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We, take action (going from point A to B in a city) to accomplish day to day task and take smaller steps (changing transport modes, crossing road) to eventually complete the task (reaching destination in this case). Now lets take "digital" out of the equation to understand the role of digitalisation in this process. Which means it will be difficult to know the exact status of next bus, local train until reaching bus stop or station; add time spent in buying ticket possibly, and if running out of cash then may pay visit to bank first (as even ATMs won't be around), also traffic signals won't be syncronised, so it will be difficult even to cross the road quickly and safely; also after reaching a new destination spend additional time searching for exact address in absence of digital map, while it will also be difficult to get task completed remotely in absence of digitalisation.
This basically means we may have to add more minutes and
hours in our planned action as cushion to offset uncertainty, and to overcome
anxiety. Different versions of above case anyways used to be reality a decade
or two ago.
If digital interventions in people's life equates to saved
time per day, per action that means better planning, more freedom of choice,
less efforts, relaxation, sanity, better health, better control of action
(life) and also as a perk ever connectedness, omnipresent assistance and being
more resourceful. The way digital services are embedded in todays day to day
life, it may be difficult to chose alternative disconnected life, unless
someone is on vacation in a remote eco-resort or beach retreat.
Even when people complain about constant surveillance in
public space, the first thing they will possibly wish for will be CCTV
coverage, in case they happen to be in a situation of threat or facing petty or
serious crime.
There are some good examples of how digitalisation can work
very well without much compromise, for instance in one of the South Rotterdam
Neighborhood to counter the burglary etc. the pilot smart street lights uses
audio visual clues to detect unusual situations, suspicious behaviors like burglary
and theft, fight etc., and then intensifies light, raises alarm, record events
only in such situations and alert law enforcement. Details of pilot here
(https://lnkd.in/eHP7MNPh).
Digitalisation is sometimes synonyms with smart cities.
While its a constant debate that what kind of and how much digitalisation is
needed in a (smart) city; acknowledging the role and embeddedness of digital
interventions in day to day life, the possible best way forward would be to
embrace the digitalisation, and attempt to keep improvising same.
Author: Anoop Jha
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#architecture #smartcity #Amsterdam #Utretch #Hague #Delft #Denbosch #Alkmaar #Noordholland #Northholland
#Tilburg #Eindhoven #Rotterdam
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