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National Smart Cities Challenge
Presented by: Gordon Coulman, Director of Innovation and Technology Services and Travis Peter, Smart City and Innovation Manager
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
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1. That Administration prepare an application to the Government of Canada’s Smart Cities Challenge for approval by Council prior to the April 24, 2018 application deadline.
2. That the Smart Cities Challenge application be based upon Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and related technologies.
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PURPOSE OF REPORT
To describe Administration’s recommended approach to a federal Smart Cities Challenge application.
COUNCIL DIRECTION
At an informal Council workshop on December 5, 2017, Administration presented overviews of the Smart Cities Challenge program, the City’s Smart City program, and intelligent transportation systems.
Following the presentation, Council requested that the Smart Cities Challenge be brought before Council at a public meeting in January for formal consideration.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Smart Cities Challenge Overview
Within Budget 2017, the Government of Canada announced $300 million over 10 years for a national Smart Cities Challenge program. The Government described a Smart Cities approach as achieving meaningful outcomes for residents through the use of data and connected technology, and to realize openness, integration, transferability, and collaboration. The Government’s definition is very similar to City’s definition within its Smart City Master Plan.
The Challenge has four goals:
1. Realize outcomes for residents;
2. Empower communities to innovate;
3. Forge new partnerships and networks; and
4. Spread the benefit to all Canadians (replicability across the country).
The Challenge is split into three intake rounds, with the first running from spring 2018 to spring 2019. Finalists will ...
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