Is "Urban Platform" guidance a city priority?

[Graham ColcloughParticipant]

Urban Platforms - the ‘brain’ of the city - is increasingly in the conversation. However what experience, what framework, and what guidance do cities need?

A 2015 survey of EU cities indicated that a very small proportion of cities (<20%) have got some form of urban platform. That many saw the need; however were not clear on how to start. And that (business case &) funding, capability, and the ability to work across city ‘silos’ were big hurdles.

Is this a city priority? (It would appear to be an important enabler).  And what should national and international SDOs do to support market adoption?

[Gordon FellerKeymaster]

Graham’s concerns are well-founded. The city leaders engaged in launching and promoting smart=city initiatives may not be overly concernd with the platform, but it might be a critical success factor for their efforts.

As you read one to the following clip….

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-city-that-has-its-own-operating-system

….consider how much could Bristol benefit from a platform approach.

Which cities  have done this — and which have done it well?

[Graham ColcloughParticipant]

Thanks Gordon

Boston has also been doing some impressive things

http://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21695194-better-use-data-could-make-cities-more-efficientand-more-democratic-how-cities-score

what I like about Boston’s work is the cascade from desired outcomes thru services, assets (incl IoT), to data (for operations, and performance)

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