BeSpatial / BeSmart'19

Panel 2 - Data Analytics, Open Data and Smart Business Decisions & Moderator, 5. Benchmarking Leading Practices, Canadian Smart Cities ChallengeInsight: Fundamental to the notion of a smart city is the idea of using technology to improve services provided by the city to its residents... Read More →

Insight: ISO Standardised Data for Canadian Smart CitiesThe World Council on City Data (WCCD) is globally operationalising international standards for cities, developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in Geneva, in order to build globally standardized and... Read More →

Over Alan's extensive career, he has focused on working with and for Cities. He has over 30 years of experience in a variety of capacities, including developing Smart Cities, eGovernment / eService solutions, conducting service reviews and introducing program and service based budgeting... Read More →

Insight: Data presents the key to analyzing long term investments and outcomes, in both private sector and public sector. The demand for fibre connectivity is growing at exponential rates and no one entity can meet the fulsome challenges that lie ahead. In Laura’s lastest role as... Read More →

Insight: Data and related data technologies are core infrastructure for cities and are more that IT and operations, and I would argue that smart city technologies should be part of urban plans and be discussed with residents. These large technological systems not only manage and monitor... Read More →