New Regional: a view in 4 projects
This document discusses several initiatives aimed at making regional, local, and rural areas in Australia smarter and more connected. It outlines projects like SmartForms that digitized paper forms across councils, Local-e which created a shared web services platform for rural and regional councils, and SmartScape which aims to connect people, organizations, and projects in a smart region. It emphasizes that challenges in rural and regional areas are real-world problems, populations have strong relationships rather than just numbers, and there is an appetite for innovation. The key is having concepts and strategies that fit the regional context while responding to both challenges and opportunities through tangible demonstration projects, experimentation, and leveraging existing resources and initiatives.
New Regional: a view in 4 projects
- 1. ► Regional, local and rural public impact initiatives in Australia and overseas ► Convenors, designers and orchestrators ► Smart = people more connected to places, services, infrastructure and each other ► Government and … Our lens
- 2. 1500 paper forms across 42 councils reduced to 21 shared smart forms including digital signatures Local SmartForms Shared whole-of- gov smart form service for planning & small business SMART GOV is digitising better processes In a sentence… Outcome Shared web services platform for 110 rural & regional councils & their communities Local-e SMART GOV is whole-of- community In a sentence… Outcome Consistent and contemporary web platform for including citizen- generated content & interactive maps SmartScape A ‘smart region’ social lab pilot to connect people, organisations, opportunities & projects Networked initiatives across learning, gov enterprise, civic innovation, digital, data & agribusiness SMART GOV is ecosystem innovation In a sentence… Key focus Smart State Hilltops 3D Building a world- leading dynamic 3D model of a region including crowdsourced data Demonstrator projects for government, civic and agricultural applications of 3D spatial data SMART GOV is leveraging resources across sectors In a sentence… Key focus
- 3. On regional & rural places ► Challenges are real-world (not abstract) ► People are pragmatic ► Long view over short term ► Resilient by default ► Appetite for innovation (‘smart’ programs often favour urban centres) ► Density of population vs density of relationships ► Remarkable capability and capacity
- 4. Key insights FRAMEWORK PROJECTS CULTURE + CAPACITY • Concepts & strategies that fit a regional context • Respond to challenges as well as opportunities • Someone to hold the space • “Just enough structure” • Spaces & conditions for participation • People: partners, leaders, innovators, makers • Resources & support looking to the long term • Skills & experience from across the ecosystem • Tangible initiatives • Experimentation & applied innovation • Ground-truth new solutions • Connect & leverage existing initiatives & investments
- 5. Allison Hornery +61 409 363 136 cofluence.co FRAMEWORK CULTURE + CAPACITY PROJECTS