Is Brussels a smart city for culture? It wants to be. Brussels Secretary of State for Digitalization believes that artists and cultural industries have their role to play in the evolution towards a smart city. The new vision for culture was presented at the Smart City for Culture conference on June 13.
One of the important topics in being a smart city for culture is digitalization. According to Brussels Secretary of State for Digitalization Bianca Debaets, digitalization happens bottom-up. She thinks that artists and other makers have to take initiative and use digitalization to reach new audiences, like the young millenials that are very digital-minded.
Looking at consumers and learning from them, goes further than knowing how to approach them. In society many new ideas arise. Being open minded towards digitalization for smart cities and smart cultural systems, is key to be valuable to consumers.
Download: Pour une nouvelle vision de la culture – Publication (French) in La Belgique, June 15.