The Cloud is a Place in Brooklyn (Open Data Week)

Presenter: Zoe Voss Lee (MIT)

In this speculative design workshop, we ask: What if our data infrastructure lived in our neighborhood parks, schools, or community gardens? What if a data center didn’t just store files, but also used its excess heat to warm a public pool in the winter? What if your neighborhood’s digital history was stored in a “Community Memory Bank” that you helped manage? What if data infrastructure was owned by communities and served community needs?

Bio: Zoe Voss Lee is an urbanist building tools that shift power toward communities by collectivizing efforts for environmental and economic justice. Currently seeking conversations with people building community power through decentralized energy and data infrastructure in New York City!