Chris Mardon, the Chief Data Officer of the smart Hamilton program, discusses the open data initiative which has been set up to drive long term engagement, interaction and value creation …
In this week, you will hear from Michael Healy and Grace de Leon, from the smart Christchurch program, discuss how its innovation – ‘EQRnet’ – is being offered up as …
Sean Audain, from the Wellington city council, discusses how Wellington worked with the community to develop a resilience strategy and how the solutions and interventions were deployed. As you engage …
John Kinghorn from the smart Hamilton program sheds light on the smart LED program, the efficient use of assets, how technology has aided replacement of ageing infrastructure and more. This …
In this section, Grace de Leon and Michael Healy, discuss how the smart Christchurch approach of working with the innovation community, putting in place trials, using communication channels to engage …
Sean Audain from the Wellington city council discusses how the use of technology, data and digital reporting helped to inform the ‘craftsmanship’ to tackle an issue such as homelessness and …
This part of the course sets the context for the week ahead. Against the backdrop of community challenges and public service expectations such as traffic management, waste management, homelessness or …
Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand and is located on the North Island. Wellington has a population of around 200 000 people and ranks as one of the …
This part of the course introduces you to New Zealand’s third-largest city, Christchurch. Christchurch is located on the South Island of New Zealand and has a population of almost 400 …
Hamilton is a city on the North Island of New Zealand, located on the Waikato river. Hamilton consists of more than 160 000 people and contributes around 3.4% to the …
You will start to learn about New Zealand’s engagement with the concept of smart cities, its participation and role in an international network of countries and how principles such as …
Dr Anna Earl builds on the purpose discussed in the previous segment reflecting on the need to continuously focus on societal wellbeing through smart city initiatives. Dr Anna Earl poses …
In this segment, Professor Amy Fletcher reflects on how the smart cities discourse has shaped academic literature. Using some of the United States cities as examples, she delivers a distinct …
Smart cities across the world are benchmarked and ranked on various indicators. While these are useful, you need to draw on practices from the global experiences to meet your local …
Elle Archer, Independent Director, discusses the ‘why’ of the need to integrate technology and data with people and their aspirations. This essentially is what comprises a smart city. Activity Read …