2021 marked the first year of implementation for the Smart Casey Launchpad. It was a successful year of embedding a range of foundational, enterprise initiatives including delivering the open data platform, smart city training, circular economy opportunities mapping, digital equity framework, Smart Casey Innovation Festival, and a range of other initiatives.

There were 29 actions highlighted in the 2021 Implementation plan. 5 of these actions were deprioritised due to sequencing and organisational priorities. However, there were a range of further activities that were prioritised, including developing a strategic regional partnership with 5 other Councils in the Southeast of Melbourne to deliver smart city initiatives. These scored highly on the smart city prioritisation framework and were deemed to be of higher importance due to the timing and nature of the project.

Year 2/3 implementation plan is an 18-month plan as the Smart Casey Launchpad will move from calendar year reporting to financial year reporting. A review will still occur annually in December to enable adequate planning and forecasting. The focus of Year 2 will be to continue to drive foundational activities including training, platforms, and processes. There will be an additional focus on embedding activities into organisational processes and priorities, with a focus on supporting teams to drive their own Smart City and Innovation initiatives.

A key focus for 2022 will be establishing the Living Lab, which is a strategic piece of work to accelerate the testing and trialling of new concepts with partners and the community to ensure faster adoption of low risk, market ready solutions.

Feel free to read the 2022 Implementation Plan below. We appreciate any feedback, so please submit via the form below.