21-Apr-2016The Stadium of Light, Sunderland

Smart CitiesHow can this help Local Authority Asset Owners

Stuart Wilson BEng (Hons) MSc MHEADirector

Presentation Outline

• Introduction• The Future is Smart• Main Considerations• Pressures on Asset Owners• Highways Asset Management• The key driver• The Key Issues

• A new hope• Summary

The Future is SmartCulture• People want instant information• People also want to feel safe and

ensure their data is secure

Technology• Rapid advancement in new

technology and consequent availability of hardware

• Adoption of open standards = more vendor choice and innovationEnvironment

• Increase in urban population• Increase to detrimental effects

from pollution• Restrictions on available resources

Considerations

The Silo Effect• To achieve the greatest reward we need

to promote cross departmental collaboration

The Chief Digital Officer• Promote dynamic horizontal integration

Considerations

• Why do we need to deploy additional infrastructure if it is already collecting useful data?

• Use open platforms to allow interoperability

Transport for London and Bristol is Open• Release of data such as traffic

promotes innovation

ConsiderationsInfrastructure• The UK does not have the luxury of new

infrastructure• Therefore need investment and strategic

management

Street LightingThe Smart City Enabler?• Great timing with LED technology, giving

impetus for joined up business cases• Provides network infrastructure that can be

truly open (network and software) and totally interoperable – opening up vendor choice and innovation.

The Smart City Creator?• Are street lighting owners the most tech

savvy?• Do you know what urban users need?

Pressure on Asset Owners

Budget Cuts - CSR

More for less including resources

Public expectations of 1st class cities

Highway Asset ManagementTo help Local Authority Asset Owner they need

• A strategic approach to manage their infrastructure• that can influence funding decisions and investment by

their Cabinet Member• and ensure that highway maintenance is optimised

and meeting the required levels of service whilst being efficient

Key DriverAsset Management is about making the right strategic decisions to provide the most “whole life value” and not giving the “biggest bang for the buck”

It is all about:• Knowing your assets• What is it’s current condition• How it degrades• How and when to fix it, and• When is the optimal time to replace it

And it gives you the tools like• “What if” decision making tools

• Lifecycle planning• Degradation modelling

Key Issues

If Asset Management can give us this insight and deliver both efficiencies whilst ensuring fit for purpose infrastructure for the Smart City agenda, what are the key issues?• General adoption from local

authorities• Resource hungry• It is a day job• Has been a lack of guidance• It’s Expensive• Due to large amounts of data

and difficulties collecting it

A New Hope?With the advancement of Smart Cities we can now start looking away from Central management Systems (CMS) to Asset Intelligence Platforms• Using technology to the benefit of asset owners &

key stakeholders• Use of real time conditional data• Targeted/ risk based approach to maintenance• Degradation modelling• Whole life costing• “What if” analysis• CIPFA returns

…….Whilst still delivering a 1st class connected City

2 May 2023

Thank you…