HOME Background Topics Structure Organization		WORKSHOP Jun.04 June 7, 2004 The geography of internet: Cities, places and fluxes of information sponsor Inscrição On-Line para "Projectos Cidades Digitais" para apresentação de POSTER »» a seminar on new systems and policies dealing with the geography of the internet: Exploring new ICTs, by diffusing new contents and integrated public policies Promoting human centered systems and flows of information, facilitating urban mobility Improving urban policies through a better understanding of local contexts Fostering sustainable spaces through infrastructures and policies improving mobility …minimizing failures of innovation systems, through integrated technology policies Objectives To review, discuss and integrate new developments in the mobilization of the information society at urban and regional levels, reflecting recent methodological developments to deal with emerging challenges, as well as opportunities for information and communication technologies, ICTs. The ultimate goal is to help capturing new research trends and to find policy strategies promoting ICTs in modern societies through joint efforts and integrated actions on technological innovation and public policy. Approach A Seminar to review and discuss recent understanding and research results on “digital cities”, in order to face emerging challenges towards information-based development and cooperation, in a way that contributes to regional policies that stimulate localized learning and home-grown development. The Seminar is designed to promote a cross-disciplinary debate based on ICTs and related socio-economic research. It will include keynote lectures by guest speakers and poster presentations of case studies, to be discussed by the participants. In addition, the seminar will both extend and deepen the analysis of case studies in selected cities and regions and discuss the progressive integration of mobile ICTs with sustainable mobility equipments and concepts in order to facilitate improving well-being in urban regions. The analysis will build on and broaden the concept of local system of innovation and competence building, in a context much influenced by the dynamics of change and an indispensable balance between the diffusion of mobile technologies and the social and cultural shaping of information technologies. Organisation Manuel Heitor, Jose Moutinho Center for Innovation, Technology and Policy Research, IN+, Instituto Superior Técnico, Technical University of Lisbon Programme (* Speakers to be confirmed) 09h00 Registration 09h30 SESSION 1 Introductory Remarks:      Manuel Heitor, IST /IN+, PT Key-note Lecture: The geography of ICT´s: What can we learn from research?      Matthew Zook, University of Kentucky, USA [PRESENTATION] Discussion and Debate Discussants: Peter Van Den Besselar, Amesterdam University, NL José Moutinho, IN+/IST 10h30 Coffee Break 11h00 SESSION 2 Key-note Lecture: Learning from Nancy: Facilitating urban mobility by a simultaneous development of ICT's systems and new way of transportation.      Laure Morel, ENSGSI, INPL, Nancy      Claudine Guidat, Director ENSGSI, First Deputy Mayor of Nancy City Council Discussion and Debate Discussants Arsénio Reis, UTAD Lurdes Poeira, Oeiras City Council Vítor Távora, Leiria Digital Region Key-note Lecture: The social context of Digital Cities: learning from the Amsterdam Digital City      Peter Van Den Besselar, Amesterdam University, NL Discussion and Debate Discussants: Matthew Zook, University of Kentucky, USA Pedro Paraíso, Viseu Digital Rui Santos, FCSH-UNL 12h30 Poster Session and Lunch Key-note Lecture: João Matias, Managing Director, Oracle Portugal      Digital City Projects are invited to presented posters, which will be discussed during lunch Vítor Távora, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Leiria Digital Region Arsénio Reis, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Trás-os-Montes Digital Carlos Correia, Beiralusa, Beira Baixa Digital Maria do Rosário Rodrigues, AMNA, Portalegre Digital. Pedro Paraíso, Lusitania, Viseu Digital José Ramos, Instituto Politécnico de Tomar, Médio Tejo Digital Paulo Castelo Lopes, Câmara Municipal de Lisboa, Lisboa em Movimento Lurdes Poeira, Julião Melo, Câmara Municipal de Oeiras Fátima Mourinho, AMDS, Setúbal Digital (others to be confirmed) 14h30 SESSION 3 INTEL Round Table: Designing the future      Joshua Painter, Solutions Architect, Intel, IT Innovation Center, Ireland Discussion and Debate Discussants: Augusto Fragoso, Anacom Pedro Ferreira, IST/IN+ and Carnegie Mellon University, USA Paulo Dimas João Castro, IST/ UMIC 17h00 Coffee Break 17h15 SESSION 4 Key-note Lecture: Digital cities and new opportunities for economic development      Matthew Zook, University of Kentucky, USA Discussion and Debate Discussants: Rui Baptista, IST/IN+ Rui Alves Dias, Innovagency Catarina Selada, INTELI 18h00 Closure Jaime Quesado, POSI Key Note Lecturers Claudine GUIDAT is Professor of Innovation at the Ecole Nationale en Génie des Systèmes Industriels of Nancy (School of engineering which is part of the Lorraine Polytechnic Institute). Her research focuses on modelisation of the new product (service) development process. She heads a new Chair called GAIA (Governance – Architecture – Engineering – Administration) which aim is to integrate multi-disciplinary competences for the management of urban project. Dr. Guidat became First deputy mayor of Nancy two years ago and member of the Regional Council until three months. Laure Morel-Guimaraes is Assistant Professor of Innovation at the Ecole Nationale en Génie des Systèmes Industriels of Nancy. Her research and teaching interests span the field of new product design and risk management. She is a member of the executive council of IAMOT (International Association for Management Of Technology). She is involved for several years in urban project, especially concerning digital street in order to explore new ICTs system facilitating urban mobility. Matthew Zook University of Kentucky, USA http://www.uky.edu/AS/Geography/dept/zook.htm Peter van den Besselaar Amesterdam University, NL http://www.informatik.uni-trier.de/~ley/db/indices/a-tree/b/Besselaar:Peter_Van_den.html Local Organisation and Secretariat Center for Innovation, Technology and Policy Research, IN+, Instituto Superior Tecnico Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049 001 Lisboa, PT; Secretariat: Fax: +(351) 21 8496156; Phone: +(351) 21 8417732/379 « back to index
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