Resources

We live and work in an information age. Identifying good quality information sources is difficult with so many channels available to us. For organisations involved in the development of smart communities in the digital economy, information, filtering and identify relevant opportunities is also critical.

We are curating the masses of information into timely, topical and relevant content. This resource centre will contain strategy and analysis pieces from international and national consulting firms, statistical reports and our own white papers and policy submissions.

 
Policy and advocacy
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Reports
Smart cities
 
 
       
2016 Summit
2017 Conference
  

 

What is a smart community?

Smart communities use information communication technologies and data to be more efficient. They enjoy cost and energy savings, improved service delivery, better quality of life and a reduced environmental footprint. They support innovation and the global economy. Smart communities advocate for the integration of technology and data infrastructure, promote digital technologies to increase the capability of existing infrastructure and services, and champion citizen involvement and citizen-focused service delivery.

A community is defined as a town, shire, local government area, collection of towns or shires, city, residential estate, business / enterprise / technology park or a development area. Smart communities are defined by their:

Smart infrastructure - anything “material” that aids faster, more reliable connectivity. It includes fixed line, mobile, wireless / WiFi and data centre services, as well as the tools required to plan and implement enhanced digital infrastructure.

Smart capacity - is raising the level of digital skills of the people in the community so that they can boost creativity, knowledge sharing and experimentation.

Smart innovation - is driving the digital economy with new digital applications, services, community enterprise, job creation and economic growth.