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Reporting back on the Trust and the Smart City Survey
Reporting back on the Trust and the Smart City Survey
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The first impact café “Reporting back on the Trust and the Smart City Survey” was held on 23 September 2021, at the Faculty of Social Science, HKBU, co-organized by the Department of Government and International Studies, and the Comparative Governance and Policy Research Centre. It was the first impact café of the project “Trust and the Smart City”, funded by the Faculty of Social Science, HKBU, as part of its Faculty Niche Research Area Programme (RC-FNRA-19/20-SOSC1). The event was successfully organized as the kickstart of the second phase of the project.
The main theme of this impact café was to report back on results of the Trust and the Smart City Survey, which was conducted by Hong Kong Public Opinion Research institute (PORI) from March to April 2021. This event was divided into three sessions. The first presentation as well as the welcome speech was delivered by Prof. Alistair Cole, the Head of the Department of Government and International Studies, and the principal investigator of this project. He intensively interpreted the aims and the progress of this project, and further emphasized and explained the linked phenomena of trust and the smart city development. In addition of a brief opening, Prof. Cole has also concluded several symbolic findings and observations from the survey as the introduction of the upcoming two presentations.
Dr. Darren Cheung Man Wai, the post-doctoral research fellow from the Asian Energy Studies Centre and the Department of Geography, gave the second presentation. Being an expert of statistical analysis, Dr. Cheung has illustrated the remarkable findings of trust in relation to policies implementation, and the supportiveness of Hong Kong citizens. He especially demonstrated the trust of the citizens in the smart city technologies, such as the smart IDs, smart lampposts, and “LeaveHomeSafe” app, and the trust in the institutions providing smart city services, such as the Legislative Council, District Council, and the private sectors. His preliminary conclusion successfully brought out the subsequent presentation.
The final presentation was delivered by Mr. Calvin Lai Ming Tsun, the Senior Research Assistant of the Department of Government and International Studies. He brought us the analysis of the survey from the innovative angle of international comparison, and the interrelationship between the local pride, supportiveness, and Hong Kong’s smart city image with public trust. In the end, he underlined the importance of trust to enable citizens embracing the urban technologies, and therefore to facilitate smart city development.
Following the three comprehensive presentations, a fruitful and inspiring discussion was ignited by Dr. Kenneth Chan K. L. and Dr. Emilie Tran. Topics including the political inclination of citizens, the nature of technologies and the paradox of data management with privacy were covered. Prof. Cole has also announced the forthcoming plans and directions of the project.
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