News and Research articles on Data protection by design

Volume 12, Issue 1

Do European smart city developers dream of GDPR-free countries? The pull of global megaprojects in the face of EU smart city compliance and localisation costs

Alina Wernick, University of Helsinki
Emeline Banzuzi, University of Helsinki
Alexander Mörelius-Wulff, University of Helsinki
PUBLISHED ON: 31 Mar 2023 DOI: 10.14763/2023.1.1698

European smart city technology development suffers from one-sided inputs and high compliance costs. Due to this developers may look into markets with lower standards for human rights compliance.

KEYWORDS: Smart cities, Human rights, Data protection by design, GDPR, Technology export