However, a city designed to be ‘Smart’ will only realise its true potential if the sum of its efforts help it become more competitive; creating a place people will choose to call home, find work opportunities and play.
State government, local councils and municipalities must think outside of the box and continuously evolve and improve the services they offer.
As we turn our focus to building our capacity and capabilities to become a Smart Community, we know we need to address key issues including:
- budgetary models, and to ensure our investments – financial, collaborative efforts and time – pay off
- Addressing the Cultural and Organisational Strategies, and planning for inclusivity of diversity
- Exploring Specific Technologies as the Enabler for Smart City Development, Will Best Improve Resilience, Health, Liveability and Service Provision
This is a challenge for all of us: cities, planners, builders, technology providers. Our Cities & Communities group is focused on how to balance our rapidly expansive and evolving communities with tight budgets and red tape required to effect change.
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of our ANZ audience had ‘Not yet started’ on their Smart City journey; compared to 20% when we asked in 2017.
”I certainly commend the Public Sector Network for bringing together the amount of experts we’ve had in the room today, so that all of those ideas can start to coalesce and become policy positions and then actually start to be realised so the community can get the benefits
Rhonda HardyCEO, City of Kwinana
”For me it was a great learning opportunity…we all agree every other city has a good story to tell and I think we can learn from each other. There’s always room for improvement
Shawn SlackDirector Information Technology and Chief Information Officer, City of Mississauga
”We sometimes forget it’s ok to ask for help…the commonalities and struggles are the same, so why not capitalise and leverage those? Especially the learning opportunities that we have
Sharon ChiniCity of Scottsdale
