The Techno-Politics of Data and Smart Devolution in Cities-Regions

The Techno-Politics of Data and Smart Devolution in Cities-Regions: Comparing Glasgow, Bristol, Barcelona, and Bilbao

It has been explored the substantial effect that the critical understanding and techno-political consideration of data are having in some smart city strategies. Particularly, it has been presented some results of a comparative study of four cases of smart city transitions: Glasgow, Bristol, Barcelona, and Bilbao. Likewise, considering how relevant the city-regional path-dependency is in each territorial context, it will elucidate the notion of smart devolution as a key governance component that is enabling some cities to formulate their own smart city-regional governance policies and implement them by considering the role of the smart citizens as decision makers rather than mere data providers. It has been concluded by identifying an implicit strategy for each case based on the techno-politics of data and smart devolution.

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