Responsible Implementation of Smart City Technologies - On Tech Ethics

Discusses smart city technologies, including some ethical and regulatory considerations. 

Our guest today is Junfeng Jiao, an Associate Professor in the Community and Regional Planning Program at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the founding director of the Urban Information Lab, Texas Smart Cities, the UT Ethical AI program, and a founding member of UT Austin's Good Systems Grand Challenge. His research focuses on smart cities, urban informatics, and ethical AI. 
 

Additional resources: 

• Texas Smart Cities: https://smartcity.tacc.utexas.edu/pages/index.html 
• Texas Smart Cities Events: https://smartcity.tacc.utexas.edu/events#E282128843 
• Urban Information Lab: https://sites.utexas.edu/uil/ 
• Big Data and Data Science Research Ethics Course: https://about.citiprogram.org/course/big-data-and-data-science-research-ethics/ 

Chapters

• 1:54 Smart Cities Definition
• 3:48 Benefits of Smart City Technologies
• 5:47 Stakeholders in Smart City Implementation
• 6:47 Ethical Considerations in Smart Cities
• 9:32 Regulatory and Legal Challenges
• 11:48 Building Trust for Smart Cities
• 13:05 Resources for Smart City Projects