Features Overview

City Science Lab - Program Overview

Discover how technology and innovation is transforming urban development with data-driven approaches and digital solutions.

Close collaboration with urban stakeholders to develop solutions including:

• DIPAS, a digital participation system with over 115 projects and 35,000 contributions in Hamburg

• CoSI (Cockpit for Social Infrastructure)

Charlotte, NC

“People are what make a city smart. Technology helps collect, store and process information. It can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of processes, operations, and policies, benefitting the community. In this document are five tactics for the best of collaborative engagement to shape public-facing tech investments. Resulting technologies are more innovative, sustainable and contribute to improved trust and stronger communities.”

Comaps - Hamburg, Germany

Developed in partnership between the City of Hamburg and the research project at the City Science Lab of HafenCity University Hamburg. The team is expanding the application available to generate social added value through the creation of a central, neutral, data-based decision-making basis that is at the same time transparent and comprehensible. Sustainability, user orientation and the common good (Sustainable Development Goals )of the United Nations are at the center of this work.

TABLES OF CONNECTION

The City of Orlando installed two “Tables of Connection” to offer Wi-Fi and device recharging areas that are shaded, powered by solar panels, and storm safe. Learn more here.

UCLA Center for Community engagement

The Center for Community Engagement creates opportunities for UCLA faculty, students, and staff to collaborate with community partners to build an equitable and just society through community-engaged research and teaching and community programs.