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Smart Cities vision looks to the future
Richmond has been quick to embrace the future
which is reflected in it Smart Cities vision.
Along with other finalists in the Government
of Canada's nationwide competition, city officials met with the challenge jury
for the first time last week at the Future Cities Summit. Richmond presented a
progress update on its proposal to create an intelligent operations hub
intended to seamlessly integrate data and coordinate emergency response, while
also enhancing day-to-day delivery of key services.
"(The Smart Cities Challenge) is a great
opportunity to make our community more resilient and improve quality of life
for all residents," said Mayor Malcolm Brodie.
Brodie said the city intends to build upon
its award-winning digital strategy and use the power of technology to make
Richmond a truly smart city.
The proposed intelligent operations hub would
link existing and new data streams and asset management platforms. This would
help respond to incidents as small as a traffic congestion due to a rain event
to as big as a major earthquake. The initiative is intended to enhance the
daily lives of citizens and improve community resilience to major events while
protecting critical local and national infrastructure. It would also achieve
four key outcomes:
• Protect a vulnerable island city
• Integrate community platforms
• Bridge language barriers
• Create scalable mobility systems and improve
emergency response rates and recovery times
The Smart Cities Challenge was launched in
November 2017 under the federal government's Impact Canada initiative. An
independent panel of 13 jurors assessed the proposals from 200 communities and
20 finalists were announced last June. Each finalist will receive a grant of
$250,000 to further develop their ideas into final proposals which are due in
March 2019. Four winners will be announced next spring. Richmond is a finalist
for a $10 million prize in the competition.
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