Autumn 2018 edition Q1 CITY INNOVATION BRIEF

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Digest Activity Tracker Key developments in Advanced Advanced Urban Services related Focus on: Urban Services and urban Funding and tender opportunities Focus on: AI and Cities innovation in the UK this quarter this quarter 2 / WELCOME

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Over 90% of the world’s data was created in the last two years. Much of it was generated by the billions of connected devices in our pockets and bags, homes and workplaces, and streets and skies that make up our modern cities. There’s huge potential for city leaders and businesses alike to harness this valuable resource, put it to work, and power solutions to many of the challenges cities face now and in the future. Why is data so important? It enables AI-driven products and services. Companies like Amazon, Google, and Uber show us the city applications from pollution reduction to impact data can have on society and urban data management. Transportation will see the environments. And there’s massive economic biggest impact – one that’s already visible in benefits up for grabs. A recent report by our streets with increases in taxis and packs McKinsey estimates AI will add £9.8 trillion of bright shareable bicycles. to the global economy by 2030. Almost half This is still an emerging sector. But there are of that will come from new products and definite benefits for early adopters. China has services. In this issue you’ll see how cities already outpaced the world with a deliberate are already taking a cue and experimenting strategy of becoming a supply chain leader with data and AI to help meet their diverse in AI. I believe the UK can and should take a challenges and encourage economic similar approach for applications of AI in cities. growth. But more needs to be done. The supportive infrastructure we need to do CityX, the Future Cities Catapult Expo at this is in place: the first UK tests of the 5G data the end of September, worked to do more. The network are now complete. And I welcome the three-day event explored three pressing city recent announcement of the West Midlands as issues: adaptability, breathability, and mobility. the UK’s first ‘5G urban connected community’. Exhibitors and speakers demonstrated the Collaboration across sectors and important role data and AI in these three industries will be essential to accelerating the critical areas will play in the future of development, deployment, and adoption of advanced urban services. AI-powered solutions in cities. The UK is The UK is in a strong position to lead on perfectly positioned to take the lead. data in cities: we have one of the largest and most developed AI and machine learning markets in Europe, with over 200 SMEs in the Nicola Yates OBE – Chief Executive Officer, field. Machine learning underpins many smart Future Cities Catapult

CITY City Innovation Brief is produced by Future Cities INNOVATION BRIEF Catapult in collaboration with Urban Foresight. INSIDE THIS ISSUE / 3

WHAT’S INSIDE?

The fourth edition of the City Our featured article in this issue deep Innovation Brief starts with a review of dives into trends and applications of announcements, policies and technologies artificial intelligence (AI) and its role affecting advanced urban services during in cities. This includes the use of AI the second quarter of 2018. in tackling mobility and air pollution challenges, how chatbots and machine Some highlights include: learning are helping city management ● Further devolution of transport policy and security, and how social care and to Transport for the North and housing is being transformed by robots Transport for the West Midlands. and automation. ● Increases in the use of digital technology to support health and social care services. ● Pioneering smart city innovations, including drones, smart cities and satellite applications. ● Acceleration in the research and testing of connected autonomous vehicles and roll-out of electric buses. ● New legislation including the Scottish Climate Change Bill and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2018.

The largest funding announcement in our activity tracker is £50 million for the creation of a network of AI and digital pathology imaging centres. This is part of a growing trend for funding announcements for smart technologies which help deliver public services such as waste and energy management. Overall in this quarter there has been a significant decrease in European funding announced for UK cities, with H2020 funding falling from €224.5 million in Q1 to €8 million in Q2. NETWORK

A new AI network bringing industry, cities and researchers together to develop and adopt AI

Future Cities Catapult has launched URBAIN, a new • Confidence in customers who are ready to network between industry, cities and researchers invest time or resources in new products focused on accelerating the development and • An ecosystem of UK business offering tried adoption of AI and Analytics in our cities. and tested products that deliver real impact to customers, ready to pilot new ones with The goal of the URBAIN network is to create new market city authorities, or seeking signposting to opportunities for businesses and cities hoping to apply funding opportunities AI and Analytics to cities by fostering and unifying:

How you can contribute to this network

Aside from hosting physical meet-ups at the Urban • Sign up to the mailing list for this network Innovation Centre in London, we are encouraging • Share this article with other people who might like members to grow this community online through using to join this network the social media handle #urbainUK to share case • Use #urbainUK to share case studies, blogs, and studies, blogs, and experiences with one another. funding opportunities on Twitter and LinkedIn Here’s some ideas on what you can do next. • Explore with your organisation how AI might change the way it delivers services • Join us at an URBAIN or other events later this year CITYX FUTURE CITIES EXPO / 5

UPDATE Photo by Nelio Matos @nelio_matos CityX – the inaugural future cities expo at the Urban Innovation Centre Our inaugural Future Cities Expo Conversation flowed, both at the in September 2018 was a event, during panels on topics showcase of the innovative from active travel to improving air companies working on products quality, and online, across social and services that are helping to media. In total, 573 people were improve urban living. The event involved in exhibiting, speaking shone a light on three key areas and attending. Most importantly, for future cities — adaptability, the feedback from businesses who breathability and mobility. Over took part has been exceptionally the four days of CityX, we had positive, with firms reporting more than 260 companies in the they had more “great quality building – 38 of which exhibited, conversations, with the right and many others that took part in people” than usual for panel sessions and presentations. this type of event. 6 / DIGEST Digest

Key developments in Advanced Urban Services and urban innovation in the UK this quarter.

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The fourth in our series of quarterly could be worth up to £200 million briefings profiles key developments for the city’s economy by 2020 in advanced urban services and according to analysis by Urban urban innovation in the UK for the Foresight for Newcastle City Futures. second quarter of 2018. Newcastle has also been named as one of the eight smart European cities to watch in 2018. Meanwhile the POLITICAL Smarter London Together, a West Midlands roadmap for making London a Combined City deals and regional devolution leading smart city was launched by Authority (WMCA) continue to be on the policy agenda the GLA to help solve some of the has taken over this quarter. A deal was agreed for city’s challenges including poor air the operation of three North of Tyne councils and quality through digital design and the West Midlands extra powers for the Belfast city urban design. Metro franchise. came a step closer after Theresa In Basingstoke, the council is May’s commitment to progressing engaging with citizens to identify City Deals in Northern Ireland. local challenges which smart Jo Johnson, the Rail Minister, technology could be solve. The announced new powers for Transport Scottish Government’s CivTech for the North (TfN), labelling TfN Challenge is also supporting 10 as the “crucial next step in giving public sector organisations to the north of England leaders greater procure solutions for some of the influence than ever over transport toughest problems they face. investment”. In May, the DfT and Network Rail launched the Digital Railway Strategy making a ECONOMIC commitment that all new trains and signalling are digital or digital-ready April saw the launch of the latest from 2019, to reduce overcrowding UK Innovation Survey which found and cut delays. the proportion of ‘innovation active’ Responses to TfN’s Strategic businesses in the UK fell from 53% Transport Plan have been emerging in 2012-2014 to 50% 2014-2016. this quarter. The plan has been Meanwhile, a report from the broadly welcomed, including Scottish Government states that over endorsements from Northern airports, 60% of Scottish employees had to but Doncaster Metropolitan Borough change how they work following the Council expressed disappointment at introduction of new technologies in not being named a rail hub. the workplace. Meanwhile the West Midlands Outside of London, the three Combined Authority (WMCA) has urban areas with the highest average taken over the operation of the West workplace wages are Reading, Midlands Metro franchise. Crawley and Milton Keynes according Newcastle City Council has to Centre for Cities, with Southend unveiled plans to transform being the lowest, below Huddersfield Newcastle into a smart city, which and Birkenhead.  8 / DIGEST

