The Smart London Roadmap

Presented by

Stephen LorimerSmart London Strategy & Delivery Officer for the Mayor of LondonGreater London Authority (GLA)

Smarter London Together

Dr Stephen Lorimer, Smart London Strategy and Delivery Officer

@slorimer44 @mayoroflondon www.london.gov.uk/smart-london

“A smarter city is a more collaborative, connected and responsive city. It enables greater data innovation to meet citizens’ needs.”

“A Smart City is a city that

integrates its systems -

from local labour markets

to financial markets, from

local government to

education, healthcare,

transportation and utilities -

to drive efficiency for the

benefit of its inhabitants.”

Data platforms like London Datastore - more data, higher quality enables better insight

Payment systems e.g. online, contactless - Lower f2f costs, fewer queues, better targeting

Sensors e.g. air quality, heat, energy, water, movement - better problem-solving/innovation

IOT/Smart street furniture e.g. security, EV charging, sensors, 5G & built environment buildings, public spaces - cleaner, greener, safer

Health tech e.g. personal devices, medical research - behaviour change, public health solutions for complexity, treatments and cures

Mobility e.g. more frequent trains, buses, ride-sharing - reduces congestion, promotes growth

Social e.g. open data, sharing platforms - transparency, community

resilience

Technology

enables vfm,

social and

policy outcomes

for citizens

Largest city in Europe, next to Moscow

32 boroughs (avg. pop c.250k) & City of London

Over 50 NHS Trusts

Major pan-London agencies (Tfl, Met Police, LAS)

48 universities

40+ Opportunity & Intensification areas

Leading tech hub (e.g. MedTech, AI) & FinTech base

➔ Lack capacity to understand, develop

& implement smart city strategies -

requires senior leadership

➔ Smart needs to be embedded in

statutory frameworks and plans

➔ Most funding still derived from

innovation pots & not linked to core

funding

➔ To be truly adopted by citizens a more

collaborative approach required

➔ Greater clarity needed for potential

private sector partners

Why aren’t

smart cities

smarter by

now?

Study of 21 cities globally by

Future Cities Catapult/Arup 2017

➔ Progress uneven across capital

➔ Not one but many smart cities

➔ Demand not for uniformity, but for

consistency in approach

➔ “More boldness” - trying things even if

they don’t succeed at first

➔ “Not about just about gadgets or

systems…” - put people first

➔ “Can’t build AI on legacy...”

Takeaways

More user-designed services

New deal for city data

Digital leadership

& skills

Improve city-wide

collaboration

World-class connectivity & smarter streets

Foundations

Project ideas DeliverySifting, prioritising &

development

Service Improvement Better Decision Making & PolicyUrban Experimentation

Citizen engagement

Building retrofit

Sustainable

energy

management

services

Smart lamp posts

Urban

sharing

platform

EV car sharing

eBike sharing

EV charging

Smart parking

eLogistics

Shared eMobility

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Planning and

Development

Data

Collaboration

➔ Complete picture of the development

pipeline

➔ Live data set

➔ Evidence base for the maximum range

of planning policies and decisions

➔ Requires minimum LPA manual action

➔ Is more cost efficient to operate

➔ Can help Londoners understand and

be involved in the planning process

Infrastructure

Mapping

Application

New ways of showing what we do

Smarter London Together

Dr Stephen Lorimer, Smart London Strategy and Delivery Officer

@slorimer44 @mayoroflondon www.london.gov.uk/smart-london