Geelong Study Tour

In June, ASCA members and the City of Greater Geelong’s Smart City Team came together for an in-person study tour, workshop and networking event.

The event was broken into three parts, part one was the walking tour around Greater Geelong, part two was the focussed workshop and part three was a relaxing networking event.

On the day:

The walking tour gave a chance to visit some of the key locations where intelligent technologies and innovations are making a difference in Geelong. The Geelong Smart City team will offer their key learnings, insights and answers questions.

Geelong’s journey to becoming an innovative, future-focussed city formally began with the adoption of the Smart City Strategic Framework in 2021 and since then has received numerous awards and accolades including International Smart City of the Year at the World Smart City Expo in Korea.

The walking tour was followed by a focussed workshop to explore and discuss the role of advanced CCTV and analytics in a Smart City, and the important privacy and ethical considerations this raises. This involved case studies, live footage demonstrations and an interactive discussion including;

  • Challenges of implementation

  • Device management

  • CCTV, AI/Machine Learning and the art of the possible

  • Data, ethics, privacy and responsible AI

In the afternoon there was an optional networking event hosted by the City of Greater Geelong and ASCA where light refreshments were provided.

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