SmartSheffield #18 - Chris Dymond: "SmartSheffield News for May 2021"

As always, Chris presented the most recent smart city-related things that have crossed his radar recently.

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These slides were presented at SmartSheffield#18 on May 17th 2021 - please see the Event Website for a full video of the talk.

Transcript

1. May 2021 “Waste Not Want Not!”
2. SmartSheffield News May 2021
3. It’s Our City! Local referendum to convert Sheffield City Council to a Modern Committee system of Governance
4. Economic Recovery Fund £2m Sheffield City Council fund to kick start projects to help high streets recover from COVID-19 restrictions.
5. Future Highstreet Fund £15.8m to regenerate Fargate. https://www.welcometosheffield.co.uk/makeyours elfathome/future-high-street-fund
6. What Makes Sheffield? Sheffield’s place marketing website & campaign https://whatmakessheffield.com/
7. Sheffield BID Alternative Peer Board “An alternative for those who want to be actively involved with Sheffield Business Improvement District but don’t want the responsibility of a formal Board Director role or don’t feel ready for that.”
8. Bears of Sheffield 60 big bear sculptures brought to life by local and international artists - 12 July to 29 September.
9. Digital Inclusion Survey Update on SCC’s Digital Inclusion Summit & request for information: https://sheffield.citizenspace.com/performance-research/ digital-inclusion-survey/
10. Sheffield Digital Festival https://sheffielddigitalfestival.com/
11. Sheffield IoT Meetup#11 IoT in Rail - Tuesday 17th May, 11:30am https://www.meetup.com/ Sheffield-Internet-of-Things-Meetup/
12. Successful innovation in manufacturing using IoT Pitch-In Project - Weds 19th May, 2:00-3:30pm. See Eventbrite.
13. Sheffield Digital Mentorship Scheme Individual Members now have access to career mentoring for £5 per month.
14. Cycle Walk SCR Sheffield City Region’s Active Travel information website https://sheffieldcityregion.org.uk/cyclewalkscr/
15. Pitch-In Project 4 week student IoT placements available in June/July.
16. The Things Network Sheffield Updates on the Community-owned LoRaWAN network.
17. Join the Mailing List SmartSheffield.city
18. Email Chris new news! info@smartsheffield.city @SmartSheffield