The British Chambers of Looking at local council finances, Commerce (BCC) Quarterly Economic a new report by the IFS on the 100% Survey shows that UK economic business rate retention pilots has growth was subdued in the first found that councils operating the quarter of 2018, despite a strong scheme could gain £870m in extra export performance. The BCC also funding in 2018-19, or 3.6% of their Investment in road published research which found operational budget. Oxford City infrastructure that over a third of businesses don’t Council has agreed the terms of its continued, believe that the UK’s road and rail Revaluation Discretionary Relief including the networks are meeting their needs. Scheme for 2018 to support local completion of a With the number of miles driven businesses facing financial pressures. £400 million increasing by 17.4 billion miles Leeds City Region Enterprise upgrade to the A1 between 2010 and 2016 the LGA is Partnership is making £1m in funding and announcement calling on the Government to respond available to attract digital businesses of a £63.5 million to increased demand on local roads to relocate to the Leeds City Region. bypass around with additional funding. Aberdeen City Council approved Melton Mowbray. Investment in road infrastructure a new 10-year culture strategy and continued, including the completion the Mayor of Greater Manchester has of a £400 million upgrade to the A1 set up a major review to identify how and announcement of a £63.5 million the city-region’s music industries bypass around Melton Mowbray. can be nurtured, encouraged and Railways are also benefitting from new refreshed as well as appointing funding, with the Welsh Government Greater Manchester’s first ever Night- committing to spend nearly £100m on Time Economy Adviser. Nationally, the new Transport for Wales depot as funding of up to £16 million is part of £194m investment in stations available for 4 demonstrator projects across Wales. In London, 94 new state- with immersive audience experiences, of-the-art trains to serve the Piccadilly whilst analysis found over 1,000 line have been commissioned in a immersive specialist UK companies, contract worth £1.5bn. employing 4,500 people with London is also home to a £1.1bn turnover of £660million, or 9% of vision for the East Bank at Queen the global market. Elizabeth Olympic Park announced A new report from PwC has by the Mayor in June. Similar found that the construction and economic development investment is manufacturing sectors could save happening around the country, such £8.6bn through the introduction of as the development of Princes Dock drones, potentially adding £42bn to in the £5.5bn Liverpool Waters the UK’s GDP by 2030. Similarly, the scheme and the £50million of funding government is reviewing how best to from the Glasgow City Region City support businesses in embracing new Deal to further the development of technology to accelerate productivity the Clyde Waterfront. and wage growth.  DIGEST /9

SOCIAL fund for local authority and housing association home energy In May, the Welsh Government efficiency and low carbon heating confirmed a £50m a year fund to projects. Aberdeen City Council support joined-up working between is exploring a new way of meeting health, social care, housing and third demand for housing, by purchasing sector organisations to deliver care completed units from landowners In Brighton and closer to people’s homes. In Brighton and developers as part of their goal Hove a and Hove a demonstrative housing for 2,000 new council homes in demonstrative scheme that will allow people living 2018/19. Liverpool City Council’s housing scheme with dementia to continue living new ethical housing company, that will allow independently has opened, whilst Foundations, has announced the people living Wigan Borough Council is trialling first wave of properties to be built with dementia digitally enabled spectacles helping after identifying land for 120 homes. to continue living visually impaired residents to read London Community Land Trust, the independently and write. Twelve other councils have first urban community land trust, has opened. been chosen by NHS Digital and the will deliver flagship community-led Local Government Association to housing on two sites on TfL land as explore how technology innovations part of the Mayor of London’s work to can shape the future of social care. boost small builders in the capital Hampshire County Council The LGA has responded to a study has approved planning for a finding that 4.1% of children aged development to build fit-for-purpose 10 and 11 in Year 6 are classed as accommodation for people with severely obese by calling for action disabilities. The West Midlands to prevent a future health crisis. Combined Authority has been Examples of action include Barnsley granted £9.6m in funding for a 3 year Council’s food plan to create a ‘sugar- project to reduce rough sleeping, free town’ and Kingston Council offering safe, secure accommodation, partnering with GoodGym to launch alongside intensive health and a new project to encourage citizens to well-being support. The Mayor of be more active. The Mayor of London Greater Manchester has set out plans has also unveiled new proposals to for a proposed £8m Housing First ban the advertising of junk food on project that will create 500 homes the TfL network. for people with complex needs and The National Police Chiefs Council who are homeless. June saw the (NPCC) has set out to address the announcement that charities and lack of governance, standards, and community groups will get £20 common practices in forces’ use million of new government funding of social media. This is as part of a to help isolated people and those strategy to embed three main uses for suffering from loneliness. social media: a means to contact the The Scottish Government has police; a way of addressing local needs; announced a £3.5m decarbonisation and a tool for engaging children and  10 / DIGEST

young people. In London, the Police smart city applications continued and Crime Committee has launched during this quarter. Vodafone has an investigation into the Mayor’s Knife conducted the first test of the UK’s Crime Strategy, as well as reviewing 5G spectrum, Manchester is the effectiveness of social media and introducing smart lighting technology advertising campaigns and knife and Cambridgeshire County Council detection wands provided to schools is to invest up to £11m to fund the More than 95% across the capital. rollout of superfast broadband access of Scotland’s NHS England is introducing new to 99% of buildings. homes and local partnerships to give health More than 95% of Scotland’s homes businesses are and social care staff better access and businesses are now able to connect now able to to patient data to improve decision to fibre broadband thanks to the connect to fibre making. Alongside this, NHS Digital Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband broadband has granted £1.1m of funding for (DSSB) project. However, when it thanks to the ‘demonstrator areas’ to develop or comes to mobile connectivity the Digital Scotland adopt digital tools for transferring British Chamber of Commerce has Superfast data from clinical settings to adult found that only 53% of UK businesses Broadband social care. believe that the UK’s mobile network is (DSSB) project. more reliable than it was 5 years ago. TECHNOLOGICAL Nexus, the public body which owns and runs the Metro is partnering with Investment in connectivity and Google to enable passengers to pay for 

