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One week since #postdigitalworlds2018 and we’re still reflecting on #smartcities, #utopianism and #hipsters. Stay tuned for website updates in the near future. https://t.co/DqoIDQEHNx #CollectiveatCoventry #CovDegreeShow

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And that's a wrap! Thank you all for following #postdigitalworlds2018 today! Stay tuned for more updates in the coming weeks!

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"When you're in a #smartcity you expect everything to work, and it is disappointing when it doesn't" #postdigitalworlds2018

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Audience: "One of the challenges of studying #smartcities is that it is #infrastructure, and infrastructure is hidden: did you see any indicators in the city? Did they reveal itself when it broke." #glitch #projectdigitalworlds2018

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Conclusion: #smartcity technology is effective in #Barcelona but not without issues. #postdigitalworlds2018

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Again, the groups are revealing how a #smartcity's efficacy is premised on its 'invisibility'. It becomes embedded in the lives of residence and even tourists. #Barcelona #postdigitalworlds2018

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#Barcelona group discussing the interesting #visual dimension of the #postdigital operating across language barrier. #postdigitalworlds2018

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#Wifi and #networks available on underground and the technology is embedded into the infrastructure of #Barcelona. #smartcity #postdigitalworlds2018

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#Barcelona group discussing #apps such as @bicing that assist with #transportation

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Information is still central to the #postdigital #smartcities like #Barcelona - do we sacrifice privacy for accessibility? #postdigitalworlds2018!

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#Barcelona The freedom of the #flâneur is reigned in through digital apps like a metro app. #postdigitalworlds2018

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#Barcelona: How can enacting the role of the #flâneur help us understand the #digitalspace? #postdigitalworlds2018

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Can transportation be #smart? - #postdigitalworlds2018

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Primary focus here is #transportation in #Barcelona #postdigital2018

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Thank you #Bucharest! Now for the final group of the day: back to #Barcelona and the #smartcity #postdigitalworlds2018

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Audience is asking about repurposing buildings - "they're repurposing buildings to negotiate with the past" #postdigitalworlds2018 #Bucharest

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"There's a push for more murals and #streetart in the city" #Bucharest #postdigitalworlds2018

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"People tended to give a very general response or stories from their family as it is still a sensitive subject" #postdigitalworlds2018

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Audience: "Were the citizens reluctant to speak about #communism"? #postdigitalworlds2018

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#Bucharest group says it is a city of "contrasts" #postdigitalworlds2018