Unity / Urban Innovation Policy Lab

The Urban Innovation Policy Lab of Edinburgh Napier Uni.

Innovation thinking, technological development, and science to build more #sustainable #urban futures.

[Unity / Urban Innovation Policy Lab @ENU_Unitylab]

With @UNHABITAT we're launching a #Call4Input to collect exemplary cases and best practices that will inform the development of the International Guidelines for People-centred #SmartCities.

You have time until September 1st to submit your contribution⤵️
https://t.co/BjsMEIkeLK

[International Telecommunications Society @IntTlcSoc]

10 days left to submit your abstracts and panel proposals for #ITSEurope25, our next conference in #Edinburgh🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (29/06 - 01/07 2025).

Check the call for papers👇
https://t.co/uCZYvztszh

Submissions are open until Friday 20 December via @WeEasyChair 👇
https://t.co/cE4tWWzLI6

[Unity / Urban Innovation Policy Lab @ENU_Unitylab]

We look forward to co-hosting this conference at @ENUBusSchool!

Submit your abstracts and panel proposals for #ITSEurope25 by December 6 and join us in Edinburgh in Summer 2025 for our global conference on #DigitalTransformation 👇

https://t.co/YfYmJlcXiW

[International Telecommunications Society @IntTlcSoc]

Submissions for #ITSEurope25 are now open: check our call for papers👇
https://t.co/uCZYvztszh

Our annual conference on Digital Innovation & #DigitalTransformation will take place in Edinburgh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (29 June - 1 July 2025).

Submit your abstracts and panel proposals by December 6!

[International Telecommunications Society @IntTlcSoc]

#ITSEurope25: the call for papers is now out 👇
https://t.co/HQYY8YgAZv

The theme of this year's conference (Edinburgh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 29.06.25 - 01.07.25) is Digital #Innovation & #DigitalTransformation in uncertain times.

Submit your abstracts or panel proposals by 📆 December 6!

[UNDP Tech, Innovation and Sustainable Development @UNDPtech]

📣 If you have implemented or studied a people-centred #smartcity initiative, we want to hear from you!

🗓️ Share your best practices, impact assessments, and lessons learned by 1 September 2024 with @UNHABITAT and @ENU_Unitylab here: https://t.co/cI2uBLQBrJ

[Paolo Gerli PhD @paogerli]

New paper with @JMagefywz, @Efpraxia_Z & @DrLucaMora just published in @isj_ais, investigating how #platformcoops create #socialvalue to foster a more equitable and inclusive #digital landscape.

Full text available in #OpenAccess 👇
https://t.co/z1DOJGFDMZ

[Paolo Gerli PhD @paogerli]

I wrote a wee blog post for @PCC_Global where I share some insights from my recent research on the complex and dynamic interplay existing between #platform #coops and incumbents in digital ecosystems.

It's a quick read, I hope you find it useful! 👇
https://t.co/DU7TnQP7Rb

[Unity / Urban Innovation Policy Lab @ENU_Unitylab]

More information on this Call, its aims and how the collected data will be used are available on @EdinburghNapier website
🔗https://t.co/MPEAOdfqr1

To learn more about the International Guidelines for People-centred Smart Cities, please check here 🔗https://t.co/QVIlNRNZTu

[Unity / Urban Innovation Policy Lab @ENU_Unitylab]

With @UNHABITAT we're launching a #Call4Input to collect exemplary cases and best practices that will inform the development of the International Guidelines for People-centred #SmartCities.

You have time until September 1st to submit your contribution⤵️
https://t.co/BjsMEIkeLK

[Paolo Gerli PhD @paogerli]

On Friday 14 I'm back to #Dundee for the final event of Oor Smart Ceeties, @ENU_Unitylab participatory workshops on the digital future of🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿cities. Everyone who wants to have a say on the #digitaltransformation of #Scottish communities is welcome to join 👇
https://t.co/1ASbTUaB1h

[Unity / Urban Innovation Policy Lab @ENU_Unitylab]

This week our @ENU_Unitylab team member @DrLucaMora travelled to #AbuDhabi to deliver a #Masterclass on #FutureCities. This masterclass offered public sector and industry leaders an introduction to our #GovernanceFramework for smart city projects - https://t.co/2CljSncneN.

[Paolo Gerli PhD @paogerli]

The final report of Mapping Inequalities in Smart Places is finally out!

As part of this project, funded by @BritishAcademy and Accademia dei Lincei, we explored how inequalities are dealt with in #SmartCities in🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 & 🇮🇹.

🇬🇧https://t.co/zJSGZLtOk2
🇮🇹 https://t.co/kIjYr5luGc

[Paolo Gerli PhD @paogerli]

New #OpenAccess publication in Technological Forecasting & Social Change (w/ @DrLucaMora @JMagefywz & @alesancino)

🔗https://t.co/T3my17LCyY

The paper identifies 5 types of interaction between #grassroots digital innovations (GDIs) and incumbents in the #smartcity regime (1/4)

[Unity / Urban Innovation Policy Lab @ENU_Unitylab]

This week, Clare McTigue represented us at the @EIT Urban Mobility Partners’ Day in Prague, Czechia. This was the first year that @EdinburghNapier were in attendance with over 250 partners from Europe’s leading companies, research, and education institutions.

#UrbanMobility

[Unity / Urban Innovation Policy Lab @ENU_Unitylab]

On Friday 15th we're visiting Dundee to share and shape ideas on the #digital future of the city with local residents, businesses, public and nonprofit organisations.

📅 March 15, 10-12.30
📍 Dundee Science Centre (@DundeeSciCentre)

Join us for free👇
https://t.co/MqxEuA3ztB

[Unity / Urban Innovation Policy Lab @ENU_Unitylab]

This week we're travelling across Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 for Oor Smart Ceeties, a series of free interactive workshops open to everyone interested in having a say on the #DigitalTransformation of #Scottish Cities.

Join us in #Dunfermline, #Perth or #Dundee to share your voice and ideas!📣

[Unity / Urban Innovation Policy Lab @ENU_Unitylab]

On Thursday 14 we're travelling to Perth to hear from local communities and businesses on how #Perth & #Kinross can make the most of #digitaltransformation and smart technologies!

📅 March 14, 10-12.30
📍 The Gallery (@PKAVScharity)

Join us for free👇
https://t.co/lYFyIEz0kg

[Unity / Urban Innovation Policy Lab @ENU_Unitylab]

Happy #IWD2024 from all of us at @ENU_Unitylab. We would like to take this opportunity to say a heartfelt thanks to all those who attended our ‘Women leading change in the digital economy’ event at @EdinburghNapier this week to celebrate female leaders in the digital tech sector.

[ENSA @napierstudents]

Register your place for "Women Leading Change in the Digital Economy" at the Rivers Suite, Craiglockhart on Monday 4 March (3-5pm). The event will showcase success stories of female leaders in the digital tech sector.
https://t.co/EsbqVplzoC
#EdNapier

[Unity / Urban Innovation Policy Lab @ENU_Unitylab]

@EdinburghNapier The event is free and open to everyone. Click here to register 👇

https://t.co/dgjX3NTyNz

[Unity / Urban Innovation Policy Lab @ENU_Unitylab]

🎉 Come celebrate #IWD2024 with @ENU_Unitylab and @EdinburghNapier! Join us this Monday, 4th March, at Craiglockhart Campus for our 'Women leading change in the digital economy' event.

Let's celebrate female leaders in tech! 💪

#WomenInTech #DigitalEconomy #Leadership