SmartGov Virtual Conference, 10 March 2016 SmartGov: Smart Governance for Sustainable Cities The Glasgow Case Professor William Webster, Professor Douglas Robertson and Mr Charles Leleux Centre for Research into Information, Surveillance and Privacy, University of Stirling

Glasgow: A Smart City of the Future Geographical and historical context Demographic information Smart Cities developments in Glasgow The Future City Glasgow ‘Demonstrator’ A short film

Glasgow: Location Largest City in Scotland, third largest in UK Situated on the River Clyde in central west lowlands of Scotland

Glasgow: History Started as a small rural settlement on the River Clyde From 18 th Century one of UK’s main trading ports Rapid growth during the Industrial Revolution Chemicals, textiles and engineering, especially shipbuilding and marine engineering ‘Second city of the British Empire’ Post war decline in manufacturing led to urban deprivation Urban renewal projects from 1960’s onwards involving relocation of people to new towns and peripheral suburbs Reinvention as a post-industrial modern city

Glasgow: Demography Population peaked at 1.13 million in 1939 Current population 600,000 with 1.2 million living in the Greater Glasgow urban area (1/5 of Scotland’s population) In % of cities working age residents economically inactive Gulf stream = mild and damp climate Lowest life expectancy in UK Historical sectarianism (Catholics/Protestants) Legacy of Victorian civic architecture Vibrant cultural and sporting sectors

Glasgow Reborn Resurgence in economic and cultural fortunes from 1980’s onwards: Glasgow’s Miles Better campaign 1983 New museums: the Burrell Collection (1983) Exhibition and Conference Centre (1985) Glasgow Garden Festival 1988 European City of Culture 1990 Clyde Waterfront Development London Olympic Games 2012 Commonwealth Games 2014 Reputation as a vibrant friendly city Lonely Planet – one of the world’s top ten cities to visit

Glasgow: In Pictures

Glasgow Future City: A Smart City of the Future Context: London Olympics 2012, Commonwealth Games 2014 £24 Million from ‘Future Cities Competition’ Technology Strategy Board (now Innovate UK) - “technology enabled innovation” Awarded in 2013, for 18 months ‘Demonstrator Project’ (2015/6) One of only 4 Smart Cities in the UK Lead by Glasgow City Council Purpose: better public services. Focus on: energy, health, transport, local services and public safety “to demonstrate how a ‘smart city’ of the future may work”

Glasgow Future City: A Focus on Technology A range of technological developments: ‘City Observatory’: electronic information hub with over 200 live feeds (to map relationships between feeds) One-stop shop ‘City Dashboard’ (online or desktop based) Range of matching new ‘apps’ Information flows (examples): Real-time traffic flowsReal-time bus and train punctuality Footfall and retail demandHospital waiting times Monitoring energy levels and use across cityAir quality Real-time reporting and management of local services (pot holes, street lighting, bin collection and uplift) CCTV: integrated systems and analytical software to ‘identify and prevent crime’

Future City Glasgow: Some Outcomes A series of initiative to showcase potential offered by smart city technology State-of-the-art City Operations Centre (CCTV, etc.) MyGlasgow phone Ap Dashboards (online/desktop) – using open data Innovative City Data Hub – data visualisation, 200+ datasets Intelligent street lighting and Smart Energy Community Mapping: capture and record local knowledge Future Makers: A coding for kids exercise Hacking the Future: Hackathon creating 33 products Citizen engagement: via new technologies

Glasgow: A Future Built on Technology? Approach to Glasgow Smart Cities developments: Driven by availability of funding Allied to rebirth of Glasgow Linked to security necessity of Commonwealth Games Pragmatic approach to testing smart city technology A ‘living Lab’ approach (experimental) Delivered over a short time period Vested interests of technology supplies and partners Difficulties of fit with existing institutional practices and norms Next steps - Evaluation and ‘building on momentum’ Scottish Cities Alliance – Smart Cities across Scotland

Future City Glasgow: A Day in the Life A short film: Five Videos swYpdzdLtNYufkx8aAj6MGwMX3_NGnGy Ref: Open Glasgow 2016

Online References SmartGov: CRISP: Glasgow City Council: People Make Glasgow: Future City Glasgow: Innovate UK: Scottish Cities Alliance: