Smart Cities Challenge
Thank you for participating and adding your Smart Cities ideas. We'll share them with the project team as the theme selection is completed.
The opportunity
The Government of Canada’s Smart Cities Challenge is underway and the City of Kelowna is up for the challenge in efforts to win $10 million to leverage technology and innovation to improve lives of citizens.
Ideas were sought from the community and stakeholders over the past month. Ideas will be shared with the project team including what we've heard as part of the development of a new community vision, through Imagine Kelowna.
A spotlight on the finalists was announced by the federal government this summer, as well as videos of the challenge winners.
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How can local businesses, organizations and individuals achieve meaningful outcomes for residents through the use of data and connected technology?
As part of a new community visioning initiative that has been underway since May 2016, we've experienced unprecedented dialogue with the community in establishing a new draft vision and goals to take us into the next 25 years. Imagine Kelowna provides a timely opportunity to apply what we've heard from our citizens related to technology and innovation.
Let's keep the conversation going
Find out how the Imagine Kelowna draft goals can contribute to the Smart Cities Challenge and add your own bold ideas.
Below are a few of what's happening so far.
Through City of Kelowna Infrastructure
- LED lights
- Intelligent Transportation Systems
- Dark Fibre
Through Community Collaboration
- Citizens and businesses prosper in broadband economy
- Innovation ecosystem
- Business, Industry, Government and Academic working together
View All Ideasabout 3 years ago
Create unique identify: Display arts and culture while attracting new businesses and talents
Create a unique identity of Kelowna by revitalizing major landmark, trails and iconic monuments using connected technology (architectural lighting, musical fountain, digital arts). Each monument connects people, resources and history through arts and specific services offered to residents and visitors. Celebrate the win or goals of local sports team, notify people about extreme weather by offering color-coded outdoor illuminating system. Most important transform core district into best place to do business and stimulate local economy with more service-oriented businesses. Connected trail impacts directly on health and wellness of citizen. It attract new talent and create new place to live, play and work Example: Montreal illuminating most downtown historical building and monuments, uses laser projection around the main streets, transformed Jacques Cartier bridge and old Montreal into destination place for young and old generation during day or night. Such beautifully illuminated skyline in the night, connects with young talents and transformed into #AI, #VR, #Gaming capital of Canada.
about 3 years ago
Better safer more cost effective High Speed Transportation options to Vancouver
Hyperloop for example
about 3 years ago
Rapid Transit in Kelowna connecting to airport from Lower Mission, West Kelowna, Glenmore
about 3 years ago
Open S.T.E.M. learning spaces for kids and families
The new Innovation center is a wonderful start but I would love to see more city-led or partnered learning opportunities for families. Our culture is so tech-focused now that it can be hard for older generations to develop the skills to keep up with their kids; Kelowna could be a leader in helping bridge that gap.
about 3 years ago
Create attractive incentives for new local enterprises adopting circular economy principles.
The EllenMacArthur Foundation explains the circular economy well by stating: "Looking beyond the current "take, make and dispose” extractive industrial model, the circular economy is restorative and regenerative by design. Relying on system-wide innovation, it aims to redefine products and services to design waste out, while minimising negative impacts." I would hope the city would embrace this advanced method of doing business and create TRUE incentives for new businesses (or existing businesses making the shift) to adopt this model and be at the forefront of this new business mindfulness.
