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Open data, kebabs and town planning

How to build Smart Cities as if people mattered

Dr Rick Robinson FBCS CITP FRSA AoU, IT Director, Smart Data and Technology

rick.robinson@amey.co.uk http://theurbantechnologist.com @dr_rick

Photo by Guy Evans https://www.flickr.com/photos/birminghamculture/

http://birminghamnewsroom.com/the-2013-challenge-is-to-bridge-the-public-health-gap/

Queens Arms by Ian Edwards http://www.flickr.com/photos/hanuman/2497292061/Great Charles Street by Elliott Brown http://www.flickr.com/photos/ell-r-brown/4920885391/

“Smart Hack” Birmingham by Sebastian Lenton https://twitter.com/sebastianlentonColmore Square by Elliott Brown http://www.flickr.com/photos/ell-r-brown/3755421730/

Jennens Road by Elliott Brown http://www.flickr.com/photos/ell-r-brown/4521075613/Road sign by Elliott Brown http://www.flickr.com/photos/ell-r-brown/4711677856/

Bull Ring by Johnny Wilson http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnnytakespictures/7814385330/Digbeth by Elliott Brown http://www.flickr.com/photos/ell-r-brown/5974905435/

University of Birmingham by v1ctory_1s_m1ne http://www.flickr.com/photos/v1ctory_1s_m1ne/413854637/

Engagement

The importance of a good diet

© 2012 IBM Corporation

Smart Hack Birmingham 2012

Coders taking part in “Smart Hack” at Birmingham Science Park Aston in 2012 by Sebastian Lenton: https://twitter.com/sebastianlenton

Birmingham Smart City Alliancehttp://birminghamsmartcityalliance.wordpress.com/

http://harbornefoodschool.co.uk/

Smart urbanism

Images and concept from Kelvin Campbell’s “Smart Urbanism” movement:http://www.smarturbanism.org.uk/

Massive / Small: what are the characteristics of cities that give rise to “massive” amounts of “small-scale” innovation?

Smart digital urbanism

• Accessible and adaptable: • Open Data, Open APIs, Open Standards, Open Architectures,

Cloud Computing, Open Source

• Engaging:• Open Data, Social Media

• Top down and bottom up:• Planning frameworks, procurement policies, soft

infrastructures

• Entrepreneurial and enterprising:• Evading the “Jaws of Doom”

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Thankyou

Dr Rick Robinson FBCS CITP FRSA AoU, IT Director, Smart Data and Technology

rick.robinson@amey.co.uk http://theurbantechnologist.com @dr_rick