Smart, livable and resilient city - Australian perspective

Ms. Katherine O'Regan, Executive Director of the Cities Leadership Institute, who shared some highlights from Australia's smart city journey from the perspective of the cities of Adelaide, Prospect, the Sunshine Coast, and Townsville. She highlighted the bold leadership and cultural change needed within organizations and governments to implement smart city solutions, as well as the reality that not all organizations have the skills and capacity to do so. She also emphasized the importance of bold leadership from government, business, and the community, as well as the role of collaboration and partnership in the co-creation of smart cities. She also shared the need to think about the resilience of more regional or rural areas, as illustrated by people moving to these areas from populated cities during the COVID-19 pandemic.​