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smart card tickets on their phones. commuters and visitors plan their This follows figures from Transport journeys. for London that show half of all pay- Bradford Council brought together as-you-go Tube and rail journeys key drone technology stakeholders are made using contactless cards or to identify drone applications in the mobile phones. Similarly, in West city after winning a bid in the NESTA Yorkshire £30m worth of bus and Flying High Challenge. Meanwhile, Opening up OS train journeys have been made on the the government is to spend up MasterMap data MCard smart card in the past year, to £70m implementing satellite can add £130m and ArrivaClick, a new on-demand tracking technology to monitor the a year to the UK app-based public transport service, whereabouts of people prosecuted for economy. will be launched in Liverpool this immigration offences. summer. Cities and government continue to In April, Transport for West develop ways of using data to provide Midlands (TfWM) launched a better and more efficient services Mobility-as-a-Service platform that with the government estimating allows people to combine all their that opening up OS MasterMap data travel needs via their smartphone can add £130m a year to the UK across all of the city-region’s economy. North Lanarkshire Council transport modes. A new mobile has successfully used its Master Data travel app and smart wayfinding Management system to enhance screen network has been launched by citizen’s engagement experience with Smart Cambridge to help residents, a new Citizen Portal. Homes England  12/ DIGEST

has agreed a “digital partnership” which reviews how firms’ data can be with systems integrator Accenture made more accessible to consumers. and public-service transformation Updates to the Renewable Transport specialist FutureGov to improve their Fuel Obligation has set new biofuel data management and enable its targets to double the amount of workforce to operate more effectively renewable fuels used in the UK with industry partners. transport sector by 2033. New measures TfL is beginning a three- New measures to protect the to protect the month trial to identify how best nation’s critical infrastructure and nation’s critical to automatically count passengers digital services from cyber-attacks infrastructure on buses and has partnered with and computer network failure were and digital Siemens to deploy a Real Time announced in May. Measures to services from Optimiser (RTO) system to make the protect internet users are part of the cyber-attacks capital’s traffic light control system commitment to new online safety and computer smarter. laws to make social media safer made network failure Basingstoke and Deane Borough in the Government’s response to the were announced Council has launched the Virtual Internet Safety Strategy consultation. in May. Reality Lab to showcase VR/AR Drones will not be allowed to technologies and to combine the fly above 400ft and within 1km of interactive capabilities of Virtual airports following an amendment Reality with the connectivity features to the Air Navigation Order of 5G. The launch event is part of 2016. A change to Highway Code TechTown project which brought regulations is set to make way for together eleven European medium- new technologies allowing drivers to sized cities. use remote control parking on British roads. Infringements and licensing LEGAL issues relating to taxis and private hire vehicles continued to surface The quarter started with the this quarter, with Transport for Telecommunications Infrastructure London’s Compliance Officers given Act 2018 coming into force to new powers by the Metropolitan legislate 100% business rates Police to crack down on illegal relief for communications network activity and Liverpool City Council operators who install new fibre on issuing a number of penalties for their networks in order to incentivise infringements relating to taxi and investment. private hire drivers. Brighton & Hove This Act was one of a suite City Council’s licensing panel has of legislation and consultations, decided against renewing Uber’s including the Data Protection licence in the city. Act 2018 coming into force and a The Scottish Climate Change consultation on the Modernising Bill introduced a target to reduce Consumer Markets Green Paper, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by  DIGEST / 13

90% by 2050, with an ambition to go ticketing technology compatibility further still by setting a commitment and interoperability. The Road to reach net-zero GHG emissions Vehicles Regulations 2018 have been as soon as possible. The Scottish approved by UK Parliament, stating Government has also announced that OEMs who manufacture vehicles that it will double the amount designed to cheat emissions tests in of funding available through the the UK will face fines of up to £50k Community Links Fund for active per tampered vehicle. travel infrastructure in 2018/19, and Other environmental legislation Transport Scotland has made £2m this quarter includes the doubling of available for the Smarter Choices, the maximum spot fine for littering Smarter Places (SCSP) Open Fund. and graffiti from £80 to £150 from The Scottish Government April 2018, and the launch of a also announced the Transport consultation on the Environmental (Scotland) Bill, including plans Principles and Governance Bill and for new Low Emission Zones and new laws to deliver a Green Brexit. measures to standardise smart European Member States have  14 / DIGEST

The Mayor of London has released £1m of funding for a range of measures to tackle air pollution and protect pupils, as well as £2m of grant funding for green space improvements.

approved new legislation on the Efficient Mortgages Pilot Scheme circular economy with targets for has been launched in the UK recycling rates set to 55% by 2025; making favourable financing 60% by 2030; and, 65% by 2035. options available for energy efficient buildings and energy saving renovations. ENVIRONMENTAL Cities around the UK have also announced a range of environmental In Scotland, an Expert Panel on initiatives. The Mayor of London has Environmental Charges and Other released £1m of funding for a range Measures has been established by of measures to tackle air pollution Scottish Government to provide and protect pupils, as well as £2m advice on tackling single-use plastic of grant funding for green space waste. The Scottish Government improvements. Oxford City Council has also opted to extend the has convened green space providers Home Energy Efficiency Scheme and healthcare professionals to beyond a group of three initial discuss how the natural environment trial local authorities. The Energy can help keep people healthy and to  DIGEST / 15

encourage green prescribing. emission vehicles, while Leeds has A new initiative was launched purchased eight new ultra-low buses in April to help small and medium as the first part of a £71m plan to sized enterprises in the Aberdeen have 284 new ultra-low emission City Region to identify and capitalise buses by the end of 2020. Cardiff on circular economy opportunities. has also welcomed its first electric Kingston Council has launched a bus as part of an 8-week trial. Meanwhile, new initiative to encourage residents Transport Scotland is increasing Bristol City living in purpose-built flats to reduce its Low Carbon Transport Loan Council is their food waste and Cardiff Council budget from £8m to £20m and offering has agreed to a number of measures quadrupling its Switched on Fleets subsidies of to increase the city’s recycling and budget from £1.2m to £4.8m in more than composting rate from 58% to 70% 2018/19, as well as launching a £3,000 for by 2025. July saw the launch of the new Switched on Towns and Cities taxi drivers Mayor’s Energy Efficiency Fund to Challenge Fund. The Mayor of who purchase deliver new low carbon technology London has also launched a new electric and or upgrade existing low carbon taskforce dedicated to enhancing ultra-low electric infrastructure. electric vehicle infrastructure vehicles to Dundee City Council analysis across the capital. help improve found that the annual and daily air Private sector investment in air quality quality objectives for PM10 emissions electric vehicles is growing with in the city. were met in full for the first time at BP purchasing the UK’s largest EV all monitoring sites throughout the charging company, Chargemaster city. Meanwhile, Bristol City Council and Pivot Power partnering with is offering subsidies of more than National Grid to deliver a £1.6bn £3,000 for taxi drivers who purchase programme to develop battery electric and ultra-low electric vehicles storage and rapid EV chargers at to help improve air quality in the city. 45 sites around the UK. UPS has The London ULEZ will expand to announced that it will pilot a fleet include the North and South circular of 35 electric delivery vehicles for roads from 25 October 2021, and last-mile deliveries in London. Birmingham City Council is bringing Urban service providers are forward plans for a Birmingham also adopting low-emission Clean Air Zone. vehicles with the City of London of Birmingham has also been trialling the UK’s first fully electric announced as the host of the world’s refuse truck and Dundee unveiling first International Zero Emission a pair of electric vacuum cleaners Vehicle Summit in September 2018 as part of the Smart Cities (Smart as support for electric and ultra- Waste) Project. low emission vehicles continued this quarter. London is set to have Europe’s largest double-decker electric bus fleet with 68 new zero- 16 / ACTIVITYTRACKER ACTIVITY Around £2.35BN was made available in funding for advanced urban TRACKER services this quarter

