An Introduction to
Bristol
The Open Programmable City
• The world’s first open programmable city - Why?
• In the context of five mega-trends shaping the next decade
• How? – ‘City Experimentation as a Service’ - Mass Co-Creation
• Using an Open Software Defined Network, IoT & Big Data
• Who & When to engage
Agenda
‘I see Bristol as a laboratory for urban change’
Mayor George Ferguson
BIG DATA GENERATION
Why? - our philosophy of innovation, city-scale co-creation,
enabled by a JV
Why? Use cases
Ggj
TMT
businesses
& academia
___________
Culture &
creative
content
___________
People,
community,
service delivery
___________
Better
city
management
Source: McKinsey
Mega Trend #1 Technology and data continue to grow
Top 10 Country Average Connection Rates
UK ranks 28th
with av. 29.4 Mb
Fastest Consumer Connection Rate in the World
South Korea
offers 1Gb
connection rate
to consumers
The fastest
consumer rate in
the UK is 152Mb
Connectivity for R&D partners
Every R&D
partner in
Bristol Is Open
can use at
least 30Gb,
and lots more
if needed
Mega Trend #2 People move to cities, using more tech
Source: McKinsey
Rapid Growth In World Population
7bn people
in 2012
9bn people
by 2040
Most of this Growth will be in Cities
Most people
live in cities
Congestion
Bristol is 3rd most
congested city in UK
Population - Bristol
has fastest growth of
under 4 children in UK
cities & 50% growth in
85+ over 10yrs
Living on 2.3 planets
Bristol is home to
UK's largest biomass
boiler cluster
Pollution – increase
in health problems,
60,000 UK deaths pa
Less Govt expenditure
We need smarter
ways of working
More home working
Energy requirements
Bristol has the first
local authority large-
scale wind turbine
Urban Challenges Worldwide have a very real local echo
Mega Trend #3 Liveable, Sustainable & Resilient Cities Win
Mega Trend #4 Citizens want more control over daily life
Source: McKinsey
Mega Trend #5: A City Operating System
r
Gartner’s Hype Cycle July 2014
OUR RESPONSE…
A LOT OF PEOPLE
INVOLVED
NEEDS GOOD ORGANISATION &
A CITY-REGION
A city-scale digital research infrastructure
3G, 4G, LTE & 5G Technologies
An RF Mesh (canopy of connectivity) across the city
Being tested in the centre of Bristol now
Phase II, wider City-Region, live in stages 2015-17
A CityOS: built from a Software Defined Network
SDN + IoT + Big Data Analytics = foundation for developing
livable smart city applications
Co-production - local people, businesses, academics, and
local government
High Definition, Digital Data Dome, on the Bristol network
Societal – why?
Academic urban
researchers
Large Corporations
that work in cities
Small companies &
communities
Micro users – apps,
games & creative
Academic technology
researchers
Large technology
corporations
Small technology
companies
Things connecting to
other things (M2M)
Technical – how?
Eight types of network user
When will it work for who?
Societal – why?
Academic urban
researchers
Large Corporations
that work in cities
Small companies &
communities
Micro users – apps,
games & creative
Academic technology
researchers
Large technology
corporations
Small technology
companies
Things connecting to
other things (M2M)
Technical – how?
Late Summer 2015 Late Summer 2015 Autumn 2015 Spring 2016
Autumn 2015 Autumn 2015 Winter 2015 Summer 2016
£75m investment
How to get involved
Bristol Is Open
Paul Wilson
Managing Director
@bristolisopen
@__paulwilson

Bristol is Open Introduction

  • 1.
    An Introduction to Bristol TheOpen Programmable City
  • 2.
    • The world’sfirst open programmable city - Why? • In the context of five mega-trends shaping the next decade • How? – ‘City Experimentation as a Service’ - Mass Co-Creation • Using an Open Software Defined Network, IoT & Big Data • Who & When to engage Agenda
  • 3.
    ‘I see Bristolas a laboratory for urban change’ Mayor George Ferguson BIG DATA GENERATION
  • 4.
    Why? - ourphilosophy of innovation, city-scale co-creation, enabled by a JV
  • 5.
    Why? Use cases Ggj TMT businesses &academia ___________ Culture & creative content ___________ People, community, service delivery ___________ Better city management
  • 6.
    Source: McKinsey Mega Trend#1 Technology and data continue to grow
  • 7.
    Top 10 CountryAverage Connection Rates UK ranks 28th with av. 29.4 Mb
  • 8.
    Fastest Consumer ConnectionRate in the World South Korea offers 1Gb connection rate to consumers The fastest consumer rate in the UK is 152Mb
  • 9.
    Connectivity for R&Dpartners Every R&D partner in Bristol Is Open can use at least 30Gb, and lots more if needed
  • 10.
    Mega Trend #2People move to cities, using more tech Source: McKinsey
  • 11.
    Rapid Growth InWorld Population 7bn people in 2012 9bn people by 2040
  • 12.
    Most of thisGrowth will be in Cities Most people live in cities
  • 13.
    Congestion Bristol is 3rdmost congested city in UK Population - Bristol has fastest growth of under 4 children in UK cities & 50% growth in 85+ over 10yrs Living on 2.3 planets Bristol is home to UK's largest biomass boiler cluster Pollution – increase in health problems, 60,000 UK deaths pa Less Govt expenditure We need smarter ways of working More home working Energy requirements Bristol has the first local authority large- scale wind turbine Urban Challenges Worldwide have a very real local echo
  • 14.
    Mega Trend #3Liveable, Sustainable & Resilient Cities Win
  • 15.
    Mega Trend #4Citizens want more control over daily life Source: McKinsey
  • 16.
    Mega Trend #5:A City Operating System
  • 17.
  • 18.
  • 19.
    A LOT OFPEOPLE INVOLVED NEEDS GOOD ORGANISATION & A CITY-REGION
  • 20.
    A city-scale digitalresearch infrastructure
  • 21.
    3G, 4G, LTE& 5G Technologies
  • 22.
    An RF Mesh(canopy of connectivity) across the city
  • 23.
    Being tested inthe centre of Bristol now
  • 24.
    Phase II, widerCity-Region, live in stages 2015-17
  • 25.
    A CityOS: builtfrom a Software Defined Network
  • 26.
    SDN + IoT+ Big Data Analytics = foundation for developing livable smart city applications
  • 27.
    Co-production - localpeople, businesses, academics, and local government
  • 28.
    High Definition, DigitalData Dome, on the Bristol network
  • 30.
    Societal – why? Academicurban researchers Large Corporations that work in cities Small companies & communities Micro users – apps, games & creative Academic technology researchers Large technology corporations Small technology companies Things connecting to other things (M2M) Technical – how? Eight types of network user
  • 31.
    When will itwork for who? Societal – why? Academic urban researchers Large Corporations that work in cities Small companies & communities Micro users – apps, games & creative Academic technology researchers Large technology corporations Small technology companies Things connecting to other things (M2M) Technical – how? Late Summer 2015 Late Summer 2015 Autumn 2015 Spring 2016 Autumn 2015 Autumn 2015 Winter 2015 Summer 2016
  • 32.
  • 33.
    How to getinvolved
  • 34.
    Bristol Is Open PaulWilson Managing Director @bristolisopen @__paulwilson