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Drivers for Innovation What are the key factors driving innovation? 6
“More frequent and intense extreme weather and climate-related events, as well as changes in average climate conditions, are expected to continue to damage infrastructure, ecosystems, and social systems that provide essential benefits to communities.” Fourth National Climate Assessment Source: NASA/JPL- Caltech
Infrastructure Source: American Society of Civil Engineers Infrastructure Report Card 2017
Aging Society Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2013
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Smart cities are largely an invention of the private sector— an effort to create a market within government Bianca Wylie, Tech Reset Canada
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How smart cities can support innovation? 6
Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation Framework
Al All commu mmuniti ties es can be e sma mart • How to translate to other governments and geographies? • What are known solutions and new challenges at different scales and jurisdictions? • How to bridge the various socio- economic gaps, disparities, and discrepancies?
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GT Smart Campus Campus as a Living Laboratory • Operations + Research + Student Engagement • Campus Data and Digital Twin • International campus in France and China
City of Atlanta and North Avenue Smart Corridor Mobility Project Award at the Global Smart Cities Expo in Barcelona Source: City of Atlanta
As technology advances, these types of mobility vehicles will only expand and diversify. Now is the time to double down on developing multi-modal lanes where bikes, skateboards, scooters and whatever mobility option comes next can travel safely and separately from both cars and pedestrians. Midtown Alliance CEO Kevin Green
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“ I am particularly thrilled about staff working with their GT research partner to help us ch challen allenge t e the s e status q quo, mak make b e bold ld r rec ecommen mmendatio ions, e exper erien ience an ce and ad adap apt te technology . Together, using a sm smart rt ri risk sk approa oach , we can implement a traffic system which is at the cutting edge of what is possible with recent scientific advances.” Charlotte Nash, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners Chairman
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GT GT Commitment to Li Lifetime me Education • “…envisions continual engagement with learners that extends from kindergarten to forever. [It] means integration with primary and secondary schools, flexible learning options, connectivity that enables learning beyond traditional college years, and a network that supports learners all over the world.” Rafeal L. Bras, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Georgia Tech
Understand your citizens A majority of Americans express some level of worry about driverless cars with a similar percentage choosing not to ride in one if given an option. Source: Pew Research Center
Stakeholder Engagement How stakeholders perceive and understand smart technologies and how they might be affected by them in the future? Drs. Carl DiSalvo and Chris Le Dantec
It's the kind of positive outcome that occurs when you aren't afraid to try something new. Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh
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