round £2.35BN was fold increase in funding Other large funding pots made available in available compared to the included £40M for smart A funding for advanced previous quarter. Excluding the local energy systems from urban services this quarter, anomolous Lloyds contribution, Innovate UK. There was with the largest amount coming however, this quarter saw a also a drop in the number from an announcement by fall of more than half the value of European H2020 and Lloyds Banking Group for a of funding made available for ERDF funding calls made £2BN Clean Growth Finance advanced urban services in available compared to pot. This is close to a three- 2018 Q1. previous quarters.  ACTIVITYTRACKER / 17

Commercialising quantum devices: 15 3 July – 1 Aug 2018 UK GOVERNMENT FUNDING innovation R&D Audience of the future: demonstrators Pr Innovate UK Pr Innovate UK & UKRI TOTAL: £300.85M £20M £16M Innovate UK will invest £20 million in UK businesses can apply for a share of up innovation projects to develop prototype to £16 million to transform the creative quantum technology devices that address industries by testing large, immersive one or more important industrial challenges experiences with mass audiences. including: situational awareness; infrastructure UK-registered businesses Smart local energy systems: productivity; seeing the invisible; and, 15 21 May – 1 Aug 2018 demonstrators trusted peer-to-peer communication. Pr Innovate UK & UKRI UK based business, academic, charity, £40M public sector organisation or research and UK organisations can apply for a share of up technology organisation Innovation loans: April 2018 open to £1.5 million to design smart local energy 15 18 Apr – 13 June 2018 competition systems. Pr Innovate UK UK-based organisation £10M 15 8 May – 25 July 2018 Loans are for highly innovative late stage Open programme funding competition projects with the best game changing round 1 and/or disruptive ideas or concepts. Pr Innovate UK There should be a clear route to Low carbon vehicles of the future £20M commercialisation and economic impact. Pr Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) / This competition is open to the best Whilst projects for advanced urban Innovate UK cutting-edge or disruptive ideas or concepts services are eligible, this is not exclusive £30M with a view to commercialisation. These and projects in other sectors are also able APC 10 is seeking proposals for UK can come from any area of technology, to apply. based R&D projects that significantly including technologies important for UK-based SMEs carrying out projects in reduce carbon dioxide emissions and driving innovation in advanced the UK improve air quality. The projects must urban services. 15 9 April – 13 June 2018 focus on technologies directly linked UK-based business of any size or a research with the long-term development of zero- and technology organisation (RTO) emission capability including mobility 15 10 May – 11 July 2018 services in cities. Meridian 2: connected vehicles data UK-based business/business activity exchange 15 30 Apr – 27 June 2018 Pr CCAV / Meridian Mobility / Innovate UK Hydrogen Supply Competition £5M Pr Innovate UK This is to develop one or more platforms £20M for the exchange of connected vehicle Meridian 3: autonomous highway, The £20 million Hydrogen Supply programme data. The aim is to create the world’s most rural and parking test facilities aims to accelerate the development of a effective CAV testing ecosystem. Pr CCAV / Meridian Mobility / Innovate UK low carbon bulk hydrogen supply solutions UK-based organisation £25M for industry, power, buildings and transport 15 4 June – 29 Aug 2018 CAV testing infrastructure for autonomous at a technology readiness level (TRL) parking and autonomous driving on rural between 4 to 7. roads and highways. See eligibility criteria UK-based organisation 15 11 May – 21 November 2018 Smart local energy systems: concepts 15 4 June – 29 Aug 2018 and designs Pr Innovate UK & UKRI £1.5M Cultural Development Fund Innovate UK has up to £41.5 million to Connected and autonomous vehicles 4: Pr DCMS/ Arts Council invest in both the design and practical piloting passenger services £18.5M demonstration of new business models Pr CCAV/ Innovate UK This fund aims to allow cities and towns that intelligently link supply, storage and £25M to invest in creative, cultural and heritage demand in heating, power and transport. Pilot studies are expected to develop and initiatives that lead to culture-led economic UK-based organisation then test connected and autonomous growth and productivity. This fund is from 15 8 May – 25 July 2018 vehicles (CAVs) in a real-world public or the Department for Digital, Culture, Media semi-controlled environment, with at least and Sport (DCMS) with a budget of £20 a 6 month public trial. million available. UK-based business of any size Towns & cities outside London Partnerships GovTech Catalyst challenge 15 25 June – 19 Sept 2018 for an area Pr Government Digital Service

