Minister Barr: Canberra and Adelaide leading the nation as smart cities
- Written by ACT Government
Released 02/02/2017
Chief Minister Andrew Barr and City of Adelaide Lord Mayor Martin Haese today signed a Smart City Cooperation Agreement in Adelaide, committing to work together on nation leading reforms in smart city innovation.
Both Adelaide and Canberra have already completed major projects that use technology to make our cities more liveable and efficient.
I’m proud the ACT Government has already delivered free public WiFi, open data, smart parking and is using customer data to make public transport improvements. Adelaide is a national leader in the smart city sphere, with a wide array of projects from being the first Australian city to deliver free large-scale WiFi and smart lighting on its city streets, to building an urban innovation lab known as Smart City Studio.
This agreement will help position the two cities for funding through the Federal Government’s Smart Cities and Suburbs Program and leverage valuable national and international exposure as leading smart cities.
Lord Mayor Martin Haese said that the City of Adelaide is determined to be known throughout the world as a Smart City with a globally-connected and opportunity-rich economy.
He said Adelaide’s Smart City plans are an integral part of Council’s 2016-2020 Strategic Plan and that 2017 was going to be an exciting year as more Smart City initiatives like smart parking would be implemented.
Adelaide—recognised by worldwide IT leader Cisco as the Southern Hemisphere’s first Lighthouse City—is also currently gaining worldwide recognition for its plan to become the first capital city in Australia to construct a transformational 21st century Ten Gigabit Optical Fibre Network.
The ACT Government’s smart city program utilises smart partnerships, smart policy and smart technology to ensure Canberra remains the world’s most liveable city. Read more at www.cmd.act.gov.au/policystrategic/smart-city
Adelaide is well on the way to becoming a Smart City and, with an enormous capacity for innovation, will use technology to embrace a better connected, more sustainable future. Read more at http://investadelaide.com.au/why-adelaide/adelaide-smart-city/
Contact for the Adelaide City Council: Matt Halliwell, Telephone: (08) 8237 7613, Mobile: 0411 155 061, Email: m.halliwell@adelaidecitycouncil.com
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Section: Andrew Barr, MLA | Media Releases
