standard provides crucial engagement support for digital innovation in #smartcities and precincts and has already been successfully implemented within our community through physical and digital signage that encourages interaction and provides a key platform for information and feedback. Governments, universities, businesses and partners wishing to experiment with digital technologies can use our experience as an exemplary case study in the use of innovation to engage meaningfully and build trust with stakeholders. Learn more and read the study here: https://lnkd.in/gR8iXXfR With many thanks to Helpful Places and Transport for NSW for their support and collaboration on this project. #smartplaces #smartNSW #dtpr

We are thrilled to announce that we have won the Trusted IoT Service Award at the 2024 Australian IoT Awards! IoT Alliance Australia Our pilot project for Digital Trust for Places and Routines (DTPR) was a first of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere. DTPR is an internationally recognised open-source communication standard to increase transparency and accountability for digital technology in public places. We’re proud to have worked with Transport for NSW and Helpful Places to rollout the pilot in 2023, and now to see that our work in engaging and collaborating with the community is being recognised as industry best practice. During the pilot, we implemented transparent signage and information in public places, aiming to make data collection more visible. The DTPR signs tell the story of the technology in use, the data being collected, who is collecting it and what they are using it for. The QR code provided more information for community members and visitors to learn more, ask questions and provide feedback about the technology being used across the Park. The system has been used to communicate about a smart irrigation management pilot, and a pilot using de-identified footage and other data for crowd safety purposes. Congratulations to all who were nominated at these awards. This project wouldn’t have been possible without the support from Jason Farra & Jacqueline Lu at Helpful Places and from Rory Brown, Emily Rucker, Lizzy Pattinson, Beth Pankhurst and other key stakeholders across NSW Government. The Place Management team at SOPA should be very proud of this award; Susan Skuodas, Mike Bartlett, Dario Phillips, Andy Ko, and Annelise Maurer. For more information about the pilot, visit https://lnkd.in/g-v4Cye6 and https://lnkd.in/gMMMb-9g #dtpr #sydneyolympicpark #smartplaces #smartcities #smartNSW

Curious to learn about #SmartCities? Join the Data & the City webinar this Thursday! 🏙️ We are excited to announce the guest speakers for the final session of the Data & the City cycle, focusing on #transparency in Smart Cities. This free online event will feature experts who are leading innovative projects in #AI, #dataprivacy, and civic technology. Meet the Speakers: ➡️ Michiel Vaes Researcher at imec-SMIT, VUB, and a member of the Knowledge Center Data & Society (KCDS), Michiel is involved in projects related to smart cities, data privacy, AI, citizen science, and public outreach. He will discuss initiatives by the imec-SMIT, Vrije Universiteit Brussel research lab to develop transparency devices and include insights from their comprehensive research. ➡️ Jonathan Pichot Technologist and urbanist leading product development at Helpful Places and European business development, Jonathan has over ten years of experience in civic tech, including founding a Code for America Brigade in Michigan and working with urban planners in NYC. He will talk about the DTPR protocol, a transparency tool that enables citizens to access information on data collection in public spaces via QR codes. ➡️ Maëlle Fouquenet Specialist in digital issues and data analysis, Maëlle supports public institutions in promoting transparency and open data. She has expertise in gender and data issues, as well as algorithmic transparency. Maëlle will present a project by Datactivist on building a FAQ for the French public tool "Mon Diagnostic Artificialisation," highlighting the role of mediation with users. Event Details: 📅 Date: June 27, 2024 🕛 Time: 12:00 - 14:00 📍 Location: Online Don't miss this opportunity to learn from top experts in the field and discover how transparency initiatives are shaping the future of Smart Cities. 👉 Register now to secure your spot: https://lnkd.in/dMWPxiWc #SmartCities #AI #Transparency #Innovation #DataPrivacy #CivicTech #CitizenEngagement #TechForGood - Lea Rogliano - Brussels Academy asbl/ vzw - Marion Berzin - Helpful Places - Datactivist - Nathaniël De Leeuw - Yanne Frison