COMMON CODE: Can we build public spaces that are smart and sovereign?

​Public space is changing - with smart tech offering efficiency, artificial intelligence, and real-time data. But what’s the cost of convenience, and who controls the code behind the infrastructure? This dialogue explores how we can embed values like sovereignty, accountability, and collective stewardship into the design of tomorrow’s public spaces.

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Five days. Five public spaces. Five big questions.

Common Code is a free pop-up conversation series hosted by Reset that invites Toronto’s tech community to gather in public spaces to explore questions at the intersection of tech, trust, and togetherness in Toronto. Each day, we bring a new question to life in a different neighbourhood that invites Town Hall-like dialogue and debate on topics related to surveillance, sovereignty, safety and more. An unplug valet will be available at each pop-up for anyone wishing to go phone free.

​​About the Host

​​Reset is a Toronto-based collective that hosts arts, camps and educational experiences that strengthen community and how we do together, better. Known for award-winning programming like Camp Reset and The Community Living Room, our work sits at the intersection of community, care, art and digital wellness, making us uniquely positioned to host Common Code - a public exploration of how technology shapes trust, presence, and belonging in the city. Learn more about Reset here.

​We are officially part of Toronto Tech Week 2025, a weeklong citywide collection of events to connect and celebrate the builders. June 23 → June 27, 2025 | torontotechweek.com.