UKTI & Smart Cities Corin Wilson, Smart Cities Project Manager Information Economy Team UK Trade & Investment 2 nd September 2014
Contents UKTI Smart Cities, the UK and Beyond UKTI and Smart Cities 2
The UK Government s Ambitions 1. Doubling UK exports to 1 trillion a year by 2020; 2. getting 100,000 more UK companies exporting by 2020; 3. getting one in four UK companies to export (European average) rather than one in five at present; and 4. maintaining the UK s position as the most favoured location in Europe for inward investment and doubling the UK s stock of FDI to 1 trillion by 2020. 3 3
UKTI s mission 1. Support UK companies to grow their business through international trade; 2. connect UK business to the world s top commercial opportunities; 3. attract high quality inward investment to the UK; and 4. establish whole-of-government relationships with major wealth creators to increase exports and investment. P 4 4
One Team UKTI - One Team Regions/UK Cities London HQ Overseas Posts Supporting UK companies and overseas investors Regions and DA CUSTOMER London HQ Overseas Posts 5
Smart Cities, the UK and Beyond By 2050, the human population will have reached 9 billion people, with 75% of the world s inhabitants living in cities. ( Global Market Opportunities and UK Capabilities for Future Smart Cities Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, 09 Oct 2013) An estimated 80% of global GDP is from goods and services associated with cities. By 2020 there will be 26 Global Smart Cities and 90 Global Sustainable Cities. 50% of these within North America and Europe. ( Strategic Opportunity Analysis of the Global Smart City Market. Frost & Sullivan, August 2013) Arup values the smart cities industry at more than $400 billion globally by 2020, with the UK expected to gain a 10% share focussed for the most part in the areas of energy, water, waste, transport and health. Frost & Sullivan even larger, $1.5trillion global market by 2020. Key growth sectors seen as healthcare, infrastructure, education and energy. 6
1820 28% Urbanisation Beginning of the Industrialisation
1952 80% Urbanisation The Great Smog of London 8
2012 90% Urbanisation Low Carbon, High Tech
Smart Cities, the UK and Beyond The UK has particular strengths which could account for between 10% and 25% of the total global smart cities market as follows: City Governance Technology Infrastructure Energy Mobility Building Material Healthcare Comms Meters Grids Clouds Glasgow Future Cities demonstrator, 24M investment 189 million funding for capital investment in data centres and energy efficient computing Open Data Institute Set up by Sir Tim Berners-Lee & Prof Nigel Shadbolt; CEO Gavin Starks. Funded by TSB, private & public sector partners. 10
UKTI and Smart Cities 1. Listen, gather data, analyze and synthesize 2. Build case and propose program and/or inform policy 4. Drive program to exit and feedback 3. Execute program and monitor performance 11
UKTI and Smart Cities 1. UKTI Smart Cities Strategy 2. UKTI Global Smart Cities High Value Campaign 3. Commonwealth Games Business Conference Technology is Great China and South Korea (EY Report) Innovate UK Smart City Expo World Congress SE Asia Trade Mission 4. Stakeholders 12
The UK and Smart Cities British Standards Institute: UK has Launched PAS 180 and 181 in March 2014 which are the most advanced and comprehensive standards for Smart Cities available GLOBALLY They cover the vocabulary of Smart Cities and Developing a Smart Cities Strategy www.bsigroup.co.uk Future Cities Catapult : A world-leading technology and innovation centre. The Catapult will help UK businesses to create products and services that meet the needs of the world s cities as they adapt to future demands. UK s first Smart Cities Capability Report with Arup 17 th July 2014 www.futurecities.catapult.org.uk Smart Cities Ministerial Forum: Greg Clark MP, Minister for BIS Government/Industry/Universities/Cities 13
Thank You Corin Wilson UK Trade & Investment Smart Ci6es Project Manager corin.wilson@uk6.gsi.gov.uk +44 (0) 207 215 5144 14