https://youtu.be/TyeAezG7tqk

This the FULL PRESENTATION to a group in Newcastle, Australia about the transition to the Impact Economy and how the city's Smart City Plan is integral to it. Smart cities collect the data that makes the Impact Economy viable - ubiquitous surveillance provides "proof of impact," which is used in determining the Return on Investment for impact investors. Smart city technologies also deliver nudges - or automated signals - designed to change behavior in ways that support the impact agenda, which coincides with the UN SDGs. In the simplest terms, Smart Cities are for social credit scoring and geofencing. I discuss the role that Anchor Institutions and Collective Impact strategies have had in advancing the 4IR Smart City agenda quietly and without genuine public oversight.

Many thanks to @katemason5634 for setting up this meeting. Her video on the real-life consequences of Australia's social policy responses to the events of the past 2 years is excellent to share with those who are still wrestling with the true nature of the new normal. Here is the link to her talk: https://youtu.be/En-OzwJohu4