Optimizing critical city infrastructures Tom Leahy Executive Manager Dublin City Council
The Dublin Experience Fostering a SMART City where creativity & Innovation Thrive Topics covered in this Presentation Introducing Dublin Dublin SMART City Initiative IBM Dublin Research Lab Collaborative Innovation. DUBLINKED Open Data platform
Introducing Dublin -The City Now City Population 506,211 + Greater Dublin Area Population1.66 m 39 % of national population lives in Greater Dublin Area
Economic Social Environmental Cultural A Sustainable City Integrate the Six Themes Movement Urban Form & Spatial
Achievements of Last 15 Years Temple Bar Cultural Quarter Dublin Bikes Fatima Rejuvenation Grand Canal Dock Port Tunnel O Connell Street LAB and NEIC T21 & LUAS Fr Collins Park / New Areas
People Living in the City Centre Fostering a creative & SMART economy Investing in community leisure and recreation Investing in the city s infrastructure
Develop Cruise Tourism
Strong City Identity
WELCOME FOR RECENT VISITORS TO DUBLIN
Dublin World Class Location Ireland s only Global City 5th Most Attractive European City for Inward Investment Strong City Brand 12th in Europe and 29th in the world Ireland is the 2nd most Globalised country in the world - Dublin is in the top tier of GaWC Globally Connected Cities (alpha -) One of the most liveable cities in the world
Dublin World Class Location Diversity is main strength
Economic Action Plan for the Dublin Region
MEMBERSHIP LOCAL GOVERNMENT Lord Mayor of Dublin and Cathoirleachof the Dublin Regional Authority; City and County Managers of the Dublin Local Authorities UNIVERSITY Presidents of Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin, Dublin City University, and Dublin Institute of Technology BUSINESS CEO of Dublin Chamber of Commerce; Irish Business and Employers Confederation; and Irish Funds Industry Association CREATIVE INDUSTRIES Century STATE AGENCIES Enterprise Ireland & IDA Ireland Director of the Abbey Theatre; Design Twentyfirst
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Examples of existing use of technology for efficient public services in Dublin E-Planning Mobile Phone to pay parking Real Time Passenger Information using open technology 2 million + journeys on Dublin Bikes
SMART Dublin is a vibrant and sustainable ecosystem where entrepreneurs, researchers and the city authorities collaborate together to use technology to build a smarter city supporting Job creation and Innovation. IBM / Dublin Smart City projects launched in 2009 Location of IBM s Global Smart City Technology Centre in Dublin Current Dublin Smart City Seed Projects -Water -Movement -Energy City as a Test-bed for international product & service innovation
IBM Research Worldwide Collaborative smarter cities research, NEW IBM Dublin Smarter Cities Technology Centre IBM Research 17
Dublin: IBM Research s First Smarter Cities Technology Centre Seed Projects
Examples of Collaborative Smarter Cities Seed Projects in Dublin Transportation Water and Energy City Fabric Continuously assess the state of the public transport system Provides personalized, real-time advice to riders and dynamic loadbalancing opportunities to transit providers Collaborative sensing of water/energy consumption in public buildings Enables occupants and facility managers to manage and optimize resource usage, and utility providers to predict demand Open Innovation Platform (DUBLINKED publishing and managing Positions Dublin as a hub for smarter city research, development, and innovation
Sustainable Water & Energy Use Civic Offices @ Wood Quay * Water, Electricity & Gas * Real-time use monitoring * Large building 2+2 connected blocks ~6 floors each * 1,500 occupants Analytic toolset for accurately assessing, tracking, forecasting, simulating and optimizing energy consumptions, efficiency and GHG emission for a portfolio of buildings
Understanding and Predicting Consumption Gain Insights Build Models Extend and Apply Models
Merrion Water Project SMART water metering Visualisation of high water consumption to support management and resource optimisation
Pressure Management for Water Networks Pilot: Executive Summary Goals Reduce leakage through pressure management Valve control Valve placement Collaborate with Dublin CC and Dublin Research Lab Preliminary Results Pressure reduction potential of 30% through valve control Pressure reduction potential of 44% through valve placement Additional data needed to estimate leakage reductions Great working relationship between City and IBM
Use of numerical modelling research tool to protect Dublin from Pluvial (Monster Rain) flooding. Data interaction Weather forecast modelling High performance computing
Raw (Primary) Data Sources Data Aggregation, Fusion, Analytics to Derive Insights Delivery Methods Users Open data (archived and real-time) Personal Apps and services Smart City Processing = cleansing + alignment + inference + prediction + scheduling + optimizing + Public Displays Real-time / predictive Feedback Loop: digital traces, crowd-sourced inputs, citizen science, co-design
SMART TRANSPORTATION Suppose you want to go from here to here. Many routes to accomplish the journey. Each can involve connections, wait times, and uncertainty due to normal traffic patterns as well as unusual occurrences. How should you make up your mind?
SMART TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS Your current route plan: Purple line Bus #7a; Transfer to Red Line Bus #14 at Trinity college Warning! Accident at Rathgar road. This route has a high probability of being significantly delayed! Explore alternates options?
Modeling Urban Mobility: Dublin bike sharing system
Online Service
Smarter government services: An opportunity to infuse intelligence into needed services, stimulate economies and save taxpayer time and money Increased information sharing and collaboration drives smarter decisionmaking. CITIZEN-CENTERED DESIGN Shift towards a citizen-centered business model to improve services, experiences and outcomes while lowering costs. INTEGRATED DELIVERY OF SERVICES Connect people to needed programs with speed and accuracy. Enable cities to predict potential issues so preventative measures can be taken. BUSINESS AND CITIZEN SERVICES Interconnect dynamically with citizens, communities and businesses to spark growth, innovation and progress. Enable online license renewals and validation of license holders. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABLITY Results-driven agencies manage, monitor, analyze and report on key initiatives, with measurable outcomes. 34
City services produce data Fire Brigade, Waste, Water, Transport, Utilities Parks, Planning, Environment, Heritage, Litter, Maintenance Arts, Culture, Sports & Recreation Housing, Social and Community Services
New wave of governance In God we trust. Everyone else bring data Mayor Mike Bloomberg, New York City My administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government. Openness will strengthen our democracy and promote efficiency and effectiveness in Government President Obama,US "This revolution in government transparency will make it easier than ever before for the public to make informed choices between providers and hold government to account for the performance of key public services. Prime Minister David Cameron,UK
Dublinked model More than a portal? Members Collaboration Zone & Innovation Network
What we want? Use data in different ways Better city services & systems Build innovation & entrepreneurship Dublin region as a test bed for new products, services and apps
Creative Engagement Tourism Ireland facebook app Engage playfully with children & young people Information layers: Sim City Farmville Tourism Heritage Public Facilities, Demographic Transport Weather Maps
Connected city Information layers; Traffic sensors, way finding, buildings, air quality, noise, cycling, road works, complaints D
The Dublin Experience Fostering a SMART City where creativity & Innovation Thrive
Optimizing critical city infrastructures THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION Tom Leahy Executive Manager Dublin City Council