*I've never seen so much smart city rhetoric gathered up in one spot before.
Meanwhile, in Londongrad, Brexitania
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How data and smart initiatives can help citizens
Improved public services — City budgeting focused on citizen outcomes, not departmental spending; Bringing health and social care data together for targeted care; live waste data to improve recycling rates and collection frequency; better/digitised public services lowering costs.
Public spaces — sharing of data on the local places citizens use can lead to better design of GP surgeries, schools, parks, shops, and access to sports, entertainment and culture venues during the day and at night.
More personal learning and skills — targeted learning based on personal data and a better understanding of needs and preferences, work patterns or caring responsibilities.
Participation — through civic crowdfunding for neighbourhood projects, participatory financing, community budgeting and better planning/regeneration representation on developments.
Transport reliability and options — Using tracking data from Wifi to guide new travel choices such as smart mobility, car and bicycle sharing and testing autonomous vehicles.
Energy — data on energy consumption from smart meters, if securely and privately shared, and processed alongside public data, could inform better policy making, investment and business decisions, as well as fuel the creation of more tailored and personalised services — increasing inclusion and meeting the specific aim of reducing fuel poverty.
Better public Wifi and connectivity —using public buildings and streets and parks; preparing for 5G technologies.
Personal and public health — such as using data to encourage walking and cycling and steer citizens away from air pollution hotspots; collecting health tracking data and health records with academia, boroughs, and drug manufacturers to tackle chronic diseases of Londoners such as diabetes and asthma.
More reliable home and office services — in energy, broadband, water, security services; for example, sharing of energy data to allow for local energy trading/cheaper forms of local energy supply.
The possibilities allowed by technology are truly exciting, so we must put them to the test for the benefit of Londoners. London’s growth to over 11 million people by 2050 will continue to put a strain on its environmental, housing, healthcare, transport and wider infrastructure if action is not taken. Applying data and technology-driven solutions to urban services will help London to manage these pressures better.
The new plan will support the Mayor’s manifesto commitments voted for by Londoners around better digital services, open data, better connectivity, digital inclusion, cyber-security, collaboration and innovation. It will show how technology meets his new London Plan and his mayoral strategies including economic development, environment, and transport. Finally, it also ensures that London enhances its status during Brexit as a global leader for the most innovative ideas....
