Thursday 14 September 2017

Public Lecture: Smart People, Smart Cities



You are invited to a Public Lecture
Smart People, Smart Cities

Professor Jason Cohen and Professor Judy Backhouse

The Information Systems for Smart Cities in Africa project ran from 2014 to 2016 and investigated the information needs and preferences of residents of Johannesburg and how these needs mapped to the city’s information services.  This public lecture concludes the project, presenting three of the key themes to emerge from the research.

Our research highlighted the need to move the Smart City discourse from technology-focused to resident-focused. Key themes that emerged as specific to our position in South Africa and Africa included how smartness is understood, how smart cities can be inclusive and the importance of trust in developing the Smart City.


Mr. Obakeng Morapeli Matlhoko

As an example of an African Smart City solution, Sowertech will showcase their AftaRobot smart taxi app and discuss the implementation challenges.


Corner Jan Smuts Avenue and Empire Roads
Wednesday the 27th September
5:30pm to 6:30pm
Registration and refreshments from 5:00pm

3 comments:

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  2. March printable calendar. You can download it as well.
    Inside this you will get the remaining calendars.

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  3. Great post i must say and thanks for the information. Education is definitely a sticky subject. However, is still among the leading topics of our time. I appreciate your post and look forward to more. Smart Home

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