• Gaining organisational buy-in for your smart city initiatives
• Upskilling the whole organisation through effective digital skills strategies
• Ensuring the initial buy-in necessary to get the Smart Cities process rolling
• Aligning your Smart Cities strategies with organisational strategy

• Understanding the ever-growing complexities of cities in the age of advanced technological challenges and opportunities
• Determining whether smart city initiatives respond to the strategic challenges of each city and its citizens

• How do you develop a unified vision of a Smart City for your city?
• How do you define a smart city in the context of your city?
• How can you gain organisational buy-in for your vision?

• Leveraging smart technologies to drive efficiencies in service delivery and minimise costs
• Developing inter-governmental partnerships to maximise project funding
• Enhancing city liveability through evidence-based planning
• Using data analysis to inform future investments and planning to enhance livability

• Achieving the smart city vision with limited resources
• Driving efficiencies in the planning process to get your initiative off the ground
• Overcoming red tape and delays to drive smart city uptake

• Developing clear budgets for end-to-end development of initiatives
• Overcoming risks of testing autonomous Driverless vehicles to build community engagement
• Developing target outcomes to deliver return on investment
• Establishing frameworks for safe implementation and management of smart city initiatives

• Implementation of smart lighting along with smart controls on Victorian managed motorways and freeways.
• Extending existing investment in Smart Cities technology to deliver value to the community
• Challenges associated with the implementation of Smart Cities technologies, commonly misunderstood pitfalls and how to overcome them

• Ensuring ongoing innovation creates community opportunities to participate and enjoy inspired and connected lives
• Collaborating with communities through grassroot engagement
• Leading a bottom-up approach to customer centricity and business improvement through Smart Council Outcomes

• Cultivating inclusive and liveable cities by meeting the needs of your community with smart city initiatives
• Increasing program success by involving communities in the development process
• Gaining community engagement by fostering digital literacy in your community
• Driving productivity through community wide collaboration

• Protecting citizen privacy when adopting data-driven technologies
• Modelling how populations are interacting with services to streamline delivery
• Protecting data privacy of your citizens through effective frameworks and protocols
• How data is being stored and used with citizens

• How the Prospect Innovation Precinct is fostering economic growth
• Attracting high-tech business by providing ultra-fast, affordable internet
• Developing a Plan for a Local Innovation Ecosystem to ensure project success

• How the ACT Government is leveraging machine learning to deliver predictive parking
• Using data to understand how citizens are interacting with services

• Partnering with local businesses and start-ups to promote economic development
• Navigating the vendor landscape to find the right solution for you
• Ensuring financial suitability of Smart City solutions

• Developing inter-governmental partnerships to maximise project funding
• Accelerating city growth through the South-East Queensland City Deal
• Ensuring the success of projects through evidence-based decision making

• How can technology contribute to an ecofriendly urban development?
• Reaching carbon emission goals through smart city development
• Using environmental sensors to inform sustainable decision-making

City resources and traditional service delivery are struggling to match the pace of population growth. Technological innovation can relieve pressures in areas like traffic congestion, mobility and housing affordability. This interactive hands-on workshop will discuss how Smart Cities technologies and initiatives can optimise service delivery and urban planning. Learn how to build a holistic Smart Cities strategy that addresses current and future strains.

Learning Outcomes
• Setting the strategic direction for Smart Cities through evidence-based, data-driven and holistic planning
• Deliver better services by using data and technology to understanding the needs of your city
• Engaging the youth and tech community to drive an innovation culture

Appropriate funding can determine whether your project even makes it off the ground. In this intensive half-day workshop, delegates will explore innovative ways to access funding, develop industry partnerships and procure the right solutions.

Learning Outcomes:
• Develop the perfect pitch to compete in grant programs for Smart City initiatives
• Navigating the vendor market to find the right solution and create a holistic Smart City strategy
• Collaborating with industry for alternative funding models to increase resourcing for Smart Cites
• Partnering with other councils to create ecosystems of innovation