Accelerating our Journey towards a Smart Accelerating our Journey towards a Smart

Connected CityConnected City David Bull,David Bull,Director for Sustainability, Director for Sustainability, Transport, Partnerships Transport, Partnerships Birmingham City Council Birmingham City Council

It’s the journey.. Not just the destination

A Smart Connected City is constantly evolving, creating new opportunities and new directions

enabled by smarter choices and smarter citizens

Starting from a position of Strength • Smart Infrastructure

– Digital districts programme – ultrafast 100mbps symmetrical broadband for our creative and media businesses

– A city wide next generation wireless – accelerating the opportunities for 4G deployments

– Access to public service data in a clear and co-ordinated way

• Smart Technology – Real time integrated travel information – deliverable on

multiple platforms for Wayfinding and journey planning– Smartcard AND smart phone technology for e-ticketing,

fast payments and reward schemes

• Smart Low Carbon Economy – Birmingham Energy savers project– Moving towards establishing our own energy company– Creating a city energy plan incorporating smart grid

opportunities– Electric vehicle fleet

• Smart Mobility Health and Inclusion – Digital inclusion initiatives – Telecare and telehealth programme

• Smart Cities Symposium – Supported by • Intelligent Communities Forum (ICF) – International

Thinktank • Key partners across all public sector organisations• Barcelona Municipality

• Our key Asks • What does a Smart City look like • What will be the Outcomes • What are the priority areas • What are the Challenges, issues and barriers

• Our key areas of Focus

Dialogue has already begun – A Thought Leadership symposium

Citizens

and Skills Health EnvironmentUrban

Mobility Connected

Communities

A DIGITALBIRMINGHAM

LOWCARBONECONOMY

Emerging key components of a Smart,

Connected City – All need joining up.

MOBILITY, HEALTH & INCLUSION

INTEROPERABLE & INTEGRATED OPEN AND LINK DATA PLATFORMS

A DIGITALBIRMINGHAM

LOWCARBONECONOMY

SMARTCITY

• Smarter businesses • Smarter citizens • Smarter Infrastructure

OPEN AND LINKED DATA PLATFORMS

TRANSFORMED THROUGH

MOBILITY, HEALTH & INCLUSION

Creating the bigger Picture

• Shaping the jigsaw pieces for easy alignment and strategic fit

• A Smart City for people

• The challenge is HOW ?

• Today is about listening

• Developing collaboration

• Accelerating opportunities

• Integration

Thank You

Promoting Wider working / partnership planning

David Bull,

Director for Sustainability, Transport and Partnerships

Email : david.bull@birmingham.gov.uk