Bits, Bots & Biomarkers

Joshua Sortino Unsplash Dr. Diana Bowman recently published an article in The  Smart City Association Italy, discussing the digitalizations of cities and the future of innovation beyond COVID-19. Bowman published the article alongside Bas Boorsma, professor of practice, Thunderbird School of Global Management and Dr. Sanjeev Khagram, Foundation Professor of Global Leadership, Director-General and Dean, Thunderbird School of Global Management Arizona State University.  “Digitalization has helped us address COVID-19 systematically. If the pandemic had struck in the year 2000, the collective global response would have been months, if not years, slower, amplifying the virus’s grim consequences.” Digitalization and the technological advances helped address COVID-19 through global collaboration and communication, but in return COVID-19 also forced digitalization and urban innovation to accelerate. The article points out the communities that were prepared for the pandemic, also saw digitalization agendas and digital innovations propel them further.  The rapid development of this technology raises

Author: Claire Chandler  The definition of Smart Cities and what it means to be a Smart City or region has shifted after the COVID-19 pandemic as many problems have come to surface that need to be addressed in order for a city to improve the quality of life and safety for its citizens. Last month, Dr. Diana Bowman talked with other industry professionals on two panels, to discuss how the pandemic has changed the way cities and regions should use technology to help its citizens.In a panel discussion for “La Movilidad Urbana del Futuro,” an event held by the Convergence Lab and the Instituto Mexicano para la Competividad, Bowman discussed her thoughts on Smart Cities after the pandemic.  “To me, when I think about a smart city,” Bowman said, “it is about how we improve quality of life for the citizens of that city and people who spend time in