Smart Cities: How Technocrats Use Government As Propaganda Machine

Like 1984’s Ministry of Truth, Technocrats use the government propaganda machine to redefine their goals into customer benefits, for instance, “Smart technology should be seen as a means to an end to deliver outcomes, rather than an end in itself.”  ⁃ TN EditorScepticism of smart technology and confusion around what ‘smart city’ means risks alienating the public and hampering progress, a parliamentary group has warned.
Beyond improving messaging and bette