Civic networks in contemporary urbanism, the Italian and Yugoslav experiences

Abstract

The increasing development of information technologies redefines the urban culture. The appearance of civic networks represents one of the most interesting phenomena. They become one of the standard urban services. After discussing the most significant changes in urban life of 'information society', the definition of civic network is given, as well as the short overview of its development and analyze of its different functions. Some significant Italian civic networks are presented and compared with Yugoslav experiences in the same field. There are also comments on the conference (Ancona)and the round table (Belgrade)organized last summer with aim to explain the phenomena of civic networks. Finally, the CEUT - Centre for Urban Telematics is presented. The aim of this institution, based on Yugoslav-Italian project experiences, is research in the field of telematic application in urban development.

Gradske informacione mreže pojavljuju se poslednjih godina kao rezultat uticaja intenzivnog razvoja informacionih tehnologija na urbanu kulturu i postaju jedan od standardnih gradskih servisa. Nakon razmatranja uticaja ovih promena na život u gradu, data je definicija gradskih informacionih mreža, pregled razvoja ovih servisa u svetu i analiza njihove funkcije. U nastavku su prikazani najznačajniji italijanski rezultati u ovoj oblasti analizirana su jugoslovenska iskustva kao i zaključci dva naučna skupa (Ankona, Beograd)posvećena gradskim informacionim mrežama 1. Na kraju je predstavljen i CEUT - Centar za urbanu telematiku, institucija osnovana na bazi iskustava Jugoslovensko-italijanskog projekta, sa ciljem podrške istraživanjima u oblasti urbanog razvoja naše zemlje.