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£1.25M waste through the economy. We aim to know Pr ERDF The GovTech Catalyst (GTC) supports public more about the types and amounts of waste £12M sector organisations to find innovative generated, what is done to it, and where it Sustainable Urban Development call to run solutions to operational service and policy ends up. to enhance the competitiveness of small delivery challenges. GovTech Catalyst Organisation and medium sized enterprises, promote competitions help the public sector identify 15 11 June – 18 July 2018 climate change adaptation, risk and work with cutting edge technology firms. prevention and management and Public sector organisation preserving and protecting the environment 15 21 May – 11 June 2018 and promoting resource efficiency in SBRI: identify, catalogue and analyse Leeds City Region. terrorist still imagery online Organisations operating in the Leeds Pr RICU City Region area Audience of the future: design £250K 15 8 June – 27 July 2018 foundations Organisations can apply to develop solutions Pr Innovate UK & UKRI for automatic identification, cataloguing and £1M analysis of online still imagery. This is phase 1 UK businesses can apply for a share of £1 of a 2-phase competition. Decarbonisation fund million for early-stage, human-centred design Organisations of any size Pr Scottish Government projects that will determine future R&D activity 15 14 May – 20 June £3.5M in immersive experiences. This is from the An invitation to social landlords to submit Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund. expressions of interest to deliver energy Organisation working in the UK or intending efficiency and heat decarbonisation to exploit the results in or from the UK. Neighbourhood Planning Support programmes within their existing stock. 15 21 May – 4 July 2018 Pr DCMS, Locality and Groundwork Scottish local authority or housing Not stated association To give communities the tools to shape their 15 10 May – 8 June 2018 local areas through neighbourhood plans Audience of the future: design and development orders. foundations Community groups Pr Innovate UK & UKRI 15 3 April 2018 onwards Smarter Choices, Smarter Places £1M (SCSP) Open Fund UK businesses can apply for a share of £1 Pr Transport Scotland / Paths for All million for early-stage, human-centred design £2M projects that will determine future R&D activity UK Research and Innovation strength The Smarter Choices, Smarter Places in immersive experiences. This is from the in places fund (SCSP) Open Fund aims to encourage Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund. Pr Innovate UK/ UKRI people to change their behaviours to walk UK-registered businesses Not stated or cycle as part of their everyday short 15 21 May – 4 July 2018 To be successful, applications must build on journeys. The fund will also encourage their existing research and innovation people to use sustainable travel choices capability and present a valid plan of new for longer journeys. research and innovation activities. These See eligibility criteria SBRI: higher education open data, should have a demonstrable impact on local 15 30 May – ongoing digital tools for prospective students economic growth. Pr SBRI See eligibility criteria £425K 15 28 May – 25 July 2018 Organisations can apply to develop digital Digital Development Loan tools using graduate outcomes data to Pr Scottish Government help prospective higher education £2M students make decisions. A £2 million Digital Development Loan Organisations of any size UK REGIONAL FUNDING has been launched for Scottish companies 15 25 June – 8 Aug 2018 which want to improve their digital TOTAL: £23.83M capabilities and processes. Scottish SMEs 15 20 June 2018 – ongoing SBRI: smart waste tracking data collection, storage and reporting services Pr Innovate UK/ SBRI/ Defra £400K Sustainable Urban Development (SME Digital Social Care Demonstrators Defra’s challenge is to use digital technology Support, Climate Change and Pr NHS England to record and track individual movements of Environment) £1.1M

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To support the adoption of digital products we are particularly interested in coastal €3M and services that will demonstrate effective communities as they are often most directly The purpose of this is to create a global use of health information within adult affected by marine plastic pollution. market for human-centered IoT-enabled social care. Scottish community groups urban services which are interoperable, Local Authorities and Voluntary Sector Adult 15 18 June 2018 – ongoing replicable and reusable across cities and Social Care Providers in partnership with NHS SBIR challenge: Last mile urban freight across domains. organisations Pr SBIR / Enterprise Ireland Businesses or cities 15 12 June – 2 July 2018 €230K 15 1 June – 30 Sept 2018 This challenge is for companies interested in working with Belfast & Dublin and other partners to find new ways to enhance the E-bike Grant Fund efficiency of commercial goods deliveries in Services supporting critical infrastructure Pr Transport Scotland / EST both urban centres. Pr ESA £800k Businesses operating in Belfast & Dublin Not stated For local authorities, public sector agencies, 15 18 April – 18 June 2018 The European Space Agency’s services to community organisations, colleges and support resilient & sustainable critical universities to encourage large scale e-bike infrastructure opportunity offers support and adoption. It is expected grants will fund e-bike funding to companies looking to carry out an pools, secure cycle parking and safety Climate Challenge Fund in-depth analysis on the technical feasibility equipment. Pr Keep Scotland Beautiful and economic viability of services to reduce Public/ community organisation Not stated the vulnerability of critical infrastructures and 15 22 June 2018 – ongoing Funding for projects including energy efficiency for making such infrastructure “greener”. improvements to community owned buildings, Companies operating in eligible Member home energy efficiency advice, lower carbon States travel options, community growing initiatives 15 20 Apr – 1 June 2018 eBike Grant Fund and schemes to tackle waste. Pr Scottish Government/ EST Community-led organisations £800K 15 5 June – 3 Aug 2018 The Transport Scotland eBike Grant Fund – Makerspace for 5G & satellite Round 1, will make available £700,000 of Pr ESA grant funding for local authorities, public Not stated sector agencies, colleges and universities The objective of the activity is to deliver rapidly to take the lead on the large-scale adoption EUROPEAN FUNDING small proof of concepts, which are using of ebikes. A further £100,000 will be available emerging 5G concepts and technologies for through the E-bike Grant Fund to let members TOTAL: €8M satellite communications. The deliverables of of the public test ride e-bikes at Home this activity will be hardware prototypes and Energy Scotland advice centres, active software demonstrators, which will validate travel hubs and community centres. the use of technologies in a satellite context. See eligibility criteria Companies operating in eligible Member 15 22 June 2018 – ongoing States Modelling in support to the transition to a 15 28 June – 11 Oct 2018 Low-Carbon Energy System in Europe Pr EU Commission (H2020) Low Carbon Transport Loan Fund €5M Pr Transport Scotland / EST To develop new knowledge on energy £500K system modelling to set up an open space PRIVATE SECTOR Interest-free loans of up to £3,000 to help for researchers at national and European individuals and businesses purchase e-bikes levels to collaboratively innovate and progress TOTAL: £2BN and e-cargo bikes. in using modelling tools to understand and Individuals and businesses predict the requirements of the transition 15 22 June – ongoing towards a low-carbon energy system. At least 3 legal entities from different Member or Associated States 15 15 May – 6 Sept 2018 Clean Growth Finance ‘Action on Plastic’ Zero Waste Towns Pr Lloyds Banking Group Pr Zero Waste Scotland £2BN £500K New £2bn scheme offers discounted finance Any community in Scotland wanting to take SynchroniCity to Commercial Banking clients investing in a action on plastic can register their interest, and Pr SynchroniCity/ EU Commission (H2020) lower carbon future

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PUBLIC SECTOR TENDERS ADVERTISED

n this quarter, the largest Table 1: Number and value of published tenders by theme number of UK public sector tenders in the advanced urban I Category Number of tenders Total value (budget), services sector was in digital where the value where stated** transformation (Table 1), spread (budget) is stated across shared and integrated platforms, data management and digitalisation of services. The number of tenders advertised Automation 4 £17.6 M increased once again between 2018 Intelligent / Smart Systems 27 £113.9 M Q1 and 2018 Q2 (Figures 2 and 3). 59 £1317 M The largest value tenders were Digital Transformation in digital transformation, totalling Telecoms Infrastructure 3 £7.6 M over £1.5BN. These included Regeneration 8 £1.1 M £600M contract from the Cabinet & Growth Office for G-Cloud 10 and £150M Circular 8 £997.8 M for Digital Development Services Economy and Solutions for the Northern Cultural Investment 1 £0 M Ireland Environment Agency. The circular economy category Green Infrastructure 2 £0.8 M was boosted significantly by the dedicated £992 million “Energy for Londoners” fund, which is Total 112 £2455.8 M intended to support the Mayor’s aim for the capital to be carbon **Rounded to the closest 100,000 neutral by 2050.

