Dave Carter, head of MDDA speaking at INCA Seminar 'Models for Next Generation Broadband, 24 November 2011

1. Smart
Ci)zens
in
Smart
Ci)es
Crea)ng
an
inclusive
and
sustainable
knowledge
society:
A
Local
Digital
Agenda
for
Manchester
Dave
Carter,
Head,
Manchester
Digital
Development
Agency
(MDDA),
Manchester
City
Council,
UK.
Chair,
EU
Smart
Ci)es
PorJolio
Working
Group

3.
The
BaOle
for
Control
of
Smart
Ci)es

4. Future
Smart
Ci)es
•
Digital
Agenda
for
Europe
and
Going
Local
• Green
&
Digital
•
Open
Innova)on,
Open
Data
&
Open
Networks
•
Future
Internet
enabled
Smart
Ci)es

5.
Urban
Open
Systems
• Smart
Ci)es:
– Smart:
innova)on,
inven)on
&
entrepreneurship
– Inclusive:
mul)ple
depriva)on
&
scale
of
social
exclusion
in
urban
areas
– Sustainable:
ci)es
generate
75%+
of
emissions
=
problem
&
solu)on
• Ci)es
as
engines
of
regional
growth
=
Smart
Regions
• Urban
Open
Systems
=
People
+
Open
Data
+
Co-­‐produc)on
• “From
Human
Factors
to
Human
Actors”
-­‐
Bannon,
J
Liam.
1991.
“The
Role
of
Psychology
and
Human-­‐Computer
InteracCon
Studies
in
System
Design”.
• ......beware
plaIorms
bearing
Urban
OS
‘giMs’.......................

6. Manchester
as
a
Smart
City
•
FTTH/P
as
the
real
estate
of
the
21st
century
• ‘Living
Lab’
NGA
FTTP
test-­‐bed
in
Manchester
Oxford
Road
Corridor
area:
star)ng
with
500
businesses
+
1,000
residen)al
users
•
City
Net
Digital
Hub:
connec)ng
key
sites
via
the
Metrolink
tram
network
•
City
Region
Met-­‐Net:
linking
key
sites
using
transport
corridors,
inc.
Metrolink,
waterways,
cycleways,
old
rail
lines
plus
new
networks
•
Mul)-­‐stakeholder
SPV
–
a
‘digital
coopera)ve’
based
on
global
best
prac)ce
–
e.g.
US
Na)onal
Telecoms
Coop
Assoc.
(NTCA)
Green
+
Digital
+
Coopera)on
=
sustainability

7. MCR NGA deployment One Central
Park
Connectivity
Power
100 gigabit+
sharp project
Space
DARK FIBRE LOOP
Connectivity Sport City
via Metrolink
Manchester
College
Connectivity
CITY
CENTRE
via Metrolink
Media
City
Central Salford
Corridor
test-bed
Connectivity
Internet
Peering with
Power
Exchange
JANET
Space
Digitisation – next phases +
Next Generation Access

8. Local
Digital
Agendas
Manchester’s
Digital
Strategy:
•
Iden)fying
key
issues
for
the
city:
•
Digital
inclusion:
ci/zens’
access
to
employment,
skills,
facili/es
•
Digital
industries:
support
digital
businesses
to
start
up,
grow
and
survive
•
Digital
innova/on:
opportuni/es
for
research
and
deployment
of
results
•
Producing
an
Ac)on
Plan:
•
Leadership:
city
plus
partners/stakeholders:
business,
educa/on,
community
•
Investment:
in
new
digital
infrastructures
and
services
•
Exemplar
projects:
to
s/mulate
awareness,
interest
and
engagement
•
Knowledge
Exchange:
•
Work
with
like-­‐minded
ci/es
and
other
partners
through
EU
projects
•
Become
ac/ve
in
networks,
e.g.
EUROCITIES,
Living
Labs
•
Make
networking
prac/cal,
e.g.
study
visits,
workshops,
benchmarking

