Philosophy of Digital Man and Digital Society - 2024
The Philosophy of the Digital City as an Expression of the Substance of Creativity and the Creativity of the Digital Individual
Directions for Implementing Foreign Experience in the Philosophy of Creative Cities
The new forms of interaction between the digital individual and digital society are intertwined with the philosophy of the creative urban space, which is connected by a triad:
- Creativity;
- Culture;
- Urban infrastructure.
Only by understanding the history, culture, and assets of a city can one assess its potential. Fostering the goals of sustainable development is one of the pressing challenges facing urban centers; to address this, it is essential to create economic conditions and a collective imagination among the city's inhabitants to uncover hidden resources, cultivate new ways of thinking and worldviews, integrate a culture of creativity, and generate diverse options and ideas.
Urban creativity necessitates the realization of purpose, designation, and ethical frameworks in order to become more resilient in fulfilling its mission. For this to occur, governance must be socially responsible to its citizens and adopt a human-centered worldview.
The dynamics of the current economic situation are characterized by material expansion, social fragmentation, and ecological considerations. Therefore, a special ethos of the city must be developed, filled with innovations, technologies, and creativity. The city should transform into a hub for transactions, the exchange of ideas, knowledge, services, and potentially creative opportunities, fostering a positive attitude towards diversity and serving as a laboratory for problem-solving that encourages a more open style of governance, where innovative ideas and projects can flourish.
Digitalization is a crucial aspect of the creative city, which actualizes all these ideas. The primary engine of the city lies in its ability to retain qualified, talented, and creative individuals—an investment in the future prosperity of the city, necessitating a rethinking of its habitus, attractiveness, and atmosphere.
A rich public life and effective transportation connectivity are vital factors for urban success. Consequently, creativity is viewed as a new currency or resource, a significant form of capital understood as potential and energy. By dreaming creatively, we unveil numerous new resources and opportunities, necessitating a critical mass of diverse activities. A creative city is a space that evolves, where not only "engineering culture" prevails but also digital, algorithmic, ecological, urban planning, and cultural planning cultures.
The aim of creative city programs is to render them human-centered, with corresponding rights and responsibilities, involving the utilization of human potential and future experimentation, which can lead to urban success.
This includes:
- Economic potential;
- Market prospects;
- Infrastructure;
- Human resources;
- Know-how;
- Quality of life;
- Logistics;
- Sites;
- Identity and image of the community;
- Business culture;
- Knowledge;
The urban potential must become a concept of gravitational force, connecting the assessment of infrastructural and social factors with economic, social, cultural, and ecological perspectives. This gravitational force considers the city both externally and internally through the lens of perception and computational factors.
Today, rankings have become instruments of competition (e.g., Singapore).
Regarding the measurement of creativity, various types exist:
- Measurement of individual creativity;
- Measurement of organizational creativity;
- Measurement of creativity in cities and regions;
- Measurement of ecosystem creativity.
Creative thinking has been defined as a phenomenon opposite to instrumental rationality, emphasizing the synthetic and holistic nature of creativity, which fosters the construction of a creative environment within the city. Culture and creativity are viewed as resources for the identity and economy of the creative city.
The goal of the creative city program is human-centeredness, creativity, and artistic expression as the primary manifestation of the essence of the creative city.
The principle of creativity and artistry unifies all progressive ideas, defines prospects, highlights a profound understanding of cultural dynamics and drivers, and transforms the city's identity and the paths it takes in shaping its environment. In this context, the idea of public creativity is critically important, denoting the capacity to generate all ideas for the organization of life within the city, utilizing opportunities to reformat the image and lifestyle, reevaluate values, and determine the mindset of the city's inhabitants.
The Philosophy of the Digital City as an Expression of the Substance of Creativity and the Creativity of the Digital Human
The primary goal of creativity is to forge an urban space wherein anthropological, psychological, technological, and economic knowledge intertwine. Creativity must emerge as a flexible, multifaceted resource that influences the culture of the city, which will subsequently transform into innovation. To achieve this, one must employ design, management, and digitalization, all of which can reshape urban space.
