Future City Bristol

Stephen HiltonBristol Futures Group

April 2013

Bristol a Leading ‘Green Digital City’

• Covenant of Mayors signatory

• Only UK city to be a European Green Capital Finalist 2010/11 & 2014

• Ambitious carbon targets – 40% reduction by 2020

• Climate Change & Energy Security Framework

Bristol a Leading ‘Green Digital City’

• Green Digital Charter:– Green ICT– Smart City

• Creative & integrated approach: environment, digital & economic development

• Public, Private, People Partnership• Test bed for innovation & deployment• City Council Fibre Network – B-Net• UK Super Connected City

Smart City Bristol Report• The purpose of the report is:– An independent analysis of how smart city technologies

can contribute to Bristol’s carbon reduction objectives– Benchmark Bristol against other world cities– Set of objective recommendations that will contribute to

further emission reductions and provide city-wide economic benefits

• Funded by DECC and available at http://www.slideshare.net/Bristolcc/bristol-smart-city-report-7579696

Smart City Bristol - Opportunities

• Initial focus: Smart Energy Smart Transport Smart Data

• Exploring other social & economic challenges & opportunities including tele-care/health.

Smart Energy

• Smart Metering: DeHems & 3eHouses

• Smart Grid: So La Bristol

• Smart Spaces: reducing energy demand in public buildings using ICT

• STEEP: smart energy master plan

Smart Transport

• Traffic Control Centre• Freight Consolidation Centre• ICT services for Electric Vehicles Enhancing the User

Experience

Integrated Logistics

Reducing CongestionReducing

Congestion

Smart Data

• B-Open - Open Data Portal

• Media Sandbox – Pervasive Media Studio

• Whose Data? – Knowle West Media Centre

Future Cities Demonstrator

• Technology Strategy Board • Integration of multiple systems in novel ways• Tackle city challenges• Large scale impact on economy, quality of life &

environmental impacts of the city• Combine recent & current investment in city • Platform that allows innovative companies,

particularly SMEs, to test their ideas

Conclusion

Future cities will be creative, smart, green and connected, open

and inclusive.

Smart Standards will need to underpin this