Beyond Tech-The True Meaning of a Smart City | Paula Kwan | TEDxDonMills | Paula Kwan | TEDxDonMills

There’s a problem with this idea of smart cities as simply a world of cool gadgets and shiny technologies. Smart cities are about designing the advancements of a community’s experience that include elements of culture, music, art, and language alongside technology. Paula is the Director of Civic Innovation at the City of Toronto with grant funding from Bloomberg Philanthropies. Prior to her role in public service, Paula’s experience provided her with a front row seat to innovation in Toronto and Silicon Valley with a number of successful startups in the software industry. Now, at the intersection of civic innovation and public service, and a global dialogue on Smart Cities, her talk will bring a different perspective to this topic of growing importance in designing tomorrow. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@1693Storm]

We'll that's 10 minutes I'll never get back!

[@carloslemos6919]

No wonder this woman went to work with governments ...

[@Zeta-qz6ci]

If there us any ted talk that encapsulates the silicon valley bubble almost religious way of thinking than this had to be it. Talking about technology that connects people to people, the obvious need to have a reference from Africa to illustrate a point and of course the constant need to say "we are designing for people" like this is something new in any way? There is also a need to always point out the need for diversity but in which way is that even being achieved? It cant be diversity in thinking as all videos that come out from silicon valley sound like they come from one company... so much fluffy language in one video...

[@younismohammad7313]

i wish she would talk about real smart cities that are being built in Toronto or anywhere else.... like why is she talking about wakanda

[@grantemery2140]

What a disappointing TEDx talk. Just common sense phrases with no real results. Wish she had talked about actual innovation instead of just reciting platitudes.

[@riccardofalletta7685]

We are actually building around 150 cities worldwide from scratch...

[@susantroupe9341]

Just what we don’t need…more development

[@bahayesilyurt9433]

"technology is here to serve us, not the other way around." 3 minutes later: "here is a project that aims to teach underprivileged kids how to code" yeah, those kids better learn how to pump out mediocre computer programs while getting paid peanuts.

[@harrylee8954]

If technology does not serve for people, why do we develop technology? I think there's nothing wrong with the video because it is all common sense...

[@ahmedomar6388]

The main idea is Technology is everywhere but the main issue is how to use technology to serve ur needs so the first step coming from citizen needs not technology capabilities cuz some technology not fit or integrated with ur needs at this case we are going to serve technology not serve business needs.

[@earth.scapes]

WE dont develop it. Corporations develop it and that difference will be the key to your answer.

[@kellysweeting1376]

Lol, showing ignorance.... Jetsons came out in 1962! Not 80s, lol

[@hangkaiqian8067]

wakanda hahahahahahaha...... Is that even an evidence?