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Nancy Odendaal

Professor in Urban Studies | University of Cape Town and University of Basel Cape Town, South Africa

Biography

Nancy Odendaal trained as an urban planner, and now teaches and does research on cities and infrastructure. Her recent book, 'Disrupted urbanism: Situated Smart Initiatives in African cities', examines how platform technologies enable empowerment and inclusion in a number of cities in Africa.

Sessions

10:50h

Thematic keynote | TOMORROW.BUILDING

Does Space Matter in the Smart Age? Exploring How Digital Platforms Connect Across Space in African Cities

Evelise Grunow Revista Projeto Executive Editor Chair

Nancy Odendaal University of Cape Town and University of Basel Professor in Urban Studies Speaker

#Cities for All, #Co-creation, #Innovation Ecosystems

05-11-2024 10:50 05-11-2024 11:10 Europe/Madrid Does Space Matter in the Smart Age? Exploring How Digital Platforms Connect Across Space in African Cities

By drawing on examples from a number of cities across the continent, this presentation will explore the extent to which place and space matter, in the age of platforms, social media and digital tools, and essentially offers an alternative conception of smart cities. Rather than seeing the smart city as an ideal to be achieved and yet to be implemented, the argument here is that technology infused livelihoods and everyday innovations are what define the digital age. The smart city exists, in the urban everyday, and is continuously being reinvented.

Hall 3 | Congress: Tomorrow.Building Room

Tue 5 10:50h - 11:10h Hall 3 | Congress: Tomorrow.Building Room Tomorrow.Building & Full Congress passes