City as Platform Cooperative - Smart City Expo - Barcelona

CITY AS PLATFORM COOPERATIVE

Rob Monster, CEO

Topics• What and Who is DigitalTown

• A Global Framework for Connecting

Smart Cities

• Platform Cooperativism for Cities

• Blockchain as Framework for Shared

Ownership

What is

DigitalTown

Building a Global Smart City Platform

to power Thriving Local Economies

Launching a global network of local

websites and mobile apps for cities

Who is

DigitalTown

• Fully Reporting Company with Public Listing on OTC

(DGTW)

• 35 Employees based on 4 continents including 7

Acquisitions in 2016-17

• City sites for more 20,000 cities. Mobile apps in 800

cities. 3.1 million installs.

• Partnering with Municipalities, Trade Associations and

Chambers of Commerce

The DigitalTownGlobal Framework

Why do we need a Global Framework for Smart Cities?

• Local first but Interoperable between

cities!

• Interoperability is key for user adoption

by citizens of the world.

• Innovations from one part of the world

are easily reapplied.

A New Approach

to Smart City

Planning

Integrated

• One login for local engagement with public and private sector

Sustainable

• Budget-Neutral implementation through transactions

Open and Extendable

• API-driven Platform provides

Powering Cities to

win in the Digital Age

Components of the DigitalTown Smart Cloud

Smart SearchSee the World through

Local Eyes.

User-centric and Local-first to provide maximum personal

relevance.

Smart WalletSingle Sign-on for the World.

User-centric and Local-first to provide maximum personal

relevance.

Smart WebA web that Works.

Powered by hundreds of descriptive domain extensions like .CITY, .SHOP,

.LAW

Smart CommerceBuy Local. Buy Direct.

Bypass the Winner-take-All extraction economy while making

Smart City self-funding

Smart Search

Local FirstHighly accurate local

search

See the World through Local Eyes

Transactional SearchNot just search but

transactional search

Transactional SearchNot just search but

transactional search

Smart Wallet Verified Identity. Portable Reputation.

• Locally or Centrally verified

• GPDR-compliance management of personal data

Single Sign-on for the World

Preferences

• Personal Preferences

• Location and Itinerary

Payments

• Payment Sources

• Locally compliant disbursement of funds

Smart WebIntuitive

• A web that makes sense: Austin.Law, London.Menu

• Domain extensions bundled with turn-key tools

A Web that Makes Works

Personalized

• Personal Preferences, e.g. Smart.Menu

• Location and Itinerary, e.g. Smart.London

Secure

• Integrated Smart Wallet lets user control which publisher has

access to what data!

Geographies

.CITY, .BAYERN, .DUBAI,

.LONDON, .MIAMI, .SYDNEY,

.TOKYO, .WIEN

Verticals

.ART, .FASHION, .LAW, .LOAN,

.MENU, .SHOP, .STORAGE,

.WEDDING, .WORK, etc.

Smart

Commerce Circular Economy

• Local First for Retail, Services, Dining and Lodging

• Used and New Goods and Services

Buy Local. Buy Direct.

Sustainable Economy

• Any merchant can have a Digital Storefront for free

• Transaction Fees fund Smart City Innovation

Safer Community

• Transactions between verified buyers and sellers

• Sharing Economy benefits all stakeholders

The DigitalTownPlatform Cooperative

City as Platform Cooperative

Self-fundingOngoing Operation Funded

through Transactions

Shared PlatformCloud Hosted, Open Data, Single Sign-on

DistributedFederated Ownership through Blockchain and Local Brands

Blockchain for

Distributed

Ownership

One Coin reserved for every Citizen

• Any legal resident can claim their free coin

• Unclaimed coins distributed through auction

Shared Ownership. Shared Outcome.

Each unique coin has ongoing value

• Value of each coin increases through platform adoption

• Optional dividend distributions of shared gains

Liquidity through frictionless trading

• Coin owners may buy an sell their coins

• Tradable on any Blockchain exchange

Global Digital Transformation of towns and cities

Shared Ownership through Platform Cooperativism and Blockchain

Local First through Smart Search, Smart Wallet, Smart Web and Smart Commerce

Happy Citizens in Thriving, Sustainable, Sovereign, Smart, Local Economies