Presentation given at Smart City Expo on November 14, 2017 at Smart City Expo on the Future of Cities as Platform Cooperative.

1. CITY AS PLATFORM
COOPERATIVE
Rob Monster, CEO

2. Topics
• What and Who is DigitalTown
• A Global Framework for Connecting
Smart Cities
• Platform Cooperativism for Cities
• Blockchain as Framework for Shared
Ownership

3. 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

4. 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

5. The DigitalTown
Global Framework

6. 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.

7. 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

8. Components of the
DigitalTown Smart Cloud
Smart Search
See the World through
Local Eyes.
User-centric and Local-first to
provide maximum personal
relevance.
Smart Wallet
Single Sign-on for the World.
User-centric and Local-first to
provide maximum personal
relevance.
Smart Web
A web that Works.
Powered by hundreds of descriptive
domain extensions like .CITY, .SHOP,
.LAW
Smart Commerce
Buy Local. Buy Direct.
Bypass the Winner-take-All
extraction economy while making
Smart City self-funding

9. Smart Search
Local First
Highly accurate local
search
See the World through Local Eyes
Transactional Search
Not just search but
transactional search
Transactional Search
Not just search but
transactional search

10. 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

11. Smart Web Intuitive
• 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.

12. 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

13. The DigitalTown
Platform Cooperative

14. City as Platform Cooperative
Self-funding
Ongoing Operation Funded
through Transactions
Shared Platform
Cloud Hosted, Open
Data, Single Sign-on
Distributed
Federated Ownership through
Blockchain and Local Brands

15. 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

16. 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