IGF 2019 WS #182 Data Governance for Smarter City Mobility

Information

Session

Theme:

Subtheme(s):

Data driven economy
Data privacy & protection
Innovation

Organizer 1: Alina Wernick, Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society
Organizer 2: Christopher Olk, Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society
Organizer 3: Max von Grafenstein, Einstein Center Digital Future
Organizer 4: Matthias Peitz, Hertie School of Governance

Speaker 1: Nigel Zhuwaki, Technical Community, African Group
Speaker 2: Eun Chang Choi, Civil Society, Asia-Pacific Group
Speaker 3: Dörte Schramm, Private Sector, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)

Additional Speakers:

Speaker 4: Kamalanetra A. C. Hung, Private Sector, Activist, Pineapple Laboratories

Policy Question(s):

How should data in Smart Cities be governed to foster the creation and delivery of effective, innovative and sustainable mobility and transportation services for citizens, while respecting their right to data protection and privacy as well as other fundamental rights?
How can data be (re-)used in a manner that enables the delivery of various public and private smart mobility services, innovation and fair competition in the sector?
How can the data be governed in a manner that is consistent with the Sustainable Development Goals? In particular, relevant goals are the promotion of development and innovation, the reduction of inequality as well as environmental sustainability.

Problem Statement

The UN Sustainable Development Goal 11 calls for making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable, the UN United Smart Cities initiative advocates for public policy to encourage the use of ICTs to facilitate and ease the transition to smart sustainable cities and the United Nations World Cities Report (2016) calls for new forms of collaboration and cooperation and governance for smart and sustainable cities.

This happens while two global trends stress the importance of appropriate Data Governance in this context:

First, the globally increasing urbanization and consequent challenges for urban mobility, such as the need to control traffic congestion for accessibility of the community to essential services and for the economy of cities to thrive. Reducing car emissions is both a part of climate action and a prerequisite for public health. In 2016, 91 per cent of the urban population worldwide were breathing air that did not meet the World Health Organization air quality guidelines value.
Second, the integration of Internet-of-Things technology into urban infrastructures, which inevitably collect data also on citizens, as well as that of increasingly connected cars, and general digitalization and datafication of the automotive industry and the entire mobility sector.

In the best case-scenario, data-driven public and private mobility services would harness the novel technologies in a sustainable manner. The fulfillment of this objective is conditional on the employment of appropriate data governance models. Data governance models for connected mobility in Smart Cities should foster the effective and innovation inducing reuse of data, while respecting the human rights of data subjects and citizens. Ideally, the data governance models should be transferable and modifiable across different cities.

Format:

Break-out Group Discussions - Round Tables - 90 Min

The workshop will begin with a brief introduction of the workshop goal and format as well as the challenges and possible solutions of data Governance in connection to mobility in Smart Cities that we have identified in our working group’s current research. It will be followed by three to four impulse presentations on the core challenges of data governance in Smart Cities (see speakers list above).

The round table discussions will follow the Purpose to Practice - workshop format, where the stakeholders initially shape together all the elements that will determine the success of their initiative and hence a shared purpose. All additional elements—principles, participants, structure, and practices—are designed to help achieve the purpose.

Finally, each of the round table groups presents the results of their discussion, e.g. identified conflicts of interests in data (sharing) in the context of Smart City Mobility, possible data governance solutions as well as recommendations for the relevant actors in this field (esp. urban planners, municipal administrations, civic initiatives, technology providers).

Onsite Moderator:

Alina Wernick, Civil Society, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)

Online Moderator:

Matthias Peitz, Private Sector, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)

Rapporteur:

Christopher Olk, Civil Society, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)

Discussion Facilitation:

For each of the four onsite groups as well as the online participation group, moderators with experience in discussion facilitation will be identified in advance by the organizers. The participants are invited to assemble freely around the moderators and the sub-topics they represent. Should highly unequal group sizes emerge, some participants may be asked to voluntarily switch to another group. The primary responsibility of the moderators is to ensure a productive and fair discussion, with a focus on ensuring freedom from barriers, and promoting equal participation of all discussants. In addition, the groups should each elect one rapporteur is responsible for the presentation the results of the group discussion in conclusion of the session. The groups may also choose to have more than one rapporteur or moderator.

Online Participation:

In order to make the onsite discussions available to participants who are unable to physically attend, we are planning to use the video conferencing tool provided by IGF to broadcast the impulse presentation as well as enable participation in the breakout discussions. Our online moderator will be responsible to coordinate the online and onsite interactions, and facilitate online participation in the discussions.

SDGs:

GOAL 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
GOAL 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Reference Document

Agenda:

Introduction 15 min

Introduction of the workshop goal and format, as well our working group’s research on data governance in connection to Smart City mobility.
Impulse presentations of the core challenges of data governance in Smart Cities

Round table 70 min

4 Round table break-out discussions on:

Data protection and privacy
Political accountability and transparency
Human Rights and Inclusion
Innovation, Competition and Incentives
Technical Infrastructure and Interoperability

Closing Remarks 5 min

We connect the outcomes of the round tables for a holistic outlook on data governance solutions in the context of Smart City mobility.

Report

1. Key Policy Questions and Expectations:

How should data in Smart Cities be governed to foster the creation and delivery of effective, innovative and sustainable mobility and transportation services for citizens, while respecting their right to data protection and privacy as well as other fundamental rights?
How can data be (re-)used in a manner that enables the delivery of various public and private smart mobility services, innovation and fair competition in the sector?
How can the data be governed in a manner that is consistent with the Sustainable Development Goals? In particular, relevant goals are the promotion of development and innovation, the reduction of inequality as well as environmental sustainability.