Mark Barrow

Strategic Director Birmingham City Council

ASmart

SuccessfulSustainable

Birmingham

The world is changing…

All change please…• Rebalancing - paradigm shift !

• Economy – national & global• Shifting power - central to local

• Loss of regional government • new spaces opened up – eg LEP’s• more influence• Recognising the critical role of cities • economic & cultural metro engines

• Government don’t have all the answers…

The ‘new’ economy• Acceptance - the old economy was flawed !• Understand what tomorrow’s world will

demand ?• Where do we fit into new world economy• What are we good at ?• What are we not so good at ?• Putting in place conditions for growth• Using assets and resources to create leverage

Building from strengths• Some examples…

– World class health research, development & treatment– UK largest cluster of life, bio, medical science business– +25% of UK Digital Games production companies – Centre of resurgent UK manufacturing & engineering– Leading the UK’s low carbon agenda

• Energy Savers, Plugged in Places, Carbon Reduction– Sub National centre for business & finance– Creative City status– R&D Centre - Three Universities– AAA rated Council + ‘A City Deal’– City schools results above UK average

Top Ten...1. investing in the city’s physical development2. connectivity to the global economy3. driving & supporting inward investment4. supporting businesses and helping them grow5. nurturing the low carbon economy6. supporting a city where science lives 7. growing our talent pool and improving skills8. helping unemployed people into work 9. ensuring economic & social inclusion 10. developing the smart city

So…a new approach…

IBM PLI Study Future areas of City Growth

• Shared Services & business process outsourcing – HR/Legal

• Financial Services – back & middle office• Transportation technologies – green

automotive• Emerging opportunities

– Low carbon technologies– Clinical trials– Digital media

Connectivity is crucial !

High Speed Rail Network…

Air network…

Digital Network

Birmingham: Smart City of the Future

1. Smart Sustainable City

2. Smart Connected City

3. Smart Accessible City

4. Smart Economically Inclusive City

Connected = Physically + Culturally + Digitally

NEXT GENERATION NETWORKS

LEADERSHIP

CITY ASSETS

OPEN DATA &SYSTEMS

COLLABORATION

INTEGRATION

BIRMINGHAM THE SMART

CITY

Birmingham’s Smart City Journey

The enablers for change

So what are we doing about it ?

#1. Smart Sustainable CityLow Carbon Economic Growth

• “Birmingham Energy Savers” – phase 3 roll out into Green Deal

• Tyseley Environmental Economy District • Birmingham “Green Jobs Programme” – apprenticeships• New City-wide District Energy procurement • Birmingham “Electric Vehicle Programme” • Birmingham “Green Investment Bank” • Birmingham “Smart Energy Plan” • Business led - Birmingham Environmental Partnership

# 2. Smart Connected City10 year Digital Vision – the City that develops pilots and exploits new technologies

To foster:• Major growth in knowledge economy jobs• Internationally recognised technology

clusters and skills base• Leading in environmental technologies• Our citizens connected for life• The best digital infrastructure in the UK

# 2. Smart Connected CityLooking Forward - How will we do this ?

• Build on our internationally reputation as Smart 21 Communities status• Commit to open data and the national ‘Race Online 2012’

» Birmingham: the most connected citizens

• A joined up approach across all ‘public’services to generate savings • Weave digital into all plans

# 3. Smart Accessible City Physical Infrastructure Unlocking Jobs

Present:• New Street Station• Metro• Highway Investment

Delivering the Future:

• Airport Runway Extension

• High Speed 2• Metro Extension• Sprint• Local rail network• Vision for Movement

Enterprise ZoneEastside & Science Park

Paradise & Westside Snow Hill

Wholesale Market

40,000 new jobs

700,000+ sq m floor space for professional and financial services, digital media, ICT and creative industries

£875m

Investing in soft infrastructure…

SMART CITY

WORKING TO DELIVERTele-healthcareOn demand learningTraffic routing & parkingSmartphone applicationsSmart cardsSmart buildingsSmart GridsInternet TVInternet of things !

ENABLINGProcuring a 4G NetworkEnabling 100mb Ultrafast BroadbandLeveraging our buildings/highway assetsCreating spaces for innovationLeveraging the local…

mark.barrow@birmingham.gov.uk

Thank you !