Parramatta. Card attracts global attention

Parramatta City Council is not far off launching a new smart card, Mobile Concierge, an “iconic” project which has attracted international attention,according to council’s CEO, Dr Robert Lang, at IBM’s Smarter City Initiative, at the Sebel Parramatta. “The card would not only create jobs and provide economic benefits but also has the potential to dramatically change the way we do business,” he told 120 people at. IBM’s Smarter City Initiative: Parramatta.

Parramatta. City to host an initiative

Parramatta City Council will host an IBM Smarter Cities initiative to build on the outcomes of the ParraConnect project and its highly successful economic development forum. The two-day Innovation Discovery Workshop, October 20-21, will explore the key themes of Soft Infrastructure and Smarter Industry & Work. The goal will be to develop a roadmap for the city’s future economic prosperity through digital technology and social innovation. IBM’s Smarter Cities is a global initiative that brings together the best and brightest thinkers to create solutions for a smarter, sustainable planet – through smarter education, healthcare, water and energy use, public safety, transportation and smarter government.