Publication Type
Journal Article
Book Title/Conference/Journal
SMU ASEAN Perspectives
Year
3-2022
Abstract
This short paper is a reflection following our presentation made at the ASEAN Law Research Network’s conference on Sustainable Development and Commerce in ASEAN Cities. We had wanted to introduce our thinking, given the strong interest in developing smart cities in the region. We want to emphasise the importance of multidisciplinary approaches in the sustainable development of cities, particularly the voice of social scientists which tends to get left out in discussions over technology. In the race towards “smart” urbanisation, there is a real risk that history and culture – things that give a city “life” – could get decimated if digital transformations are not grounded in the community. We are very conscious that coming from Singapore, a well-to-do country and arguably already a successful smart city, our views could be dismissed by our neighbours as superfluous or, worse, hypocritical. We stress that we are not at cross purposes with the growth imperatives of developing nations. Our story is that of a return to the community which we think resonates beyond development.
Disciplines
Asian Studies | Commercial Law
Subject(s)
Basic or Discovery Scholarship
Publisher
Centre for Commercial Law in Asia
Version
publishedVersion
Language
eng
Copyright Holder
Singapore Management University
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Format
application/PDF
Citation
FINDLAY, Mark and ONG, Li Min.
Reflection on wise cities and AI in community: Sustainable life spaces and kampung storytelling. (2022). SMU ASEAN Perspectives. 1, 1-4.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/ccla/2
Additional URL
https://ccla.smu.edu.sg/research/asean-law/smu-asean-perspectives