CDT SIS and SI Cities seminar 16th September 2021
Cities of the Future: How smart communities should be focused on being connected, sustainable and citizen centric
Abstract:
Chris will argue that our current trajectory in enabling smart communities is still too focused on the technology and not on the outcomes. So how do we initiate a step change in our approach? Chris will explore some different strategies that have worked in other places. From these experiences outline a plan that will help smart communities become connected, sustainable and citizen centric.
Chris Cooper – Smart Cities Consultant KnowNow Information Ltd
Chris is a smart cities consultant, a digital innovator, a Chartered Engineer (IET) and a social scientist. Chris helped write the original set of smart community standards for the BSI. An experienced and active practitioner and consultant on the use of and evolution of these smart community standards. This gives Chris a unique insight into seeing how applying standards can be beneficial to communities ‘smart projects’. https://www.kn-i.com/blog/making-smart-cities-smart-the-knownow-role/
In this seminar Chris spoke about
- Our current trajectory in enabling smart communities is still too focused on the technology and not on the outcomes.
- So how do we initiate a step change in our approach?
- We will explore some different strategies that have worked in other places.
- From these experiences outline a plan that will help smart communities become connected, sustainable and citizen centric.
