City4Age Test Bed - BirminghamPresented by Nicola Bryant & Annette King – Birmingham City Council

Suzanne Ballard – Future Cities Lab

In collaboration with:

Our aim for East Birmingham is to change perceptions of the area, the way people move around the area and the health and life chances of people that live there”

Increase potential of people to connect to education, training, jobs and social activities to create better and more sustainable way of life

Birmingham – Test Bed - Geography

Birmingham Test Bed will be part of the East Birmingham Smart Cities Demonstrator Area.

90 people to be recruited from 2 distinct areas. These areas were chosen to compare and contrast 2 unique communities to identify any cultural issues and potentially different approaches that need to be taken as part of the pilot.

Shard End Washwood Heath

Total Population 26,794 Total Population 32,921

Over 65’s 3,953 Over 65’s 2,425

Ethnicity 82% White Ethnicity 87% BME (Black,

minority, ethnic) groups

Birmingham – Test Bed

Trial to consist of 70 older people over 65 (with around 90 recruited to allow for drop out)

Aim is to Increase take up of digital technologies by people with MCI with emphasis on prevention and self-care using Digital Log Book

People with long-term conditions to manage them within their communities (through innovation, technology and in-community support)

Test wearable technologies for mobility and sleep patterns (in collaboration with Future Cities Lab and Withings).

Configure beacons to provide elderly citizen within East Birmingham with information e.g. Nearest Bus Stop, Place to sit, restroom etc.) to encourage walking and use of public transit in the city (in collaboration with Future Cities Lab).

Birmingham – Living Lab

European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL) member since 2008

Purpose

Engage citizens in innovation Improve service development Support innovation in the city

Co-create; test & iterate

Develop & deliver ideas based on citizens needs

Recruitment through trusted agencies and community groups

Engage key stakeholders to raise awareness

We are leveraging three independent data-generating platforms: the smart phone; the citizen portal; and the smart watch. To this, we will add beacons.

• Smart phone (mobility data via the device; personal data solicited via app)• Digital Log Book (data on city services) • Withings Activite watch (personal data on mobility and sleep patterns) • Beacons (proximity data on services in the urban environment)

Our ecosystem of devices, apps and platforms will enable us to model and analyze behaviors of citizens.

• We will connect the elderly citizen’s smart phone to nearby objects, via beacons

• Using Bluetooth technology (BLE), our Beacon platform-of-choice (Eddystone™) will send a URL to the user’s phone. Emitted URLs are ranked by proximity, and will open in a web browser.

• Proximity-based experiences can be enhanced via tools: Proximity Beacon API; Nearby API; Place Picker

Building on existing technologies and applications

www.discover4carers.eu (2012 – 2015 ICT PSP CIP Funded Project)

Digital Skills for Carers