Infrastructure Canada will be unveiling the first round of its Smart Cities Challenge in Fall 2017. Participating communities will have the chance to earn up to $50 million to complete a “smart city transformation.” The government will be prioritizing communities that “innovate and take risks.” But what does this mean? What initiatives make a city “smart”, and what are the benefits? What practical steps should communities take? How do you even get the conversation started?
In this full-day session, community representatives from Western Canada will gather to share tips on building a smart city initiative, and how to scale such projects for communities both big and small. Global speakers from leading smart cities will be on-hand to outline their experiences. As well, attendees will take away practical learning on utilizing Open Standards, as well as building IoT sensors from scratch.What is a “smart city”?
According to Infrastructure Canada, smart cities “have the potential to improve every aspect of community life – how people move around, how they live and play, how they earn a living, how they learn and are empowered to participate in society, how they interact with the natural environment, and how they create safe and secure public spaces.”
