Smart Cities Chronicles

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Episode 46: The Mayor's perspective, when Councillor Khal Asfour knew smart cities was necessary Sep 20, 2019

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In a milestone for the Chronicles we interview our first city Mayor - Councillor Khal Asfour of the City of Canterbury Bankstown, in New South Wales Australia. Of all the cities in the nation, why Canterbury Bankstown? For starters, its the largest local authority in New South Wales, one of the most culturally diverse, is the eighth largest economy in Australia, and has just finished a year long consultation period with its community about how the city will be using technology and data to lift up opportunity and create greater value for its citizens.

Episode 45: The PropTech Project, with Ari Gati from one6zero Sep 18, 2019

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In another installment of the PropTech Project, we sit down with Ari Gati, Founder of one6zero, to talk about technology fueling the sustainable modular housing sector. A serial entrepreneur, Ari takes us on his journey through the PropTech industry and how its opportunity to catalyse meaningful sustianability outcomes is primed.

Episode 44: Smart, social places. Is your street furniture data-driven? Sep 18, 2019

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In this episode we dive into another case study from the Australian Government Smart Cities and Suburbs program, as we hear from Georges River Council. Their funding was directed to a range of experiments on building a set of internet-connected street furniture products that could support the city's work in master planning important places and places to enhance visitor experience and improve decision making from the city.

Episode 43: Bringing inclusive entrepreneurship to the technology sector, with Jean Case of the Case Foundation Sep 17, 2019

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In this Episode of the Chronicles we sit down for a discussion with Jean Case, CEO of the Case Foundation and the first female Chairman of the National Geographic Society. This discussion touches on the idea of 'inclusive entrepreneurship' and unpacks the five 'Be Fearless' principles. This podcast episode was recorded as part of the Smart Cities Week series.

Episode 42: What might conversational AI mean for you, and your city? Aug 08, 2019

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This episode unpacks the opportunity of the emerging capability of conversational AI. We speak with Digital Director at Deloitte Consulting in Sydney, Simon Cooper, who is an advisor and author in the digital transformation of government agencies. In this discuss we provide cover the definition of conversational AI, what its benefits are to government and citizens, and some potential use cases for cities.

Episode 41: A walk around the market hall at the 2019 Asia Pacific Cities Summit Aug 08, 2019

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Join your host of the Chronicles, Adam Beck, as he walks around the bustling market hall of the 2019 Asia Pacific Cities Summit in Brisbane. He chats with cities, consultants, and technologists on what they are doing to shape smarter and sustainable cities.

Episode 40: Three years of the Smart Cities Council in Australia and New Zealand Aug 08, 2019

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Happy birthday to us! In this episode (celebrating our third anniversary in the region) our Executive Director Adam Beck shares the key milestones, activities and discussions the SCC has stewarded in Australia and New Zealand in its very short history. We hope you enjoy this short reflection on what we have been doing to help catalyse action and investment in the smart cities movement.

Episode 39: OnDijon - France's creative partnership model for funding smart cities infrastructure and services Jun 28, 2019

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OnDijon is the Project. Suez is one of many partners, with the City of Dijon in France. And performance is the underpinning condition that drives this public-private partnership. In Episode 39 of The Chronicles we speak with Justin Frank (Suez, Australia New Zealand) on the company's continued efforts to build creative partnership models with government to deliver action and investment in smart infrastructure.

Episode 38: Blockchain readiness for cities Jun 26, 2019

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In this episode on the Chronicles we feature another organisation participating in the Asia Pacific Cities Summit (Brisbane, 7-10 July 2019). Our discussion is with Katrina Donaghy, CEO of CivicLedger, who are in the business of helping governments to be more accessible, efficient and effective by using smart contract and blockchain technology. In the discussion we unpack the fundamentals, whilst also exploring the benefits to cities and some easy use cases to help get your administration blockchain ready.

Episode 37: The solution formally known as smart street lighting Jun 23, 2019

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In the lead up to the 2019 Asia Pacific Cities Summit, we interview some of the leading companies on show. In this interview we chat with Bob Matchett, Co-CEO at ENE-HUB. In a fascinating discussion we reflect on the past three years of the smart street lighting industry, and the arc of evolution in the technology, the business models and the outcomes cities are seeking from their urban infrastructure. Like many industries, smart street lighting does not rest, with it delivering new services and outcomes for cities and citizens everyday.

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