CITY BRIEFINGS
City Briefing 28
Our 2012 program opens on a very modern urban theme: IBM Australia's Smarter Cities Initiative, which involves advising organisations on intelligent and sustainable ecosystems, covering water, infrastructure, transport, energy use, education, health and public safety in the built environment.
Catherine Caruana-McManus, who has executive responsibility for the initiative, will provide an overview of the critical role that technology and data play in optimising operations and systems across this wide spectrum, and the implications of the digital economy for urban planning, policy and design.
Catherine's experience for more than 20 years has been in the digital media, communications, geo-spatial and urban development sectors. Before joining IBM in 2006 she had carried out executive roles with MC2 Consulting, PMP Ltd and Telstra, with projects including White Pages OnlineTM and planning for the Sydney 2000 Olympics and Australia's first mobile and broadband networks. Catherine’s formal qualifications are in urban planning, economics and market research.
The Briefing will be on Wednesday, 15th February at the usual venue of Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street, from 5.00 to 6.15pm, followed by refreshments for those who can linger before rushing home to make the dinner. Help us start the year’s program with a bang, not a whimper.
Bob Solomon
Chairman
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AIUS City Briefing 30
When: Wednesday 27th June 2012
Time: 5.00 - 6.15pm
Venue: Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts, Mitchell Theatre, 280 Pitt Street (between Park and Bathurst)
Topic: Sydney over the next 20 years - a commentary on the discussion paper
Presenter: Norma Shankie-Williams,
Director Metropolitan and Regional Strategies
Department of Planning and Infrastructure
Quoting the desire to take a new approach focussed on real delivery, Planning Minister Brad Hazzard has set sail for a new strategy. In the discussion paper released in early May, the State Government is looking for input into the big questions facing Sydney. Unlike previous plan making, the Metro Strategy is to be calibrated with other 20 year horizon plans to bring a whole of government approach.
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PRESS RELEASE
The Australian Institute of Urban Studies, NSW Division, welcomes the Prime Minister's assumption of Federal responsibility for the planning of Australia's cities...