Presentation delivered by Nicola Bryant and Annette King of Digital Birmingham, to Horizon 2020 City4Age Consortium at the kick-off meeting in Milan, Italy in December 2015.

1. City4Age Test Bed - Birmingham
Presented by Nicola Bryant & Annette King – Birmingham City Council
Suzanne Ballard – Future Cities Lab
In collaboration with:

2. Our aim for East Birmingham is to change perceptions of the area, the way people move
around the area and the health and life chances of people that live there”
Increase potential of people to connect to education, training, jobs and social activities to
create better and more sustainable way of life

3. Birmingham – Test Bed - Geography
Birmingham Test Bed will be part of the East Birmingham Smart
Cities Demonstrator Area.
90 people to be recruited from 2 distinct areas. These areas were
chosen to compare and contrast 2 unique communities to identify
any cultural issues and potentially different approaches that need
to be taken as part of the pilot.
Shard End Washwood Heath
Total Population 26,794 Total Population 32,921
Over 65’s 3,953 Over 65’s 2,425
Ethnicity 82% White Ethnicity 87% BME (Black,
minority, ethnic) groups

4. Birmingham – Test Bed
Trial to consist of 70 older people over 65 (with around 90 recruited to
allow for drop out)
Aim is to Increase take up of digital technologies by people with MCI with
emphasis on prevention and self-care using Digital Log Book
People with long-term conditions to manage them within their
communities (through innovation, technology and in-community support)
Test wearable technologies for mobility and sleep patterns (in
collaboration with Future Cities Lab and Withings).
Configure beacons to provide elderly citizen within East Birmingham with
information e.g. Nearest Bus Stop, Place to sit, restroom etc.) to
encourage walking and use of public transit in the city (in collaboration
with Future Cities Lab).

5. Birmingham – Living Lab
European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL)
member since 2008
Purpose
 Engage citizens in innovation
 Improve service development
 Support innovation in the city
Co-create; test & iterate
Develop & deliver ideas based on citizens
needs
Recruitment through trusted agencies and
community groups
Engage key stakeholders to raise awareness

6. We are leveraging three independent data-generating platforms:
the smart phone; the citizen portal; and the smart watch.
To this, we will add beacons.
• Smart phone (mobility data via the device; personal data solicited via app)
• Digital Log Book (data on city services)
• Withings Activite watch (personal data on mobility and sleep patterns)
• Beacons (proximity data on services in the urban environment)
Our ecosystem of devices, apps and platforms will enable us to
model and analyze behaviors of citizens.

7. • We will connect the elderly citizen’s
smart phone to nearby objects, via
beacons
• Using Bluetooth technology (BLE), our
Beacon platform-of-choice
(Eddystone™) will send a URL to the
user’s phone. Emitted URLs are ranked
by proximity, and will open in a web
browser.
• Proximity-based experiences can be
enhanced via tools: Proximity Beacon
API; Nearby API; Place Picker

10. Building on existing technologies and applications
www.discover4carers.eu (2012 – 2015 ICT PSP CIP Funded Project)
Digital Skills for Carers