9. Smart,
inclusive
&
sustainable
growth
•
Manchester
City
Region
–
low
carbon
economic
area
for
the
built
environment
•
Future
Ci)es
Technology
Innova)on
Centre
•
Green
procurement
framework
•
Low
carbon
investment
model
-­‐
generate
economic
opportuni)es
-­‐
ensure
skills
&
training
matches
ambi)on
-­‐
underpin
with
innova)ve
investment
models
•
Partnership
commitment
-­‐
partners
include
Siemens,
Arup,
universi)es,
SME
networks,
voluntary
&
community
sector

10. Manchester
Living
Lab
&
SMARTiP
project
•
Test-­‐bed
smart
environments
network
along
Corridor
•
Affordable
and
accessible
sensors
including
DIY
(Arduinos)
•
Poten)al
for
wearables
(clothes,
bikes
etc.)
and
micro-­‐
produc)on
•
Links
to
Corridor
fibre
and
wireless
networks
•
Future
links
to
transport
network
and
GM
wide
deployment

11. ‘Geek’
Power!
Entrepreneurs
+
Innovators
Manchester
Digital
Lab
+
Omniversity
MadLab
•
Crea)vity
•
Innova)on
•
Diversity
S)mula)ng:
•
new
ideas
•
new
business
•
new
skills
•
new
jobs

12. Living
Labs,
Smart
Ci)es
&
Future
Internet
Next
genera)on
of
Internet
development
•
•
Cloud
+
Internet
of
Things
+
Open
Data
+
Seman/c
Web
.....................
•
Web-­‐centric
systems
meet
networked
objects
•
Ultra
high-­‐speed
digital
networks
(fibre
everywhere
plus
wireless)
•
Infinite
Bandwidth
Zero
Latency
-­‐
IBZL
•
User
driven
open
innova)on
•
Living
Labs
and
the
Future
Internet
research
community
•
User
networks:
open
data
and
co-­‐crea/on/co-­‐produc/on
•
People
(users/ci/zens)
as
ac/ve
agents
of
change
•
Networking
the
networks:
EUROCITIES,
European
Network
of
Living
Labs
(ENoLL),
Future
Internet
Assembly
(FIA)
•
EU
Policy
Priori)es:
Digital
Agenda
for
Europe
www.euroci)es.eu
www.openlivinglabs.eu
www.future-­‐internet.eu
hOp://ec.europa.eu/informa)on_society/digital-­‐agenda/index_en.htm
www.fireball4smartci)es.eu

13. Future
Internet
enabled
Mobility
in
Smart
Ci)es
hYp://diycity.org/
hYp://www.citygoround.org/about/
hYp://world.waze.com/
hYp://www.seeclickfix.com/ci/zens
hYp://www.urbanmobilitygroup.com/
hYp://senseable.mit.edu/real/merome/
hYp://senseable.mit.edu/eyestop/

14. Smart
City
development
-­‐
future
vision:
• Using
Future
Internet
to
transform
the
way
we
live
and
work
•
more
flexible
ways
and
loca/ons
of
working
•
smart
mobility,
smart
environments,
smart
learning
•
Co-­‐designing
and
co-­‐producing
services
for
ourselves
and
others
•
new
services
being
designed
and
delivered
by
users
•
e-­‐health
and
telecare
services
•
Enabling
our
environments
to
be
greener,
cleaner
and
healthier
•
smart
buildings,
smart
energy,
low-­‐carbon
neighbourhoods
•
Making
smart
ci)es
more
democra)c,
resilient
and
aOrac)ve
•
social
networking
to
promote
civic
engagement
•
Genera)ng
and
celebra)ng
crea)vity,
innova)on
and
diversity
•
arts
and
culture
linked
to
technology
suppor/ng
jobs
and
skills

15. Future
Internet
Research
&
Experimenta)on
By
Adop)ng
Living
Labs
Thank
You!
d.carter@manchesterdda.com