<s>
Unlimited	B-Application
Cities	I-Application
(	O
in	O
French	O
Villes	O
sans	O
limites	O
)	O
are	O
methods	O
and	O
apps	O
to	O
facilitate	O
the	O
civil	O
society	O
involvement	O
in	O
urban	O
transformations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlimited	B-Application
Cities	I-Application
DIY	O
is	O
an	O
Open	B-License
Source	I-License
upgrade	O
of	O
the	O
application	O
linked	O
with	O
the	O
New	O
Urban	O
Agenda	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
Nations	O
"	O
Habitat	O
III	O
"	O
Conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
apps	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
on	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
(	O
tablets	O
and	O
smartphones	O
)	O
for	O
people	O
to	O
express	O
their	O
views	O
on	O
the	O
evolution	O
of	O
a	O
neighbourhood	O
before	O
future	O
developments	O
are	O
outlined	O
by	O
professionals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
the	O
Unlimited	B-Application
Cities	I-Application
method	O
gives	O
the	O
civil	O
society	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
act	O
and	O
co-construct	O
with	O
professional	O
urban	O
developers	O
without	O
being	O
subject	O
to	O
solutions	O
predetermined	O
by	O
experts	O
and	O
public	O
authorities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
3-year	O
program	O
(	O
from	O
early	O
2010	O
to	O
late	O
2012	O
)	O
was	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
"	O
Unlimited	B-Application
Cities	I-Application
"	O
,	O
apps	O
and	O
required	O
an	O
800	O
000	O
€	O
budget	O
that	O
was	O
half	O
funded	O
by	O
European	O
Regional	O
Development	O
Fund	O
(	O
ERDF	O
)	O
subsidies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2011	O
a	O
beta	O
version	O
of	O
Unlimited	B-Application
Cities	I-Application
PRO	O
is	O
presented	O
in	O
Paris	O
in	O
the	O
Futur	O
en	O
Seine	O
Festival	O
with	O
real	O
world	O
tests	O
with	O
visitors	O
,	O
then	O
shown	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
in	O
November	O
and	O
in	O
Rio	O
de	O
Janeiro	O
in	O
December	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
cities	O
to	O
use	O
Unlimited	B-Application
Cities	I-Application
PRO	O
call	O
the	O
attention	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
mediators’	O
ability	O
to	O
query	O
people	O
in	O
the	O
street	O
,	O
often	O
off	O
guard	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
appealing	O
playful	O
tablet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Are	O
the	O
Open-Source	B-License
dimension	O
of	O
the	O
collected	O
data	O
and	O
its	O
accessibility	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
involved	O
in	O
building	O
trust	O
between	O
experts	O
and	O
non-experts	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2013	O
the	O
Civic-Tech	O
UFO	O
presented	O
at	O
the	O
festival	O
Futur	O
en	O
Seine	O
the	O
Unlimited	B-Application
Cities	I-Application
DIY	O
prototype	O
:	O
an	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
,	O
free	O
and	O
easy	O
to	O
implement	O
upgrade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Presentations	O
of	O
the	O
beta	O
version	O
are	O
then	O
non-stop	O
:	O
September	O
2013	O
Nantes	O
for	O
Ecocity	O
symposium	O
;	O
November	O
2013	O
,	O
Barcelona	O
in	O
the	O
Open	O
Cities	O
Award	O
Ceremony	O
;	O
January	O
2014	O
Rennes	O
for	O
a	O
meeting	O
at	O
the	O
Institute	O
of	O
Urbanism	O
,	O
March	O
2014	O
Le	O
Havre	O
at	O
a	O
conference	O
of	O
Urbanism	O
collaboration	O
;	O
May	O
2014	O
London	O
in	O
the	O
Franco-British	O
symposium	O
on	O
Smart-Cities	O
;	O
July	O
2014	O
Berlin	O
for	O
the	O
Open	O
Knowledge	O
Festival	O
;	O
early	O
October	O
2014	O
Hyderabad	O
,	O
India	O
for	O
Congress	O
Metropolis	O
;	O
late	O
October	O
2014	O
Wuhan	O
China	O
for	O
the	O
conference	O
of	O
the	O
Sino-French	O
ecocity	O
Caiden	O
;	O
2015	O
Wroclaw	O
for	O
the	O
Hacking	O
of	O
the	O
Social	O
Operating	O
System	O
;	O
September	O
2015	O
,	O
Lyon	O
at	O
the	O
annual	O
conference	O
of	O
the	O
national	O
Federation	O
Planning	O
Agencies	O
and	O
many	O
other	O
workshops	O
that	O
confirmed	O
recurring	O
applications	O
for	O
an	O
Open	B-License
Source	I-License
version	O
easy	O
to	O
implement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2016	O
has	O
been	O
showing	O
a	O
strong	O
acceleration	O
of	O
the	O
Open	B-License
Source	I-License
version	O
expansion	O
because	O
several	O
workshops	O
were	O
organized	O
with	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Lyon	O
in	O
April	O
to	O
redesign	O
the	O
campus	O
of	O
the	O
Central	O
School	O
(	O
Wikibuilding-campus	O
project	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
again	O
in	O
China	O
several	O
conferences	O
and	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
with	O
farmers	O
(	O
Wikibuilding-Village	O
project	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
children	O
(	O
project	O
Wikibuilding	O
Natur	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
students	O
and	O
faculty	O
of	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Wuhan	O
HUST	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
contacts	O
between	O
the	O
agency	O
UN-Habitat	O
and	O
Unlimited	B-Application
Cities	I-Application
DIY	O
software	O
are	O
held	O
in	O
October	O
2014	O
in	O
Hyderabad	O
with	O
the	O
City	O
Resilience	O
Profiling	O
Program	O
and	O
then	O
in	O
Barcelona	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
non-profit	O
organisation	O
"	O
7	O
Milliards	O
d'urbanistes	O
(	O
7	O
billion	O
urban	O
planners	O
)	O
"	O
will	O
be	O
present	O
in	O
Quito	O
to	O
introduce	O
the	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
Unlimited	B-Application
Cities	I-Application
DIY	O
software	O
to	O
delegates	O
of	O
the	O
197	O
countries	O
member	O
for	O
collaborative	O
urban	O
planning	O
to	O
become	O
available	O
to	O
the	O
greatest	O
possible	O
number	O
of	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
