In this paper, the policies, projects, and promises of “smart” initiatives at the City of Toronto are evaluated, as they manifest through a technological convergence between local government services and an increased focus on citizen services through data‐driven mediums. Through direct participant observation and formal interviews, a robust understanding of the internal institutional dynamics, the perspectives citizens in the “smart city,” and the operational disconnects in governance, policy, and practice has been gained. Our case study on the City of Toronto provides an account of how and from where these smart motivations for increasing a data‐driven engagement with the public have arisen over the past several years. In doing so, we identify key characteristics that both enable and hinder the existing smart city in the forms of access to open data, the use of increased computational methods, and the engagement of public services through digital space as requirements for the future of participatory governance. We argue that instituting appropriate policies and engaging citizens to co‐design and participate in the planning processes are essential to ensuring an inclusive, modern, and open smart city.

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机器剧​​院：在智能城市多伦多的自动机马戏团和数字面包

在本文中，对多伦多市“智能”计划的政策，项目和承诺进行了评估，因为它们通过地方政府服务之间的技术融合以及通过数据驱动的媒体对公民服务的日益关注而得以体现。通过直接的参与者观察和正式访谈，人们对内部机构动态，“智慧城市”中的公民的观点以及治理，政策和实践中的操作脱节有了深刻的理解。我们对多伦多市的案例研究说明了过去几年来如何以及从何处产生了这些以数据为主导的，与公众互动的明智动机。在这样做，我们以开放数据的访问，增加的计算方法的使用以及通过数字空间参与公共服务的形式，确定了既可以启用也可以阻止现有智能城市的关键特征，这是未来参与式治理的要求。我们认为，制定适当的政策并让公民参与共同设计和参与规划过程对于确保包容，现代化和开放的智慧城市至关重要。