DisseminationEvent
International Seminar
IGI International Seminar (SIP-NTNU Series 1) “City Making and Diversity: Entanglements in Doing Democracy with Digital Participatory Platforms” (July 17, 2024)
City making and diversity: entanglements in doing democracy with digital participatory platforms
The global outbreak of COVID-19 has accelerated the convergence of cyberspace and physical space. Nowadays, digital platforms are not just virtual spaces that differ from reality but are also tools for more effective communication in the real world, a place where anyone, regardless of age, gender, or background, can participate. How do digital platforms, which are expected to be democratic and diverse, work in contemporary city planning and community building?
In this seminar, Leika Aruga (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) will present her research findings in Norway and Japan. The discussion will move on to how we can achieve well-being through the transition to Society 5.0, which our SIP project (building platforms for learning and working in the post-COVID-19 era) aims to achieve.
セミナー詳細
| Date | Wednesday, July 17, 2024, 9:30-10:30 (in Japan) |
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| Venue | Online (Zoom meeting) |
| Speaker | Leika Aruga |
| Audience | Open to the Public |
| Organizer | Institute for Gendered Innovations SIP Project “Research on Learning and Working Practices for D&I Society” |
| Inquiry | SIP Project Office ocha-sip3@ cc.ocha.ac.jp |
Abstract
City making and diversity: entanglements in doing democracy with digital participatory platforms
Will digital transformation in city planning and development contribute to diverse and meaningful citizen participation? The digital participatory platform Decidim originating from Spain’s social movement was developed with intentions to meet such ambitions. Through the case study on Norway’s initiative to use Decidim for urban regeneration efforts, the speaker questions how digital technology entangles with society and culture and influences participatory processes. Decidim is not only used in Europe but also in Japan, particularly for ‘machizukuri’ (neighborhood making). Preliminary insights into Japan’s use of Decidim will also be shared with a focus on its entanglements with sociocultural aspects.
Speaker
Leika Aruga is a PhD candidate at the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies of Culture, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). She belongs to the Center for Gender Research as well as the Center for Technology and Society. As part of her PhD project, she explores diversity and the use of digital participatory platforms in city planning and development as a member of an interdisciplinary project Sustainable digital transformations (SustainDiT). She is a recipient of the mobility grant offered by Teaching Gender Equality and Diversity in Norway and Japan (UTFORSK) funded by the Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills.