Dr. Ulrich Graute FAcSS
Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences
Policy analyst, governance expert, advisor, team leader and mentor


Some of my Activities this Fall related to Urban Development, Governance and Human Compatible AI


* SMART CITY EXPO WORLD CONGRESS, SPEAKER AND MEMBER OF THE EXPERT EVALUATION COMMITTEE,

3 -5 November 2026 in Barcelona, Spain


* WROCŁAW UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, SPEAKER AND MEMBER OF THE SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE of  the Conference 'CENTRALITY IN THE AGE OF DISPERSION‘, 16-17 September 2026 in Wroclaw, Poland


* CITIES ALLIANCE, INDEPENDENT TECHNICAL ASSESSOR AND EVALUATOR

(since 2015 and now extended until 09/2027)


* INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION, MEMBER of the ITU Focus Group on AI for Smart Sustainable Cities and Communities (FG-AI4SSC)


* INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR SAFE AND ETHICAL AI,

San Diego, California, USA, MEMBER


* VDBIO - ASSOCIATION OF GERMAN INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVANTS,

Mentor at the VDBIO Mentoring Programme



COMING SOON!

Routledge now officially announced for Fall 2026 the 1st Edition of the book

City Economies in the Global South Growth, Inclusion and Sustainability

Edited By Tathagata Chatterji, Souvanic Roy, Marco Kamiya


ISBN 9781041048633

328 Pages 90 B/W Illustrations

September 28, 2026   by Routledge


This book presents a comprehensive overview of urban economic development in the Global South, a region experiencing rapid urbanisation. It brings together perspectives from public administration, urban planning, economics, geography, and social work to present an interdisciplinary social science approach to urban economic development. Drawing on empirical evidence, case studies, 


In my own contribution to the book I will discuss Artificial Intelligence (AI): urban and territorial development and the possible impact on the employment sector 


For the announcement of the book please visit aalso the website of Routledge

https://www.routledge.com/City-Economies-in-the-Global-South-Growth-Inclusion-and-Sustainability/Chatterji-Roy-Kamiya/p/book/9781041040729


As General Rapporteur and together with Dr Nadine Bitar, Ulrich was responsible for content of the ISOCARP’s 61st World Congress of City and Regional Planners in December 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Ulrich is Fellow of the Academy of Social Science (UK), member of the International Association for Safe and Ethical AI (IASEAI), the Expert Evaluation Committee for the Smart City Expo World Congress and of the VDBIO - German Association of Employees in International Organizations.



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