Consultancy - Areas of Practice
Strategy Development
We provide consultancy services to towns and cities developing smart city and digital strategies, ensuring a structured and effective approach to digital transformation. Such strategies can encompass any or all primary smart city domains, including data infrastructure, digital services, connectivity, mobility, digital inclusion, smart governance, the digital economy, smart placemaking, procurement, etc.
Asset & Ecosystem Mapping
We provide detailed asset and ecosystem mapping to support towns, cities, and regions in identifying the key resources that can drive their socio-economic strategies. This process involves systematically identifying, categorising and mapping relevant assets, such as people, capabilities, companies, organizations, communities, infrastructure, etc. and the relationships between them.
Maturity Assessment
We can assess the maturity of smart and sustainable communities, helping towns, cities, and regions understand their current level of development and identify pathways for improvement. Using internationally recognized frameworks such as ISO37107, along with other relevant frameworks, we evaluate key aspects of urban sustainability and digital transformation.
Standards Compliance
We support towns, cities, and regions in achieving compliance with national and international smart city standards, ensuring their strategic initiatives align with best practices and relevant regulatory requirements. This includes guidance on adhering to national frameworks as well as international standards such as the ISO 37000 series for Smart and Sustainable Communities.
Stakeholder Engagement
Engaging with key stakeholders, and/or wider communities can help to ensure that smart city, digital and other socio-technical strategies are inclusive, effective, and aligned with local needs. Engaging residents, businesses, public institutions, and community groups in decision-making builds consensus, fosters collaboration, combats misinformation and can critically affect the long-term success of initiatives.
Capacity Building
We provide capacity building services to equip local government staff, partners, stakeholders, and communities with the knowledge and skills needed to navigate digital transformation and smart city development. Effective capacity building is essential for understanding the potential of emerging technologies and how they can be deployed.