FIGURE 1: BREAKDOWN OF TENDERS BY THEME.

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PUBLIC SECTOR TENDERS ADVERTISED

FIGURE 2: NUMBER OF TENDERS ADVERTISED Q1 2018 FIGURE 3: NUMBER OF TENDERS ADVERTISED Q2 2018

Total advertised: 131 Total advertised: 161

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● Automation 4% ● Automation 2% ● Intelligent/Smart Systems 15% ● Intelligent/Smart Systems 25% ● Digital Transformation 62% ● Digital Transformation 49% ● Telecoms Infrastructure 15% ● Telecoms Infrastructure 7% ● Regeneration/Growth 2% ● Regeneration/Growth 7% ● Circular Economy 2% ● Circular Economy 6% ● Cultural Investment* 0% ● Cultural Investment* 1% ● Green Infrastructure* 0% ● Green Infrastructure* 2%

*Cultural Investment and Green Infrastructure are new themes not featured in previous editions.

FIGURE 4: CHANGE IN TENDER VALUES OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS

Tenders across all advanced Key: ● Autumn 2017 ● Winter 2017 ● Winter / Spring 2018 ● Spring / Summer 2018 urban services amounted to £1,600,000 a total of £4,709.4m in the 2017 – 2018 year to July. There £1,200,000 were 484 individual calls, making the average value of a tender £800

£9.7 million. (£ million) Value Over the last 12 months the £400 total value of tenders grew from £0.25BN in Q3 2017 to £2.45BN Telecoms Infrastructure Telecoms £0 Automation Intelligent/Smart Systems Digital Transformation Regeneration Economy Circular in Q2 2018 (Figure 4) 22 / APPOINTMENTS

NOTABLE APPOINTMENTS

April – May 2018

Chief Executive, Derby City Council Dame Theresa Marteau, Carole Mills April 18 Professor Liam Delaney, Mike Barry, Strategic Director of Economic Growth, Roger Kilburn, Professor Margaret April Waltham Forest Council Bates, Professor Aileen McHarg, Stewart Murray Terry A’Hearn, Iain Gulland and Professor Kate Sang Interim Chief Digital Officer, Homes England London Assembly chairs Dominic Campbell Tony Arbour AM (Chairman), Jennette Arnold OBE AM Chair of the Competition and Markets (Deputy Chair) General Council Member Arts Council Authority (CMA) Mayor of Southend-on-Sea England Andrew Tyrie Cllr Derek Jarvis Ciara Eastell Birmingham City Council Cabinet Chief Executive, Derby City Council Cllr Ian Ward (Leader), Cllr Brigid Carole Mills Jones (Deputy Leader), Cllr Jayne Strategic Director of Economic Growth, Francis (Education, Skills and Culture), Waltham Forest Council Cllr Kate Booth (Children’s Wellbeing), Stewart Murray May Cllr Waseem Zaffar (Transport and Interim Chief Digital Officer, Homes Environment), Cllr Majid Mahmood England (Clean Streets, Waste and Recycling), Dominic Campbell Cllr Paulette Hamilton (Health and Chair of the Competition and Markets Social Care), Cllr Sharon Thompson Authority (CMA) (Homes and Neighbourhoods), Andrew Tyrie Cllr Brett O’Reilly (Finance and Chair, Independent review into the Resources), Cllr Tristan Chatfield Board Members of the Cultural Cities GP partnership model (Social Inclusion, Community Safety Enquiry Dr Nigel Watson and Equalities) Jayne-Anne Gadhia CBE (Enquiry Governors, Board of the British Independent Chair), Sir Nicholas President, Socitm Film Institute Serota, Cllr Huw Thomas, Cllr Alan Nicola Graham Idris Elba, Robin Smith, Andrew Saunders, Waters, Cllr Darren Rodwell, Charles Chief Digital Officer, Salford Phil Stokes Landry, Bridget Rosewell OBE, Jon Corne Parliamentary Under Secretary of Tom Bloxham MBE, Shirley Atkinson, Chairman of the Board State, Department for the Environment, Dame Seona Reid, Nisha Dennis Hayter Food and Rural Affairs Tandon OBE, Isaac Julien CBE, Kate David Rutley MP Chief Officer, Greater London Authority Nicholls, Shain Shapiro PhD, Mary Harpley Alison Nimmo CBE Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Director of Culture, City of Manchester Secretary of State for Housing, Local Government Dave Moutrey Communities and Local Government, Nigel Adams MP HM Government James Brokenshire Members of the Expert Panel on Environmental Charges and General Council Member Arts Other Measures Council England Dame Sue Bruce (Chair), Professor Ciara Eastell

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NOTABLE APPOINTMENTS

June 2018 – present

Chair, National Infrastructure Commission for Wales Mr John Lloyd Jones OBE, FRAgS, Hon FLI June Chair, West Yorkshire Combined Authority Transport Committee Cllr Kim Groves Interim COO, Government Digital Service Sally Meecham Executive Director of City Development, Chair, Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation Dundee City Council Roger Taylor Robin Presswood Chair, Creative Industries Council Chair, 2022 Commonwealth Games Tim Davie Organising Committee John Crabtree OBE Chair, Accelerated Access Collaborative Lord Ara Darzi Chairman, England’s Economic Heartland’s Strategic Transport Forum Members of the Low Pay Dave Hodgson, Mayor of Bedford Borough Commission Kate Bell, Simon Sapper, Martin McTague, Kay Carberry, Professor Sarah Brown, Clare Chapman Night-Time Economy Adviser, Greater Manchester Combined Authority Sacha Lord Director for Customer, Digital & Transformation, Surrey County Council Michael Coughlin Adviser, Office for Artificial Intelligence Dr Demis Hassabis Chair and Spokesperson, AI Council & AI Business Champion Tabitha Goldstaub Skills Champion for AI, national Dame Wendy Hall Trustee, National Gallery Tonya Nelson, Molly Stevens Chair, British Library Dame Carol Black Trustees, V&A Caroline Silver, Mark Sebba Chief Operating Officer, Government Digital Service Sally Meecham 24 / FOCUS ON: AI AND CITIES FOCUS ON: AI AND CITIES / 25 AI AND CITIES The last edition of the City Innovation Brief explored how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can open up new opportunities for engaging citizens in planning. In this issue we explore the wider uses of AI in cities.

