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Tom Heath, head of research, Open Data Institute, speaking at Arup offices, on 20 April, 2015, as part of ODI Futures: How to scale open smart cities: data, networks, culture.Bringing together people from across the public, private and academic sectors, the event explored how we can design, share, collaborate and use information to create better cities that put people, rather than technology, first. Watch the event session videos -bit.ly/odifutures_sc_videoODI & Smart Cities: theodi.org/smart-citiesMore ODI contentVideos: bit.ly/odi_vimeoPhotos: bit.ly/odi_flickrAudio: bit.ly/odi_soundcloudPresentations: bit.ly/odi_scribdTweets: bit.ly/odi_tweetsOur website: theodi.org
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Dr Tom HeathHead of Research, Open Data Institute
@tommyh
A smart city is an open city
● Open data● Open standards● Open infrastructure● Open culture● Open for everyone
People-centred outcomes,not technology solutions
What does a smart city mean to you?
Choose one outcome
What we chose
● Greater agency over our own surroundings
● All actors taking their share of responsibility
● Optimum connectivity (human, physical)
What we chose
● Humans not HGVs● Ensuring community spaces
benefit everyone● Raising your kids in the area
you've lived for 15 years
The technocratic vision alone won’t get us there
So what will?
Your brief for today
Use your:
● talks● questions● discussions
to help us shape the answer
