Cities are increasingly influenced by novel and cosmopolitan values advanced by transna- tional technology providers and digital platforms. These values which are often visible in the advancement of the sharing economy and smart cities, may differ from the traditional pub- lic values protected by national and local laws and policies. This article contrasts the public values created by digital platforms in cities with the democratic and social national val- ues that the platform society is leaving behind. It innovates by showing how co-regulation can balance public values with platform values. In this article, we argue that despite the value-creation benefits produced by the digital platforms under analysis, public authorities should be aware of the risks of technocratic discourses and potential conflicts between plat- form and local values. In this context, we suggest a normative framework which enhances the need for a new kind of knowledge-service creation in the form of local public-interest technology. Moreover, our framework proposes a negotiated contractual system that seeks to balance platform values with public values in an attempt to address the digital enforce- ment problem driven by the functional sovereignty role of platforms.
The New City Regulators: Platform and Public Values in Smart and Sharing Cities / Fernandes Da Silva Ranchordas, Sofia Hina; Goanta, Catalina. - In: COMPUTER LAW & SECURITY REVIEW. - ISSN 2212-473X. - 36:(2020), pp. 1-15. [10.1016/j.clsr.2019.105375]
The New City Regulators: Platform and Public Values in Smart and Sharing Cities
Ranchordas, Sofia;
2020
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Cities are increasingly influenced by novel and cosmopolitan values advanced by transna- tional technology providers and digital platforms. These values which are often visible in the advancement of the sharing economy and smart cities, may differ from the traditional pub- lic values protected by national and local laws and policies. This article contrasts the public values created by digital platforms in cities with the democratic and social national val- ues that the platform society is leaving behind. It innovates by showing how co-regulation can balance public values with platform values. In this article, we argue that despite the value-creation benefits produced by the digital platforms under analysis, public authorities should be aware of the risks of technocratic discourses and potential conflicts between plat- form and local values. In this context, we suggest a normative framework which enhances the need for a new kind of knowledge-service creation in the form of local public-interest technology. Moreover, our framework proposes a negotiated contractual system that seeks to balance platform values with public values in an attempt to address the digital enforce- ment problem driven by the functional sovereignty role of platforms.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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