AI technology is a growing human languages, variations in opportunity for cities but speech, emotions and meanings in applications are only beginning different context. NLP will be crucial to emerge. This is why the Future to the growth in the use of customer Cities Catapult has launched engagement chatbots and virtual URBAIN, a new network between assistants. industry, cities and researchers Improved computer vision and the focused on accelerating the growth in facial and object recognition development and adoption of AI is enabling technologies such as and Analytics in cities. autonomous vehicles and AI medical Building on the 1956 definition diagnosis. established by the ‘father of AI’, John The UK government is taking steps McCarthy, AI today is broadly described to increase the use of AI in national as technology which is able to perform public services with the Secretary of tasks such as planning, understanding State for Health launching a review language, recognising objects and into how thousands of NHS staff could sounds, learning, and problem solving. be trained to use AI and robotics. The Key to AI developing these skills is review will investigate opportunities machine learning which experienced for the NHS to take advantage of new rapid growth in capability and technologies as well as implications for commercial applications in 2017. The future skills needs. UK has the strongest AI and machine The Government also announced learning market in Europe, with over the appointment of AI expert Dr 200 SMEs in the field compared to Demis Hassabis as an adviser to just 81 in Germany, 50 in the Nordic the Office for Artificial Intelligence, countries and 50 in France. Applications the Government’s new policy unit of blockchain secured peer-to-peer for promoting growth and uptake services in cities could include electric of AI across the UK economy, and car charge point sharing and peer-to- Tabitha Goldstaub as the chair and peer energy trading. spokesperson of the AI Council, a Natural Language Processing new industry body which will work (NLP) improves human-AI interaction with Government to deliver those by analysing and understanding objectives.which .  26 / FOCUS ON: AI AND CITIES

To extract data from correspondence, the DfT Lab created a machine learning tool, outlining the parameters of a problem, and leaving AI to learn how to solve it.

CASE STUDY To extract data from correspondence, the DfT Lab created a machine DfT Lab for AI learning tool, outlining the parameters of a problem, and leaving AI to learn Correspondence how to solve it. Correspondence was scanned using the Google Cloud The Department for Transport Vision API, enabling the Stanford want to use AI to cut down Named Entity Recogniser software on the 12,000 hours of staff to capture who sent correspondence time it takes to deal with and who it is sent to. 70,000 different pieces of To assign correspondence to correspondence a year. the right team, DfT Lab created and trained a neural network by Challenges in processing and inputting 5,000 pieces of correspondents dealing with requests include in the same format. After making needing to pass correspondence on tweaks to the neural network to multiple teams or deciding where switches, the AI was able to correctly to categorise correspondence relating sort and allocate correspondence to unusual topics. with 90% accuracy.

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AI can direct drivers to available parking spaces, whilst real-time data on traffic congestion and poor air quality hotspots can be used to automatically redirect traffic away from these area

AI Opportunities for Cities of AI is for connected autonomous and Citizens vehicles (CAVs), incorporating visual AI can be used to develop solutions recognition and analytics, robotics, to a range of urban challenges, by machine learning and intelligent automating functions, improving decision making. responsiveness and personalization, SAE International standards score and enhancing decision-making CAVs on their level of autonomy, For cities, AI may offer the most with levels ranging from no driving potential where is can be used in automation (level 0) to full driving combination with the internet of automation (level 5). The Centre for things (IoT). Sensor networks offer Connected and Autonomous Vehicles the potential for more accurate (CCAV) plans to invest £25 million and responsive management of in four pilot schemes for new CAV infrastructure, resources and businesses developing self-driving challenges in a city, but to realise vehicles which operate at SAE level 4. the gains it will be necessary to Vehicles operating at level 4 can manage very significant new flows act independently if things go wrong of data effectively. AI has the potential or there is a system failure and to do that, and in fact it may come without any human intervention in to be essential in managing and most situations. making good use of large-scale IoT. Midlands Future Mobility is investing £25 million to test CAV Mobility and Air Pollution technology including smart vehicle AI can be used to reduce congestion, monitoring, data analytics and 5G journey times and air pollution as ready wireless infrastructure. Similarly, well as informing city decision making. research to improve CAV perception AI can direct drivers to available and how they ‘see’ is being undertaken parking spaces, whilst real-time data by a consortium led by Jaguar Land on traffic congestion and poor air quality Rover with trials of connected and hotspots can be used to automatically automated vehicles on public roads redirect traffic away from these areas. in urban areas. Similarly, real-time environmental Specific AI technologies to make data can be used to help vehicles the future of mobility more sustainable, avoid hazardous conditions, such as smarter and safer are being trialled flooding or poor visibility. in the UK Autodrive Programme. One of the most high-profile uses This includes Intersection Priority 28 / FOCUS ON: AI AND CITIES

Boeing is working on an automated air traffic management platform for drones using blockchain and cognitive computing.

Management (IPM) technology to assign autonomous vehicles, on the ground priority when two or more connected and in the air, to the next level. MIT vehicles come to a junction and Green is developing depth-sensing imaging Light Optimal Speed Advisory (GLOSA) systems so that autonomous vehicles which sends traffic light information can identify objects through fog that to CAVs to calculate the optimal humans cannot see. Boeing is working speed for approaching the lights on an automated air traffic management UK Autodrive will also trial a platform for drones using blockchain fleet of up to 40 low-speed self-driving and cognitive computing. ‘pod’ vehicles in pedestrianised areas of Milton Keynes during Summer 2018 to further develop AI capabilities CASE STUDY for navigating public spaces. The latter stages of the trial will enable members Microsoft BOT of the public to order and use the pods as part of a test of a new urban mobility Framework service. In fact, over 85% of people would be willing to use an autonomous Newcastle City Council is vehicle in the future according to investing in capabilities research from MERGE Greenwich. to develop intelligent Emerging technologies will take conversation apps.

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The Waste Bot has received positive feedback from customers, particularly on the speed of the service. It has also reduced calls to the Council from about 60 per month to three and saved the equivalent of about £25,000 per year in staff time.

In March 2017, Newcastle’s City City Management and Security Council was awarded £15,000 from the national Digital Shift Channel Businesses and service providers are fund. This was used to develop in- benefitting from AI technology. For house capabilities in Microsoft’s BOT example, United Utilities is using Framework. The digital service allows artificial intelligence to cut their own hosts to create artificial intelligent electricity costs by 10% a year, passing conversation apps for use in desktop the benefits on to customers. United and device chat apps, such as Skype, Utilities is using Open Energi’s Slack, Messenger and Outlook. platform Dynamic Demand 2.0, Newcastle City Council used this which continuously monitors and to develop the Waste Bot service, manages electricity demand and which was launched in Spring 2018. generation. Key to the process is Using the service, households can machine learning to determine what manage their permits for unloading an optimal strategy looks like and bulky waste at the city’s recycling adjusting processes second-by-second centres. Van drivers are limited to six in reaction to changing data indicators drop offs per household a year and and signals. previously they had to apply in In the USA, MIT researchers are writing to be allocated a time slot. working on new way to automatically This analogue system took up to build road maps from aerial images. AI 14 days to process a request. Now recognition technology can view satellite drivers can text the Waste Bot to images to identify r0ads and paths. City apply for a permit, which reduces authorities and service providers can use the processing time to seconds. this process to produce maps of streets The Waste Bot has received which are so new they aren’t shown on positive feedback from customers, online maps or GPS navigation software. particularly on the speed of the Local authorities and city service. It has also reduced calls to governments can use conversational the Council from about 60 per month AI to deliver more personalized and to three and saved the equivalent of responsive chatbot services to their about £25,000 per year in staff time. citizens. International examples include Newcastle City Council is hoping WienBot which provides answers to to apply the BOT Framework to questions from citizens and visitors in other services. The latest project is Vienna and continuously learns from the a ‘virtual advisor’ chatbot for social interactions to pre-empt questions based care but this time working as a on the most frequently used terms. website bot. Learning from questions and learning 30 / FOCUS ON: AI AND CITIES

