{"id":32914,"date":"2022-01-11T11:51:55","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T11:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digileaders.com\/?p=32914"},"modified":"2022-01-12T10:49:10","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T10:49:10","slug":"sunderlands-year-as-the-uks-smartest-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digileaders.com\/sunderlands-year-as-the-uks-smartest-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunderland&#8217;s year as the UK\u2019s smartest city"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Dynamic. Healthy. Vibrant.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Since being named the UK\u2019s smartest city at the Digital Leaders 100 List 2020, Sunderland has continued on an upward trajectory in the development of digital capabilities across the city.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2021 has seen momentum gather and our journey has paved the way for the evolution of \u2018Sunderland Our Smart City Programme\u2019, a programme committed to arming our city with the digital capabilities to improve the economy and quality of life via digital access, support, and education.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Patrick Melia, chief executive at Sunderland City Council is at the helm of leading Sunderland towards a brighter, more digitally-equipped future. After recently being appointed to the UK5G Advisory Board, Patrick joins a national network of experts, striving to ensure that the UK is at the forefront of global 5G development.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Patrick said: \u201cSunderland has worked tirelessly to become one of the first cities in the UK deploying a 5G ready operational network to deliver free ultrafast WiFi to key city locations making our city smarter, opening up a world of opportunity and cementing our reputation as a digital leader.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Connecting people to places through the power of 5G<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Improving connectivity across Sunderland has been a key factor to connect people, places, and businesses through 5G technology, whilst upskilling businesses and residents, alongside the development of digital resources within the region.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our Smart City achievements over the past two years are vast and continuously expanding, with stakeholder engagement at the forefront to inform our ambitious vision and digital strategy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Key transformations have seen the rollout of free ultrafast public WiFi, introducing traffic-mapping transport solutions to allow real-time traffic management and inform traffic flow to being selected as one of only two location partners to deliver the Homes for Healthy Ageing Programme, which will see the implementation of a test bed exploring how technology can be used to deliver healthier homes in the city.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The nurturing and growth of partnership working has also been instrumental to us to support continued capacity in the city\u2019s capabilities as we drive city-wide investment in next generation digital infrastructure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Building a smart infrastructure<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A partnership has been formed with Digital Catapult to deliver two local innovation challenges around transport and smart building solutions, which will see technology being used to support the City\u2019s carbon neutral ambitions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A collaborative \u00a34.8 million 5G CAL\u00a0(Connected and Automated Logistics) pilot is supporting a huge stride forward in the North East, with a focus on establishing a unique centre of excellence and operational test facility to deliver the first autonomous HGV, powered by 5G.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our recent announcement of the new BAI communications partnership is a shining example of collaboration at its best, and will see BAI build a new 5G centric network to accelerate adoption of transformative digital services for sectors including manufacturing and logistics, education and social care.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through the partnership and support from the North East Local Enterprise Partnership and HM Government\u2019s Getting Building Fund, we will be able to scale our advanced smart city plan. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roll-out of this new next generation connectivity across Sunderland will stimulate economic growth and reduce digital exclusion, creating over 100 jobs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Patrick Melia, Chief Executive, Sunderland City Council, said:\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis is an incredibly significant milestone in the development and future of Sunderland Our Smart City. We are very much looking forward to our 20-year strategic partnership with BAI, as its team helps us realise our ambitions and make our goals a reality. We are confident the benefits of this partnership will reach every resident, organisation and business within our city and indeed the wider area.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The past year has also seen further award success for us including, <\/span><b>Winner of the Harvard 2020 Civic Innovation in Technology Award <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for advancements in Assistive Technology and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunderlandoursmartcity.com\/news\/sunderland-voted-digital-council-of-the-year-uk-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Winner<\/strong><b> of the Digital Council of the Year 2021 Award<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at the prestigious Connected Britain Awards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Significant investment has been made into our city including a\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunderlandoursmartcity.com\/news\/cityfibre-invests-over-60m-in-sunderland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a362m investment from CityFibre<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u00a310m investment from Netomnia and Virgin Media have completed an upgrade to the existing footprint of 80, 000 properties to 1GB connections. Alongside, a government bid for \u00a35m to support smart city infrastructure including fibre and 5G networks, enabling some of the UK\u2019s smartest homes to be located right here in Sunderland.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sunderland\u2019s digital transformation<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In short, our innovative City Plan continues to future-proof Sunderland via a connected, forward-thinking approach. Investment, collaboration and innovation has led to the transformation of our reputation as a leading smart city. Our smart city initiatives will provide the perfect foundation to implement solutions from city-wide WiFi, traffic control, high-definition CCTV, an e-Mobility hub and much more, with further developments in the pipeline for 2021 and beyond to promote a healthy, vibrant and dynamic smart city of the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"btn-container\"><a class=\"btn btn-md btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/digileaders.com\/insights\/\">More thought leadership <i class=\"far fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dynamic. Healthy. Vibrant. 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