1. Building consortia to foster a government, university and business collaboration approach to building smart cities
Geoff Snelson, Director of Strategy & Futures
Milton Keynes Council

2. Cambridge-Milton Keynes- Oxford innovation corridor
Milton Keynes – strategic location
Cambridge-Milton Keynes- Oxford innovation corridor
“UK’s Silicon Valley”
London: 88km
Birmingham: 110 km
Oxford: 74 km
Cambridge: 77 km

3. UK’s most rapid housing and population growth
1967= 70,000 people
2016 = 270,000 people

4. Targets to 2026
Population of 300,000
Build 28,000 new homes
Create 1.5 jobs per new home
Reduce carbon emissions
MK Futures 2050
Population of 400,000

5. Starting from city priorities
Address barriers to sustainable housing and jobs growth
manage infrastructure pressures
create new service models
reduce carbon emissions
Improve the lives of citizens
responsive/bespoke services
engaged citizens
education and skills
Build leadership in urban innovation
foster innovation & business growth
attract investment
enhance reputation
The Metropolitan Century , OECD, February 2015

6. Programme Partners Core Steering Group
Universities, community groups and utilities
Business partners
UK Catapult innovation centres

7. City innovation ecosystem
Data hub and wireless networks support sensor deployments
Developer tools & innovation lab
Weather Sensors
Traffic
Counting
Street Lights
Pedestrian Counters
Bin Sensors
Car Park Sensors
Air
Monitors
Satellite Images
Train Feeds
Home Sensors
Bus
Bus Feeds

8. Data policies, quality and trading
Data trading and market place model
Set policies for data provision and use
Service-level agreements for ‘Internet of Things (IoT)’

9. City motion map City Motion Map
Data integration supports journey planning and mobility as a service
City-wide movement, parking and timetable data
On demand and, shared low carbon mobility

10. Saloon Car Trials Programme JLR, Tata, Ford
Series of test days – increasing complexity
“Real life” environments: MK & Coventry
Low Speed Autonomous Transit System
Fleet of 40 units by end 2017
Test on-demand service operation
Interface with M1 cars

11. Water demand management
Water monitor
- communicate water use data to households
Garden Monitor App - optimise lawn watering

12. Crowdsourcing website Courses for businesses
Business Innovation
Citizen Innovation
Education/Skills
SME Competitions
Crowdsourcing website
Urban Data School
Courses for businesses
Smart Cities MOOC
35,000 students
Tech incubator
Connecting communities

13. Date Hub and IoT Network Public services engagement
SME engagement
Developer tools & innovation lab
Date Hub and IoT Network
Public services engagement
Citizen engagement

14. Eco-system success factors Challenges
Strategic focus plus open innovation
Investable business models
Delivery of benefits at scale
Expanding use cases across more services
Integration of city-scale capabilities
City leadership
Citizen and business engagement
Culture of collaboration across sectors