The Productive City

Ré Dubhthaigh

Start Up City | The Digital Hub

04.07.13

The Civic Works >Future infrastructure for future publics

We make civic tools & services

We work here

Start Up City = The Productive City

#1 Greatest Challenge

Fetishising Startup culture >

Innovation Hub / One stop shop /Cultural quarter / taskforce / appshigh quality retail / city branding /serviced offices / facebook

Unlocking The Productive City >

Financial > personal spending

Financial > unlock procurement

Financial > understand real costs

Engagement > Co-produce with startups

Engagement > Not open but legible

Engagement > Market making

Infrastructure > Shifting regulations

Infrastructure > services not stuff

Infrastructure > Less gimmick, more graft

Opportunity > City as ecosystem

Opportunity > The Productive City