[LINK] Slow Smart Cities

[Roger Clarke]

[ At least it seems like slow progress to me - it must be 5-7 years
since the 'smart city' notion was the rage.  Am I being unfair? ]


Victoria's largest council begins developing new smart city strategy
City of Casey begins consultation.
Matt Johnston
itNews
Jul 2 2020
https://www.itnews.com.au/news/victorias-largest-council-begins-developing-new-smart-city-strategy-549995

Victoria’s most populous local government area has begun developing a
new smart city strategy to capitalise on existing smart infrastructure
and deliver improved services for ratepayers.

The City of Casey in Melbourne’s southeast is currently seeking feedback
from residents and technology suppliers on how it can build on earlier
‘demonstration projects’.

The push comes as the city continues to experience rapid population
growth and urbanisation which present diverse challenges to the
community, including sustainability, liveability, and economic development.

The current consultation process will inform how the council progresses
its use of technology and data to support further developments, after a
previous 2017-2021 smart city strategy expires.

A range of smart city infrastructure was put in place under the previous
strategy, including connected street furniture that provides free wi-fi,
barbecues that monitor usage and notify council when it needs repairs,
and smart parking sensors.

It has also established a low power wide area network using LoRaWAN
technology with 11 gateways that covers 80 percent of the municipality
to support internet of things (IoT) deployments that businesses and
residents can tap into.

Council chief executive officer Glenn Patterson said in a post on
LinkedIn that these developments are needed now more than ever due to
the severe disruption caused by the coronavirus health crisis.

“In order to continue to increase our community’s resilience, and
support Casey’s diverse environmental, social and economic needs,
council is committed to learning how technology, data and innovation –
smart city infrastructure - can unlock new opportunities and help us
overcome persistent challenges,” Patterson said.


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