The cultural resources of a city serve as its raw materials, encompassing its values and cultural settings, which fall under the concept of "urban cultural planning." However, the city must also cultivate a creative economy that includes ideas such as the city of science, the city of innovation, the green city, the smart city, and the city of culture.
The development of creativity and creative professions has led cities to become centers for the latest sectors and workshops for artists who unveil beauty, particularly within vast and multifunctional spaces, effectively addressing the design of a dynamic environment. Frequently, these expansive venues accommodate theatrical stages and galleries, attracting café and restaurant owners and becoming alluring for broader business ventures.
As a result of such creativity and ingenuity, buildings evolve into creative microcosms. The creative economy simultaneously generates innovations and transactions within the city, specifically:
- Copyright industries—advertising, software development, photography, film;
- Patent industries, a sector trading in patents—pharmaceuticals, electrical engineering, information technology, engineering, industrial and graphic design;
- Branding sectors that develop creative enterprises rooted in brand protection;
- Brand industries, which encompass a wide array of creative enterprises focused on individuality in design.
The Development of Algorithmic Thinking and Personality Culture as Factors Enhancing Human Capital in the Context of Smart Education
We strive to elucidate new terms that are foundational and innovative. The term "algorithm" refers to a finite sequence of steps utilized to address urban problems. Originating from the name of the Persian mathematician Al-Khwarizmi, who authored an 11th-century book on mathematical calculations, the concept extends beyond mathematics. In contemporary computer science, this terminology is employed to cultivate algorithmic thinking and culture as a means of solving problems across all facets of life.
Algorithmic thinking embodies a cognitive process focused on a composite of ideas, principles, and patterns of behavior comprising numerous interconnected parts, derived from algorithms and their technologies that explore the functioning of smart cities. This field can be investigated through algorithms determined by information and computer technologies employed for the digital reproduction of systems.
Algorithmic culture represents a constellation of ideas, principles, and concepts aimed at exploring fundamental issues within the digital world, as well as addressing everyday problems, which form the bedrock of many established data extraction algorithms.
These represent general principles of analytical and systemic thinking utilizing the data necessary for optimal problem resolution. The study of the internal workings of computers can illuminate how to think, which decisions to make, what to believe, and how to behave. This demands an understanding of cognitive, computer, and behavioral sciences, which unfold between human cognition and computation, aiming for predictable outcomes and the identification of algorithms in addressing human dilemmas.
Smart machines (computers, ICT, algorithmic culture) bear risks and dangers that can be mitigated through human adaptation to a globalizing reality, alongside the prevention and neutralization of the adverse effects of information and communication technologies on individuals and society. This requires the establishment of an educational paradigm prioritizing innovative values.
Humans cannot renounce ICT; thus, they must today recognize new trends in breakthrough technologies and new opportunities that fundamentally alter the world. Humans will continue to hold an advantage over digital technology; hence, tools should be developed that empower individuals to stand out and thrive within an innovative society, preventing them from lagging in technological advancements.
New forms of interaction between humans and machines form the foundation for cultivating human and social capital, shaping its essence and identity, and fostering uniqueness as a pivotal driver of the innovative information society. To tackle pressing issues—such as cancer, genocide, coronavirus, poverty, abuse, inequality in resource distribution, and climate change—there is a need for the engagement of smart machines (computers, ICT) alongside the utilization of human and social capital.
Creativity, emotionality, humanism, and anthropocentrism are characteristics that indicate a considerable and resilient human advantage over digital labor. Computers and robots currently struggle to operate beyond their programming; thus, they remain comparatively weak, even as they become increasingly potent in various cognitive tasks. Despite the potential negative aspects of scientific and technological advancements, humans, by their very nature, can never entirely renounce digital technology, which must be placed at their service.
Thus, we have illustrated the conditions for the formation of the "creative class" as the principal concept of the smart city within the innovative information society. It has been demonstrated that the creative individual reflects the vast array of historical and cultural traditions and innovations, as well as the worldview-cultural paradigms that participate in the active processes of existential creation in relation to human sociocultural activity. The philosophy of the digital city, as an expression of the substance of creativity and the creativity of the digital human, encompasses human and social capital, which can develop in the presence of creative digital breakthrough technologies.