The Record - Issue 19: Winter 2020

29 Bob Carter Commercial head of justice, public safety and cities at Genetec “An effective public safety strategy is more than reacting to a situation in progress. A better approach fosters inter-agency collaboration, relies on a consolidated view of ongoing operations, and lets you analyse data for insights on how to improve your strategy. Genetec Citigraf is a decision support system that unifies public safety operations across city departments, disseminates timely information, and provides greater situational awareness.” Marija Zima Marketing manager for smart cities and solutions at ABB “As part of my session, I shared ABB’s vision on the role of technology in the evolution of smart cities and infrastructure. Digitalisation and cloud technologies offer tremendous opportunities in the shift towards safer, smarter and more sustainable solutions in transportation, buildings, energy and water supply and across businesses and industries. The event has proven to be a fantastic venue for industry- wide collaboration, which can ultimately enable better decision-making and a brighter future for our cities around the world.” Audrey Denis Strategy manager at Cubic “At Smart City Live 2020, Cubic focused on data as the foundation for citizen- centric transportation. Establishing a single source of truth across a city’s data assets helps to adapt transportation systems to the needs of the citizens they serve. The event brought together diverse stakeholders across transportation, data, digital twins, and more, which are the kinds of people that need to join together to help cities recover stronger from Covid-19.” Joris Vanderschrick Business development manager at imec “Smart City Live gave us an opportunity to present a digital twin use case that demonstrates the cross-domain impact of traffic flows on the air quality in a city. We were able to share our expertise and receive feedback from cities about how they are looking at digital twin opportunities to tackle their challenges.” Duncan Guthrie Vice president of Europe at Cyclomedia Technology “With the strange year we have had through the pandemic, we have seen an acceleration from cities to improve mobility. We’ve been working with customers to help them make informed decisions on changing their city infrastructure to enable their citizens to commute more safely. The use of street level data and data analytics such as the automatic derivation of parking bays, road markings, traffic signs and lighting has given cities the complete view needed to make the right decisions.”