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# DATE CORRECTION: TODAY! Join the discussion with international activist! How can citizens participate in their Smart City?

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**Workshop**
International activists, policy makers, city planers, architects and engineers are discussing the future of Smart Cities in an international Seminar by FNF (Friedrich Naumann Foundation). They are looking for G0Vers who want to present and discuss their opinion and experience from Taiwan and other places in an one hour session.

**G0Vers joining - please sign up here:**
- Chihao
- ... you?

**Session** **Information**
**Date**: SUNDAY 25th of April 2021
**Time**: 21:15 Taiwan Time
**Duration**: 60 minutes
**Working Title**: “How g0v Transformed How Taiwan Thinks About Participation”
Video plattform: Zoom, Link: https://www.notion.so/IAF-Smart-City-and-Beyond-2511606d196544929584e9b276067383#d471b341671c4a5ab7c1a4ce7cb082ec

Open discussion and exchange - bring yourself and your opinion

**More Background on the overall Seminar**:

Facilitators:
Sven https://twitter.com/sgerst
Armin https://twitter.com/Armin_Rz

Smart City & Beyond 🌆
How Technology & Urbanism Will Shape the Future

Abstract:Using Apps for finding a shop or restaurant or looking for some friends nearby is already a reality and millions of people all around the world are using those conveniences every day. By using “big data” and digitalization our cities can turn from mere clusters of people to smart cities—and help us to manage today’s and future challenges of growing cities in fields such as administration, urban planning, environment, economic development and others.  And in fact, many cities all around the world have implemented smart traffic systems or social media platforms to enhance communications in building blocks and whole neighborhoods. Besides mobility, transportation, and communication, social topics such as transparency, participation and better decision-making will be among the further developments of smarter cities. 

While there is much debate about the technological future of smart cities, the political perspective is often absent. This leads to the fact that Smart City workshops tend to rather be showcases of individual case studies rather than discussion platforms about the future of cities. Yet, these debates are necessary. Because especially in times of a pandemic density and therefore the very concept of urbanization came into questions. This workshop will provide a unique space to approach and discuss the topic of smart cities from a holistic perspective. Based on a first principles approach, this seminar will bring together technology, urbanization, and governance—and allow participants to dive into a variety a topics, ranging from urban planning and urban design, to the meaning and economics of cities, innovation, institutional competition and governance, entrepreneurship and progress, as well as the ethics of privacy. 

More background in FNF:
www.fnst.org

## Some questions:

- If you would need to describe G0V in 3 word, which words would that be? What was your personal reason to join G0V?
- What was the most impactful participation project that you were a part of?
- What is the mission of G0V? Has it changed over time?
- Could you describe, how participation in projects and overall decision making works within G0V?
- What is the relation to the government? Presidential Hackathon - a model to follow? Advantages/Challenges?
- Is G0V representing Taiwan society?  is there a division between online/offline society?
- VTaiwan - is it successful? Why? What are the challenges?
- Example: Co-Facts - Can crowdsourced fake news fighting work? What is the advantage compared to government organized/sponsored fact checking?

scope of g0v?
9K
4-6 hackathons annually, 100-120

How does g0v work?
Poly-centricism
Food
Drink
Open-source

Pakistan
WhatsApp group
Gov not releaseing plan before
Tw has similar problems

international cooperation?
budget
g0v.hk
cofacts
regional hackathons