What IS a Smart City?Making South Bend a SmartER & Connected Community
How South Bend Redefines itself as a Smart City
Santiago Garces
Cities Across the Globe Face:
•New digital expectations•Rapid rate of change
Demographic Change
•Water management•Roads and Bridges
Aging Infrastructure
•Catastrophic events•Changing context
Climate Change
•Reduced revenue•Transparency
Fiscal Constraints
Challenges Opportunities
•Residents and Things are interconnected in embedded environments•Data can be generated, analyzed, and consumed at low cost
Internet of Things
•Information technologies simplify service delivery•Metrics and accountability at the service level
Service Orientati
on
•More data and more computational power at lesser cost•Big data relevant in a local context
Analytics
Confronted by constraints and the double-edged sword of data, as city managers we need frameworks that allow us to abstract technical complexity and focus on prioritizing and communicating decisions in an accessible way to politicians and residents.
Transform Assets
City-As-A-Platform
Talent
Connectivity
Infrastructure
Transportation
Communication
Data
The Sewers Example
Smart Senso
rs
$114 Million USD Saved
6
A Growing Ecosystem
+ M.O.U to Research, Develop, and Deploy• Wireless Technologies
• 5G Wireless• Internet of Things
• Talent Development Ecosystem• Tech enabled residents• Talent Pipeline
• Advanced Analytics and Modeling• Policy Evaluation• Operational Evaluation
MetroLab Network22+ Universities and Cities sharing expertise and technology
Supported by:
Universities
Technology brings:
Basics Are EasyValue
Utility Warranty
Good Government
OptimizationEffectivene
ss Efficiency
Thriving Residen
tsDevelopment
Jobs Ventures
9
Opportunities
NationalMLN
Steering Commi
ttee
GCTC
ERC/NSF
FCC/ NTIA Model City
RegionalRegional Cities Lilly
LocalEconomic
Development
Wireless
Tech-enabled Residents & Talent Pipeline
12
Education / Experience Level
Available Programs
South Bend Youth Task
Force
HighschoolUniversity Student /
Pre-Professional
Fellowship / Developmental
Rotation
Long-term Professional PlacementMiddle-School
Office of Innovation
South Bend Community School
Corporation
South Bend Code School
Riley Engineering
Bowman Creek Educational Ecosystem Internship Program
Office of Innovation Internship Program
Society of Women Engineers
EnFocus Fellowship Program
Americorps Vista Program
Notre Dame Staff
SB Public Works Internships
Other City of South Bend Departments
South Bend Tech Startups
Regional Organizations
Enfocus Internship Program
Talent Ecosystem: Pipeline
13
Civic Analytics & Policy Engine • The city produced a number of successful applications of data science
during the first four years of the Buttigieg administration• These have been ad-hoc engagements managed through the Office of Innovation
(V&A Analysis, City Report Card) • These have not up to this point leveraged the talent of Notre Dame faculty/staff,
only students (Undergrad through PhD)