mark barrow - bham smart city
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Mark's presentation given to the Digital Birmingham Stakeholders Meeting on Thursday 26th January at Fazeley StudiosTRANSCRIPT
Mark Barrow
Strategic Director Birmingham City Council
ASmart
SuccessfulSustainable
Birmingham
The world is changing…
All change please…• Rebalancing - paradigm shift !
• Economy – national & global• Shifting power - central to local
• Loss of regional government • new spaces opened up – eg LEP’s• more influence• Recognising the critical role of cities • economic & cultural metro engines
• Government don’t have all the answers…
The ‘new’ economy• Acceptance - the old economy was flawed !• Understand what tomorrow’s world will
demand ?• Where do we fit into new world economy• What are we good at ?• What are we not so good at ?• Putting in place conditions for growth• Using assets and resources to create leverage
Building from strengths• Some examples…
– World class health research, development & treatment– UK largest cluster of life, bio, medical science business– +25% of UK Digital Games production companies – Centre of resurgent UK manufacturing & engineering– Leading the UK’s low carbon agenda
• Energy Savers, Plugged in Places, Carbon Reduction– Sub National centre for business & finance– Creative City status– R&D Centre - Three Universities– AAA rated Council + ‘A City Deal’– City schools results above UK average
Top Ten...1. investing in the city’s physical development2. connectivity to the global economy3. driving & supporting inward investment4. supporting businesses and helping them grow5. nurturing the low carbon economy6. supporting a city where science lives 7. growing our talent pool and improving skills8. helping unemployed people into work 9. ensuring economic & social inclusion 10. developing the smart city
So…a new approach…
IBM PLI Study Future areas of City Growth
• Shared Services & business process outsourcing – HR/Legal
• Financial Services – back & middle office• Transportation technologies – green
automotive• Emerging opportunities
– Low carbon technologies– Clinical trials– Digital media
Connectivity is crucial !
High Speed Rail Network…
Air network…
Digital Network
Birmingham: Smart City of the Future
1. Smart Sustainable City
2. Smart Connected City
3. Smart Accessible City
4. Smart Economically Inclusive City
Connected = Physically + Culturally + Digitally
NEXT GENERATION NETWORKS
LEADERSHIP
CITY ASSETS
OPEN DATA &SYSTEMS
COLLABORATION
INTEGRATION
BIRMINGHAM THE SMART
CITY
Birmingham’s Smart City Journey
The enablers for change
So what are we doing about it ?
#1. Smart Sustainable CityLow Carbon Economic Growth
• “Birmingham Energy Savers” – phase 3 roll out into Green Deal
• Tyseley Environmental Economy District • Birmingham “Green Jobs Programme” – apprenticeships• New City-wide District Energy procurement • Birmingham “Electric Vehicle Programme” • Birmingham “Green Investment Bank” • Birmingham “Smart Energy Plan” • Business led - Birmingham Environmental Partnership
# 2. Smart Connected City10 year Digital Vision – the City that develops pilots and exploits new technologies
To foster:• Major growth in knowledge economy jobs• Internationally recognised technology
clusters and skills base• Leading in environmental technologies• Our citizens connected for life• The best digital infrastructure in the UK
# 2. Smart Connected CityLooking Forward - How will we do this ?
• Build on our internationally reputation as Smart 21 Communities status• Commit to open data and the national ‘Race Online 2012’
» Birmingham: the most connected citizens
• A joined up approach across all ‘public’services to generate savings • Weave digital into all plans
# 3. Smart Accessible City Physical Infrastructure Unlocking Jobs
Present:• New Street Station• Metro• Highway Investment
Delivering the Future:
• Airport Runway Extension
• High Speed 2• Metro Extension• Sprint• Local rail network• Vision for Movement
Enterprise ZoneEastside & Science Park
Paradise & Westside Snow Hill
Wholesale Market
40,000 new jobs
700,000+ sq m floor space for professional and financial services, digital media, ICT and creative industries
£875m
Investing in soft infrastructure…
SMART CITY
WORKING TO DELIVERTele-healthcareOn demand learningTraffic routing & parkingSmartphone applicationsSmart cardsSmart buildingsSmart GridsInternet TVInternet of things !
ENABLINGProcuring a 4G NetworkEnabling 100mb Ultrafast BroadbandLeveraging our buildings/highway assetsCreating spaces for innovationLeveraging the local…
