ABOUT THE THEMATIC SHAFTS

The submitted papers should be identified with the following macro study axes:

AXIS 1 - INTERNET OF THINGS AND BIG DATA

Big data; Internet of things; Algorithms; Industry 4.0 and digital manufacturing, fintechs; Architecture for smart cities based on internet of things and big data; Environments that promote innovation.

AXIS 2 – GOVERNANCE IN DIGITAL SOCIETY

Metropolitan governance; Open government; Management and participation; Impact of technology on cities planning.

AXIS 3 – TECHNOLOGY IN SMART CITIES

Technology in water and sewage, in solid waste, public lighting and urban mobility; electromobility; sustainable energy; public transportation; digitalization of the economy.                                                  

AXIS 4 – ECONOMY IN SMART CITIES

Circular economy; creative economy; Economics of culture; Heritage Education; Solidary and creative economy and the Cooperativism; Startups; Trends and Opportunities for Digital Entrepreneurs; Tourism; Smart cities financing.

AXIS 5 – HUMAN AND DEMOCRATIC CITIES

Promotion of public policies in a world of great data; Right to landscape/belonging in technological cities; Human Rights, ethics, city and technology; Democracy and Responsability in Technological societies; design of inclusive, sustainable and democratic cities; Urban projects with an emphasis on cultural heritage.

AXIS 6 – DATA PROTECTION

Law of data protection; Open data; Right to privacy and individuality in the digital age; leakage of data and its impacts.

AXIS 7 – EXISTING MODELS AND CHALLENGES

Case study in smart cities.