02_City of Melbourne and Christchurch Smart Cities Innovation Smart Christchurch - Smart(er) Cities: Conversations on Innovation

What does smart city mean to City of Melbourne? What projects are they working on? What does community engagement mean to them?

Smart Christchurch - Smart(er) Cities: Conversations on Innovation podcast continues with a global panel discussion! Katie Bayley, Head of Insights and Analytics, City Data, Laura Pfiester, acting Head of Smart City Incubator, from City of Melbourne and Michael Healy, Smart Christchurch Manager at Christchurch City Council share their journeys and insights on their groundbreaking projects.

From citizen engagement to learning from previous experiences, discover how these cities are adapting to technological advancements and setting new standards for urban collaboration.

Find out more about the panellists and the topics through these links:


City of Melbourne website
City of Melbourne on LinkedIn
Melbourne as a smart city website



Open Data at the City of Melbourne website
Mapping Aboriginal Melbourne website
The Greenline Project website


Previous Smart City Incubator Challenges:

Challenge 1 Winning Pilot Data in the Park⁠, 
Challenge 2 Reimagining the City Challenge, 
Challenge 2 Winning Pilot Micro-Labs, 
Challenge 2 Winning Pilot Open Arcade, 
Challenge 2 Winning Challenge Social Spaces,   
Challenge 3 Fishermans Bend Innovation Challenge, 
Challenge 3 Winning Pilot Remix raingardens

Emerging Technology Testbed (melbourne.vic.gov.au)



Katie Bayley on LinkedIn
Michael Healy on LinkedIn
Christchurch City Council website



Smart Christchurch website
SmartView Christchurch website


What did you find most interesting? Which ideas sparked your curiosity? To find out more, join the conversation, and share your thoughts, follow us on our ⁠⁠Smart Christchurch linkedIn⁠⁠ page. The conversation does not end here - join us again for other invigorating discussions on the Smart Christchurch - Smart(er) Cities: Conversations on Innovation podcast!

Theme Music by David Rea

Disclaimer: The primary purpose of this podcast is to inform, thus the information presented and discussed on the podcast is for general information purposes only and any reliance on the information provided in this podcast is done at your own risk. ⁠Full online terms of use.