In our cities, municipalities are using computer vision and artificial intelligence (AI) to make public spaces more efficient and enhance residents’ quality of life. These technologies are often developed through tenders: a contract for future supplies, services or works that is published by the client, for example the government, so that companies and organisations can bid for the contract. Currently, government tenders focus mainly on cooperation with the market, residents are hardly involved in the process. By organising the tendering process differently, municipalities can better safeguard public values in innovative solutions for the city.
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As part of the Human Values for Smarter Cities project, Waag Futurelab visualised a procurement process with touchpoints at which municipalities can safeguard public values by involving citizens. The tendering process offers opportunities for constructive cooperation between government and civil society; a public-civil partnership.
This resulted in a timeline of the tender process with touchpoints, tools and best practices. For example, by asking residents to select the implementing party or to draw up requirements for the technology. You can access the timeline file via the button below.
