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SUMMARY:Smart cities: what are they and who benefits?
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DESCRIPTION:Join Policy@Manchester for our monthly GM Policy Hub seminar 
 series. Each month\, we will focus on a different regional policy agenda
 \, with a University of Manchester academic presenting their research on
  the topic\, followed by an audience Q&A. \n\nIn March 2023\, we will fo
 cus on exploring smart and sustainable cities.\n\nThe ‘smart’ city seems
  to be everywhere today. Every town and city wants to be smart\; after a
 ll\, if you aren’t smart\, what are you? But the idea of the smart city 
 is not new. We can go back to the 1920s and 30s to see how planners\, ar
 chitects and engineers were thinking about the future of cities and how 
 they would be super-advanced\, cybernetically controlled entities. \n\nB
 ut what exactly is the smart city? Who benefits and do some communities 
 lose out? As Greater Manchester aims to become a leading digital city-re
 gion in Europe\, how can planners across the city-region ensure that thi
 s transformation is equally distributed? And does a place always have to
  be digital to be smart? This seminar will explore some of these issues 
 and highlight practical suggestions for local authorities to take.\n\nTo
  register\, or for any queries\, please email policy@manchester.ac.uk wi
 th your name\, job title\, organisation\, and any dietary or access requ
 irements\n\n\nWhen: Wednesday 29 March\, 1:00-2:30pm\, with registration
  and light lunch from 12:30pm\n\n\nSchedule:\n\n12.30: Registration and 
 light lunch\n\n13.00: Presentation by our speakers followed by Q&A\n\n14
 .00: Networking\n\n14.30: Close\n\n\nWhere: The University of Manchester
 \, Oxford Road – specific room provided upon registration\, please email
  policy@manchester.ac.uk with your name\, job title\, organisation\, and
  any dietary or access requirements\n
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LOCATION:Provided upon registration - please email policy@manchester.ac.u
 k with your name\, job title\, organisation\, and any dietary or access 
 requirements.
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