When the South Island Prosperity Project (SIPP) was shortlisted for the smart cities prize in June, it established Greater Victoria as a global leader in development and sustainability.
To continue that work, SIPP CEO Emilie de Rosenroll will travel to Shanghai this week to share some of those trade secrets at the the 2018 World Artificial Intelligence Conference, focusing primarily on urban development.
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That optimism might be credited to the recognition SIPP has brought to the South Island after being shortlisted for the $10-million grant in the Canada Smart Cities Challenge, aiming to improve daily life for residents through innovation, data and connected technology.
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But, what does it all mean?
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The journey to the conference B次元官网网址� where innovators like Elon Musk will be in attendance B次元官网网址� is a follow-up to the trip Mayor Lisa Helps and other community leaders took in 2017, de Rosenroll says.
Challenges like traffic congestion, emergency response, tracking the environmental health and efficiency of infrastructure is increasingly being managed with AI. Scientists, entrepreneurs, business leaders and government officials will meet during the three-day conference to discuss the emergency technology and its trends.
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AI has the power to improve our lives, de Rosenroll says, noting there can be a dark side to it. But, she says, itB次元官网网址檚 happening, B次元官网网址渟o how do we future-proof our economy?B次元官网网址�
The goal for the South Island is to get service providers on board for easier access to what they call B次元官网网址渕ultimodal transportation.B次元官网网址� For example, data copuld be used to develop apps to combine bus routes with bike share companies and/or ride hailing services, essentially using these systems more efficiently.
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Still, the SIPP recognizes this is about making it real for people, she continues. To that end, the economic development agency will soon roll out a public engagement campaign, part of which will include animated short videos to B次元官网网址渦npack somewhat abstract ideas.B次元官网网址�
For de Rosenroll, this phase of the work, the B次元官网网址渟econd wave of smart cities,B次元官网网址� means mid-size cities like those across the CRD are now starting to learn lessons from bigger metropolisB次元官网网址� like Shanghai where these technologies are already in place.
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