Police forces around the country are also piloting Cellebrite, an AI software capable of interpreting images, matching faces and analysing patterns of communication to speed up examination of mobile phones.

to use natural language has been an area the type of call, location, weather, and of technological growth which is vital similar past experiences. to the success of chatbots according As smart city technology becomes to Gartner. This is set to see chatbots more ubiquitous, cloud-based cognitive become widespread within the next two AI platforms used to host smart city to three years with 20% of all citizens in data and software will be important for developed nations expected to interact preventing cyber-attacks. with AI assistants by 2032. As well as providing more responsive services, chatbots can also enable local authorities CASE STUDY to be more efficient and identify abnormal patterns which can signify Metropolitan Police fraud or user error. AI can be used to improve citizen efficiency gains safety. For example, the Shotspotter is used in over 90 cities worldwide, using with AI sophisticated AI technology consisting Adopting artificial intelligence of sensors to detect gun violence. It technologies could save The Met alerts the police department and other £30m per year and support an authorities within 45 seconds of the additional 545 police officers. gunshot fired. Police in Durham plan to introduce A report by released by the Chairman an AI system to help officers decide of the London Assembly police and whether or not a suspect should be kept crime committee states that introducing in custody after a trial. Police forces AI could help solve many of the new around the country are also piloting and emerging pressures faced by the Cellebrite, an AI software capable of Metropolitan Police Service (MPS). interpreting images, matching faces and The report states that using AI in analysing patterns of communication to policing will bring benefits in four areas. speed up examination of mobile phones. Firstly, AI can lead to an increase in the AI can be used to improve the way number of crimes solved using machine emergency services manage calls. The learning and advanced analysis of data UK emergency services can learn from to identify trends and patterns. In the international examples, such as the same way, AI can be used to predict Cincinnati Fire Department using data where and when crime may take place, analytics to advise the dispatcher on helping police take preventative action. the appropriate response to a medical Secondly, not only would more in- emergency call based on factors, such as depth data analysis by AI increase the  FOCUS ON: AI AND CITIES / 31

Robots can be used to improve the emotional development of autistic children and machine learning of people’s behaviour using data from wearable technologies and connected home devices can identify health problems and inform care providers.

arrest rate, it can solve crimes and secure technologies include assisting robots convictions faster, reducing the risk of like Pepper a nd Pearl in Southend who further crime taking place. respond to emotions and learn personality Thirdly, AI frees up resources for front traits or, Robear who can lift patients or line policing by taking over more menial help them in and out of chairs adapting tasks and back-office functions that the force of their grip and lifting to the currently put pressure on police time. situation. Robots can be used to improve Finally, AI can reduce the police the emotional development of autistic officer time spent conducting children and machine learning of people’s investigations – by reviewing and behaviour using data from wearable analysing large volumes of information technologies and connected home devices – allowing them to spend their time can identify health problems and inform solving other crimes by providing them care providers. with access to real-time AI outputs. Hackney council, in partnership with tech company Xantura have developed and deployed an AI programme which Housing and social care analyses data to highlight and prioritise AI and robots are being used to families with multiple needs to help automate elements of social care. These target support more quickly, or even 32 / FOCUS ON: AI AND CITIES

Machine learning is a growing trend in reducing construction risks and site monitoring by enhancing real-time collaboration and building information modelling in the cloud. AI is helping to improve 3D printed buildings, augmented reality construction sites and survey drones.

pre-emptively. A chatbot developed by preventative maintenance. healthtech company Cera uses deep Machine learning is a growing trend learning and machine reading to advise in reducing construction risks and site users and care workers on specific care monitoring by enhancing real-time needs, and over time will be able to collaboration and building information predict health deteriorations. modelling in the cloud. AI is helping February 2018 saw the end of the to improve 3D printed buildings, two-year CHIRON project funded by augmented reality construction sites and Innovate UK, focused on designing and survey drones. Cobots can work 24 hours deploying care robotics for the future a day on tasks such as bricklaying with with a focus on dignity, independence different teams of humans working shifts and choice. The project saw the use of to provide inspection, finishing touches, JUVA, an intelligent modular robotic and fresh materials. system installed around the home to Looking to the future, Balfour Beatty assist with domestic and self-care tasks predict that the UK construction site of allowing care workers to spend more 2050 will be “human-free” with teams time on human interaction with more of robots working on complex structures patients. monitored by drones flying overhead Housing management can be and reacting to live data analysis supported by AI, whether using data to collected to predict and solve problems improve profiling of individual tenants before they happen. and their needs, to automated fault- finding and informing decisions around property maintenance planning. CASE STUDY Increasingly, AI is also playing a major role in building design and Q-bot construction activities. AI-can manage construction assets, help in performance An innovative partnership to use diagnostics, and support planning stages robots to insulate social housing. of construction with analysis of GIS data. Existing uses of AI in construction In February 2018, social housing include project schedule optimisers provider Your Homes Newcastle (YHN) running millions of project delivery announced a new partnership with Q-bot scenarios to continuously refine to bring innovative robotics and AI project planning, image recognition technologies to the housing management and classification to identify unsafe market. This is the first partnership of its behaviour for training purposes, and kind for Q-bot, which is a London-based analysis of data from sensors for robotics and AI firm.  FOCUS ON: AI AND CITIES / 33

Q-bot results in minimal disruption to residents, which is one of the key reasons why YHN deemed it to be the most cost-effective solution.

Q-bots can inspect underfloor in minimal disruption to residents, cavities in homes with suspended which is one of the key reasons why wooden floors and, where needed, YHN deemed it to be the most cost- install insulation. This insulation has the effective solution. potential to improve a home’s energy YHN manage 18,000 homes efficiency by up to 40%. that could benefit from the Q-bot’s Traditional installation practices installation and have a target to would require the removal of tenants, retrofit 1,500 of them with under-floor carpets, underlay, and floorboards to fit insulation in the next three years. insulation between joints. Q-bot results 34 / WHAT WE DO

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