Smart City Infrastructure

Welcome and Greenwich smart city vision –

Cllr Denise Hyland, Leader of the Council, Royal Borough of
Greenwich
Accelerating the deployment of smart city infrastructure –
Dr Mike Short CBE, Vice President Telefonica
Enabling collaboration between smart cities –
Michael Mousdale, Partner, Head of Local Government, DWF
 Councillor Denise Hyland
Leader, Royal Borough of Greenwich
Smart City Innovation
A City in Transition
 Smart City Strategy

• A Built environment,
neighbourhoods &
communities

• Economic Transformation

• Service Transformation

• Digital Infrastructure

• Community Engagement
 Our Approach

• New team
• Innovation fund
• Innovation Centre
• Strategic Pilots
• 5G Test bed
• UK pilot for driverless cars
• UK pilot for home delivery robots
• EU Horizon 2020 Demonstrator
 Lessons

• Leadership & Vision

• Commitment to collaboration
• Community & stakeholder buy-in
• Right organisational structures
• Equal partnerships with the private sector
• Citywide perspective – innovation across the
city, and within the city authority
• Importance of collaboration between cities and
the ability to replicate solutions at speed
Councillor Denise Hyland
Leader, Royal Borough of Greenwich

denise.hyland@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

www.digitalgreenwich.com
Smart City Infrastructure
Welcome and Greenwich smart city vision –
Cllr Denise Hyland, Leader of the Council, Royal Borough of
Greenwich
Accelerating the deployment of smart city infrastructure –
Dr Mike Short CBE, Vice President Telefonica
Enabling collaboration between smart cities –
Michael Mousdale, Partner, Head of Local Government, DWF