How can we use media to make better our public realm?

I am proud to be on the Advisory Board of the Smart Media Architecture, happening in two weeks in Dubai. This summit seeks to explore alternatives for media towards an artistic and cultural ideation of the city (rather than simply treated as a technological surface applied across the city afterward for advertising and commercial motives). The conference will investigate approaches for transforming Middle Eastern cities by examining how new urban developments might integrate urban digital media; urban informatics; location-based social media; and new sense of collectivism driven by interactive and participative citizens who are enabled and facilitated by large screens and sensor technology. See more at: https://www.smartmedia-architecture.com/speakers_advisory_board.php