Smart Place Strategy
Shape the future digital solutions that could be used to improve how we live, work, and connect.
We have an ambition to transform into a 21st century digital council by investing heavily in technology and improving how we deliver your council services.
In addition to this, we are also developing a wider Smart Place programme. This is all about harnessing and embracing technology within our local area to provide digital connectivity, applications and services 
to people and which supports our economy and environment. We want to develop digital solutions that best serve our communities here in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
By putting the local place at the centre of our plans, we can provide a broader and richer set of new innovative services for our residents that go beyond those services traditionally provided by councils.
For example, if you’re going out for dinner, you may want to check out the most popular restaurants, make a restaurant booking, organise your travel to and from the venue online all in one place. That’s just one of the things as a Smart Place we want to enable
So, what are we doing?
We are currently putting together a strategy which brings together the things we want to achieve in our area through Smart Place. Whether making it easier for people to go about their daily lives, improving the prospects of our local businesses or enabling communities to function more effectively - information, data and digital technologies will play an ever-increasing and important role. Typically, our programme will:
- use local information to promote local services, such as jobs, restaurants, accommodation, taxis and events
- create exciting augmented reality experiences to attract visitors back to the high street
- make available affordable ‘smart devices’ to help people to live independently in their own homes for longer (whether or not currently receiving council support)
- provide a real-time updated website showing local air quality
- accelerate the roll-out of high-speed networks to provide much better digital connectivity for local businesses
- create new opportunities for local businesses to innovate with digital technologies.
Find out more here: bcpcouncil.gov.uk/smartplace
What do we want to achieve?
Our ambition is to make Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole the UK’s leading Smart Place, helping to attract major private investment th
at enables us to create and retain more value in the local economy, greatly benefitting the whole community by:
- creating digital solutions to improve local people’s lives
- supporting local businesses
- attracting new companies and digital leaders to the area
- protecting our environment and supporting sustainability.
As part of our Smart Place programme we will create an industry-focused digital hub and open innovation ecosystem. This will enable new creative, impactful technologies to be developed and grow.
Where do you come in?
We know that real value is only generated when we focus upon delivering solutions that benefit our people, communities and businesses.
We want to focus on doing the things that matter to local people and businesses and that’s where we need your help prioritising what we do and how we do it as part of our place-based approach.
Have your say and help shape our future Smart Place digital solutions that could be used to improve how we live, work, and connect.
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Emerging technology provides many opportunities and can help us do so much.
How do you think we could use digital technology to help you and those you care about?
Have you seen anything elsewhere that could benefit people and communities locally?
Please feel free to share your ideas on how technology could help you in your daily life.
View All Ideasalmost 3 years ago
A smartphone App for people living alone. If they fail to respond to prompts at set times it texts or calls to emergency contacts list.
It could also respond to a voice command such as "Help Me - call my emergency numbers". Another feature could be to request a reponse if no motion has been detected during a specified period or an apparent fall. The number and timing of prompts or checks should be configurable for each individual's lifestyle.
almost 3 years ago
Healthcare on the High Street
Empty shops/disused premises could be converted into outpatient clinics on the high street. This would make use of vacant premises and drive footfall to the high street for other shops/restaurants/cafes in the area. It would also result in fewer patients heading to the main hospital sites at Bournemouth and Poole with their parking issues.
almost 3 years ago
AI powered CCTV litter dropping identification - as showcased in Margate.
almost 3 years ago
An alarm button for elderly, vulnerable to access help.
An alarm (“Lifeline”) for elderly, vulnerable to access help. eg my late mother had a stroke, & fortunately managed to press a button on the ‘chain’ she wore before she fell unconscious. The alarm rang through to a council dept operating 24/7. The council responded quickly and as a result she was taken to hospital. Without the alarm she would have died! Also a gadget that can call to check daily, and/or sense whether someone is moving around and OK.
over 2 years ago
Shop local
An app/website to allow local sellers to add their products - registered BCP businesses only. Hopefully it will create a one stop shop for local products and increase visibility of up and coming businesses.
