On smart cities, the internet of things, open data, and the need for better story telling & user-driven development/design.

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The Missing Connection for IOT
@abhinemani

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87%
DON’T KNOW WHAT
“INTERNET OF
THINGS” MEANS
2017 Frontier Survey*

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“smart city” in the news

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#traffic

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#problems

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Waze

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“a gift for law enforcement”

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If a tree falls in the forest…

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politics 101

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How do we make
“smart cities” matter?

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Make better decisions.
StepI

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What is data?
Mostcommonquestion?

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data to a few

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data as (bad) news

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data to most

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COMPStat

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“dashboard”

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LAMAYOR.ORG/DASHBOARD

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1. data got attention

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“PERFORMANCE STAT”

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LOW-FI DATA

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the dashboard became
the communication
vehicle to the mayor

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2. data made policy real

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UNCOVERING HOLES IN THE DATA

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the dashboard clarified
goals & priorities

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3. data became contagious

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#traffic

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data as collaboration

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STREETWISE IN THE NEWS

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There’s no Republican or
Democratic way to pick up
the trash.
St. Paul Mayor
Crossingpartisanlines

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2018 Pew Study*
74%
REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS BELIEVE
OPEN & TRANSPARENT GOV IS IMPORTANT

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2018 Pew Study*
70%
DISAGREE WITH STATEMENT:
GOVERNMENT IS OPEN & TRANSPARENT

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Ask for help.
StepII

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open data

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hackathons are just the start

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open innovation

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a look at downtown

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innovation & entrepreneurship

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build a tribe

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4 weeks. 150+ applications.
>$20M in ideas for smarter sacramento.

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LOCAL ATTENTION

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Forging its own path

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“As local-based civic tech grows, it’s the foot
in the door to larger tech capabilities in
Sacramento, and a larger tech community.”
Code 4 Sacramento
Fanningtheflames

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"You have the license to try the craziest
of crazy ideas." - Mayor Steinberg

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Go to where citizens are.
StepIII

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DATA INTEGRATION

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Let’s make all apps more civic.

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“The current reality of smart
cities is that there aren’t any.”
Kendra L. Smith
#RealTalk

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18%
TRUST IN THE
FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT
2017 Frontier Survey*

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More trust in State/Local
than Federal Government
FAVORABLE OPINION IN STATE/LOCAL V. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

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people, not data.