Smart City Africa Urbanisation, Globalisation and Climate Change are now facts of life. The Internet of Things has the power to transform the way cities function. The World is connecting. Is Africa ready? Current Reality TerraCam (Pty) Ltd | CO2014/12883 || Directors: Rolf W. Schlub, Yame Nkgowe National Development plans De-centralised municipality planning & budgeting Rapid urban development, & mushrooming peri-urban dwelling Increasing cost of living Highly educated, yet unemployed youth Private sector positioning to be the engine of growth Innovation & technology hubs Informed citizens wanting information & demanding change Political will, yet no change Wider context TerraCam (Pty) Ltd | CO2014/12883 || Directors: Rolf W. Schlub, Yame Nkgowe Climate change Unsustainable Urban Rural migration Dilapidated infrastructure Ever increasing demand for electricity & water for development Food insecurity, and cost is out of reach of the everyday person Cost of living in urban areas is beyond most Increasing costs of maintaining delivery of social services, yet no chance of improvement Stress on national & municipality budgets High recurrent budgets, limited development budgets Citizens demanding service, yet disconnected from decision-making Operational inefficiencies yet no control over reigning them in Danger of leaving the marginalised behind Innovation yet disjointed progress Services TerraCam (Pty) Ltd | CO2014/12883 || Directors: Rolf W. Schlub, Yame Nkgowe Smart City Africa offers Smart City strategy advisory services for a Sub-Saharan Africa context. Whether these be national, super regional, and city specific, we partner to deliver direction to infuse connectivity and technological innovation into human centred development that is both inclusive and sustainable. Key Services - Smart City Readiness Assessment Smart City Strategy Execution Mapping Funding Modelling Smart City Innovation Expo Benefits TerraCam (Pty) Ltd | CO2014/12883 || Directors: Rolf W. Schlub, Yame Nkgowe We know things are being done! What is needed is direction to frame & measure how the low-tech & high tech available will be applied to - Embed efficiencies by integrating human, physical, and digital systems in the built environment retooling city infrastructure Enabling information transactions revenue streams & jobs to be created that currently dont exist Clarifying cities, super regional administrators roles in the information economy Stimulate partnerships between national, local, corporate, and SMME partners Map migration from physical > digital market places Place citizens firstimprove quality of life! Showcasing an African today TerraCam (Pty) Ltd | CO2014/12883 || Directors: Rolf W. Schlub, Yame Nkgowe Smart City World Expo BW: African innovation driving sustainable & inclusive growth that is by us, for us