Ruth Spencer, Bournemouth Christchurch & Poole Council

1. The Power of Place

2. Where is Bournemouth?
12th Largest
Council in the UK
460,000 residents
Double the
growth of the UK
average city in
the last 10 years
Top 5 cities for
growth in the
next 20 years

3. Smart Place Vision
Better lives for people through the application of technology and data to deliver better services
Champions collaboration and co-operative delivery models
Transforms business models underpinning public sector for financial sustainability

4. Challenges faced – Increasing Costs (demand) v. Reducing Resources
£72.1m gap
for 2019-2023

5. Challenges Faced: An aging and growing population squeezes other services
PEOPLE:
80%
PLACE:
20%

6. Fibre
Providers
ISPs
Vendors
MNOsSpectrum
Platform
Apps
L.A
The current role of Local Authority
Allows access
to street
furniture,
buildings and
ducts
Siloed datasets
Siloed L.A
approach

7. Challenges:
Lack of availability of fibre
Poor wireless connectivity
Future Data costs
Revenue burden
4 TB data per day
MARKET
SHORTFALLS
Social Inequality
Poor Quality of Life
Lack of productivity
Lack of innovation
Unsustainable Public
Sector Services

8. Tackling the Challenge: How can we increase our resources?
Industry and academic partners – technical skills and business model expertise
Public Sector Partners – a holistic approach to place management
BCP Council Smart Place Consortium
Voluntary and Community Sector: helping reduce demand on front door services

9. Tackling the Challenge – how can we aggregate demand to attract investment?
Aggregation
from ‘Place’
Place
ownership or
co-ownership
of assets

10. Place
Fibre
Providers
ISPs
Vendors
MNOsSpectrum
Apps
Platform
What could the future value look like?
New investment opportunities
New markets for
vendors via collective
purchasing power
New partnerships for MNOs
in unprofitable areas
New markets for MNOs
and Telcos through
enhanced reach
New opportunities for
innovation in business
New revenue streams
for ‘Place’
Improved services and
quality of life for people