Presentation given by Matt Clifton at the Urban University Conference in Northampton on 3 July 2015 regarding smart cities and Future MK

1. Presentation given by
Matt Clifton at the Urban
University Conference,
organised by the
University of
Northampton, in the
Guildhall, Northampton,
3 July 2015
MILTON KEYNES
“Smart City”

2. Optimal location:
• London: 88 km
• Oxford: 74 km
• Cambridge: 77 km
• Birmingham: 110 km
Where?

3. A Planned New City
Pop: 70,000
Pop: 260,000+

4. The evolving economic performance of UK cities: city growth patterns
1981-2011, Foresight Future of Cities: working paper , August 2014
Economic Success
Growth in Jobs 2004-13
Cities Outlook 2015
Centre for Cities

5. Milton Keynes Growth 2010-2026 –
infrastructure challenges
• 28,000 new homes
• 1.5 jobs per home
• Population grows to
300,000+
Travel demand increase of 60%
but
practical capacity
improvements address only
25% increase
Reduce carbon emissions per person by 40% (2010 – 2020)

6. MK Future City: Programme Objectives
The Metropolitan Century , OECD,
February 2015
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

7. Milton Keynes Future City: Innovation Cluster
Satellite
Applications
Internet
of Things
City
Network
Smart
Waste
Smart
Homes
Electric
Mobility
Intelligent
and on-
demand
mobility
Smart Grid &
Energy
MK:Smart City Data
Hub

8. MK:Smart – City Data Hub
City Motion Map
- Information
- Services

9. Empowering citizens
Urban Data School
- with 5 MK schools
My
Milton
Keynes
Connect MK
- refurbished PC rental
- tablet and training
Citizen
MiData
Studio
Education and
skills
Citizen-driven
Innovation
Digital
Services
Smart
Cities
MOOC
Courses for
businesses and
business students
MK
App

10. Satellite Data: Urban Planning

11. IoT: Experimental Sensor Networks
MESH
UNB
MK Datahub
Analytics
Integration
Curation
Storage
Import
SENSORS NETWORKS DATA HUB &
APPLICATIONS
TVWS

12. Recycling collection use case

13. October 2013
Journey Planner
Traffic and Weather
Take a Picture
Journey Analysis
User Settings
Driver Assistance Application
Real-time Location Updates
with ETA and current position
What’s in it for me?
Save fuel & improve
your driving style
Play a role in improving
MK by sharing
information about your
road journeys
anonymously
Play your part in road
maintenance - report
potholes and poor road
surfaces automatically

14. Route 7: Electric Bus Service
October 2013
Principal route through city centre,
operating from 6:00am – 11:00pm
High annual mileage (c. 56,000 miles
per bus) and Service frequency of 15
minutes
Tailpipe emissions reduced by 500
tonnes CO2 p.a.

15. LUTZ Autopods
• On demand 2 –person pods
• Run on pedestrian surfaces
• MK railway station to city
centre

16. LUTZ Autopods
Sensors on Autopods – lidar and stereo cameras – create digital 3d
picture of the environment in which they operate

17. South East Midlands

18. SEM SMEs and Innovation
SMEs:
70,238 businesses <250 employees
56,340 businesses <5 employees
28,708 knowledge intensive business services (KIBS)
25,287 other service sectors
Turnover per employee: KIBS £196k; non-KIBS £139k
Innovation:
Strategic & marketing innovation: =2/39 LEPs
Product innovation: =2/39 LEPs
New to market innovation: 6/39 LEPs
Process innovation: =7/39 LEPs
Innovation collaboration: =4/39 LEPs
HEFCE/ERC – Collaboration between SMEs and Universities – May 2015

19. Universities Mean Business
Capacity to deal with
micro businesses
Knowledge transfer
models applicable to
business services
Broader HEI
engagement channels
Mix of skills specific and
generic training
Accurate information on
changing business
needs and demand for
graduates

20. Conclusions
• Platforms for IT enabled collaboration
• Smart region model
• What’s the academic framework?
• Place-making
• GIS science
• Data analytics
• Decision-making & problem-solving
• City governance