The Digital Civilizations Interviews

Adam Greenfield (Etats-Unis)

Digital designer

A. Greenfield is one of the world’s most influential and widely known information architects. He was in charge of the Digital Design Despartment at the legedary Razorfish in Tokyo. A writer, he has just published «Everyware,» a visionary work on ambient computing.

“Ubiquitous networks appear everywhere to be universal and neutral. But we have to remember that values are subjective, and dependent on communities, places, and cultures. Besides, an important element in the success of these ubiquitous systems is State participation and the construction of public-private partnerships to finance infrastructure. Having citizens involved in this global thought process is vital to creating a world where human need and possibility coincide.”

Ci’Num 2006