Roundtables on the
SMART CITIES AND SUBURBS PROGRAM
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The Australian Government recently announced the $50 million Smart Cities and Suburbs Program. The Program will support local governments to fast-track innovative technology solutions that improve long-standing urban problems.
The Program seeks to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of urban service delivery, infrastructure and planning to improve the liveability of cities and their suburbs.
The Australian Government expects a wide variety of cutting-edge projects will be supported under the Program, such as collaborative design of solutions to complex urban problems, pilots of emerging technologies, the implementation of technologies at scale, and business case development.
The most valuable projects will be transformative collaborations between multiple councils and technology industry partners that link closely with future plans for the area.
Over the coming month, the Government will be working with representatives from state, territory and local governments, technology companies and research organisations to develop the detailed design of the Program.
Roundtables will be held in a number of major cities around Australia to introduce the Smart Cities and Suburbs Program and encourage input on how the Program can be designed to best meet local government and community needs.
Proposed roundtable dates are:
· Sydney – 6 September;
· Brisbane – 7 September;
· Melbourne – 14 September;
· Adelaide – 15 September; and
· Perth – 16 September.
Registration and More Information
For the latest information on the Program, and to register your interest in attending a roundtable, please visit cities.dpmc.gov.au/smart-cities-program.
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