Pauline Riordan
Dublin City Council
Smart City Challenge and the role of City as Facilitator
• 4 municipal authorities
• 28% of population of Ireland
• 1.3 million in Greater Dublin Area
• Economic driver
• Knowledge hub
• European and international gateway
Dublin Region
Economic crisis
Global recession, property collapse, banking sector collapse, austerity, EU/IMF bailout, new government……
Dublin – place of choice
“Dublin is rapidly becoming the multilingual internet capital of Europe
and Google is proud to be leading the charge on this”
David Martin, Director, Geo Operations for Google in Europe.
Ireland is the
second most
globalised
country in
the world
(Ernst &
Young, 2011)
Challenges as a global city
•Strong city leadership
•Vibrant city
•Creative people
•Support smart city initiatives
Economic Action Plan
Position Dublin City Region as a hub in the European knowledge economy
Collaborative city leadership
•Local Government
• Business
•Universities
•State
•Not for Profit
Internationally Open City Region …to people, ideas, innovation
The Studio aims to grow Dublin City Council’s capacity to innovate
Collaborative local government
City as facilitator
……….bring staff, citizens and partners together to
explore new ways of working for the council and the city
living laboratories for research and innovation
connected city where technology improves services and quality of life for the citizen
co create city by collaborating with business, research and citizens to meet human needs
SMART
PEOPLE
SMART
PLACES
Cities become….
……. smart, open, collaborative
SMARTCITY
Living laboratories for research and innovation
Dispersive Prism Illustration by Spigget.jpg
………need greater coordination & alignment
Smart City Projects
Open
Data
Research
Enterprise
Digital
Transport
Energy
Water
•IBM Research•Intel
•Siemens
•GlenDimplex
•Gowex•Universities
•Agencies
•Local Authorities
……….help us make urban data scalable, robust and interpretable to others
Source: IBM Research
Smart city partners
•Easy access to public data
for citizens, SME or large
organisations
•Launched October 2011
•2nd Irish public Open Data
site
•Open PSI licence
Create level playing field
Open Data: data that can be freely used, reused and
redistributed…. published in a machine readable format
Platform to drive growth
PublicLocal Authorities lead data
release
AcademicNUIM sets standards and
manages network
CommercialIBM provides technology
platform
Research Data
Licensed dataCommercial data
Large data streams
Open
DataOpen
Data
Open
Data
Dubl:nked model
250 datasets
13 organisations
18 research datasets
6 dynamic data sets
Real time traffic, public transport &parking
Dynamic planning
information &
customer interactions
Dubl:nked in numbers
•Raw Operational Data
•Spatial mapping
•Research Data
•Sensor and Monitoring
No health or crime data
Public data
Companies using our data
JNOR, Get There, IBM Smarter Planet, Nokia, Hit the Road….
Demand driven
High interestTransport, planning, environment, mapping
UnexpectedFire brigade, school wardens, Fats, Oils & Grease, Electrical list
International recognition
•Seen as first movers
•Legal agreements in place
•New relationships with enterprise
•International reputation of Region
•Low cost €100,000 per annum
COUNTRIES & CITIES VIEWS TO DUBLINKED,
FOR PAST 30 DAYS
Countries: Ireland, United Kingdom, United States, Israel, Germany, Greece, Canada
Cities: Dublin, London, San Jose, Athens, Toronto, Prague, Stockholm, Madrid
Next steps…beyond Gov2Gov
Need to systemise and standardise across region, public and private
Challenges
•Culture change
•Working across silos
•Licensing
•Authorisation for outsourced
services
•Security & data protection
WITH GREAT DATACOMES GREAT
RESPONSIBILITY
Prototype city?
CommercialisationData suppliers
Test bed / procurement
Formal structure for
engaging
Clear prototyping process
We want to position the Dublin Region as a world leader in developing and trialling urban solutions
Source: NDRC Open data challenge, Plotspotz
SMART
PLACES
Connected City where technology improves quality of life for citizens
Dispersive Prism Illustration by Spigget.jpg
Better city systems
Smart meter water consumption Transport and traffic management
Energy use in public buildings Real time passenger information
Source: IBM Research Source: IBM Research
Source: Codema Energy AgencySource: Dublin City Traffic Control Centre
Better decision making
Analysing human-city interactions:
•Integrate multiple data sources
•Merge information layers
•Forecast emergent behaviour
Neighborhood
1
Neighborhood 2
Building A
Source: IBM Research
Source: IBM Research
…….City can prioritise services, outreach and engagement
Focus on challenges
Identify common
challenges
Run competitions for new
solutions to city challenges
Source: NDRC Open data challenge
Source: NDRC Open data challenge
Source: Fingal Open Data
New digital services
ParkYA
CityWatch BETA
35 + Completed applications
• planning information
• journey planners• parking apps
• events
• facilities
Buildingeye.com Hittheroad.ie
Data visualisation
Source: Buildingeye.com
Data becomes information
Property Price map shows property sales
registered on an
interactive map
Census small area data
merged with deprivation
indicators show areas of
deprivation
Dublin City council’s Budget visualisation
Source: Dublin City Council
Namaland lets you see buildings owned by National
Asset Management Agency
Source: ConorMcGarrigleSource:www.dublinked.ie
SMARTPEOPLE
Co-create future city by collaborating with business, education and citizens
Dispersive Prism Illustration by Spigget.jpg
Finding Roy
Retro-fitting of 369 gullies has
generated €250,000
Joint patent in Ireland and UK
Data may inspire, but it requires people to be innovative
Without the right context and understanding, data is just 1’s and 0’s
Connect people with problems to people with ideas
Linking people as well as data
New collaborationsDubmeets… Planning, Technical, Spatial, Visualisation, Open Innovation, Public Sector data, Public Transport ,Linked Data, Tourism……
…bring skills, sectors and people together to test ideas
Source: Fingal Open Data
Experiment quick and cheap
2. Just do it!
3. Learn from results
4.
Do it again
1. Explore Options
Agile CityPhotographer Joseph Carr
courtesy of Artist Michelle Browne
Photo: Michelle Hotchin @notanartist
Source: Beta Projects
Source: Beta Projects
Informal on street conversations
Engage with broad range of people
Public set the agenda
Engage with citizens
Meet human needs
Co-creating city
Photo: Michelle Hotchin @notanartist
Dispersive Prism Illustration by Spigget.jpg
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