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WORKSHOP OUTPUTS: TASK & FINISH GROUPDeveloping a Digital Futures Prospectus for HS2 Midlands
Date: Monday 25th April 2016Time: 14.00 – 17.00Venue: HS2 Ltd HQ, Two Snow Hill, Birmingham. B4 6GA
Agenda
16:00 Who does what – role and responsibilities
14:10 Aims and purpose of T& F group2
What needs to be achieved and by when14:20 3
14:30 What does success look like ‐ shape and prioritise outcomes4
14:00 Welcome and Introductions1
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16:20 Measuring success ‐ benchmarking 6
16:40 Governance and reporting ‐ key milestones7
16:55 Wrap‐up and next steps 8
Purpose of Task & Finish Group ‐ 25th April
Agree outline framework of the Prospectus and emerging themes / developing work packages.
Define and prioritise outcomes .
Assign theme leaders and delivery teams from T& F group
Agree on next steps and input to enable presentation of an initial high level prospectus by the end of May
Purpose of Digital Prospectus
Set out clear ambition and vision1
Act as an engagement tool to show the art of what is possible to support further work
Start to identify current, emerging and future opportunities to embed smart city technologies as part of planned regeneration connected to HS2 Midlands
Set strategy and identify enablers under an agreed set of outcomes collaboration
Act as a magnet to attract investment to the region as a demonstrator for future city technologies
The Prospectus will set out a vision and strategy to inform and influence how HS2 investment can use existing and future technologies and digital systems in a sustainable and integrated approach to support local regeneration and deliver an economic, social and environmental legacy!
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Prospectus development – 2 Phases Phase 1: Prospectus development – Final draft 6th June; decision boards 15th / 23rd June 2016
• Initial prospectus to set out the opportunities of HS2 investment to deliver benefits to people, citizens and communities through the application of technology and data: 15 – 20 page document (ambition, vision, strategy)
• It will be outcome driven across themes People, Business and Place• Target Audience: HS2 Strategic Board and potential investors / sponsors• Aim: Secure investment / seed funding from board to develop full business
case and programme of activity as part of an HS2 digital investment plan• Phase 2: Digital Investment Plan• Aim: Provide a blueprint to influence planning; transferable elsewhere• T&F group to be recognised as the expert body to support on digital
matters covering pre‐; during and post HS2 construction
Why be involved? • Opportunity to influence digital master planning and procurement
• Get your ideas and solutions into HS2• Branding and visibility in front of key influencers and decision makers
• Collaborate around digital and data • Recognised as experts in driving innovation in development of HS2 opportunities and a key stakeholder in city regeneration and transformation
Timeline• Initial prospectus final draft produced 6th June• Presentation to HS2 Co‐ordination Board and WM HS2 Strategic board – 15th
& 23rd June
Shaping the outcomes Aim of the breakout session• To have consensus on the top 3/5 outcomes that the group want to
work on around the themes People; Business; PlaceAs a group think about the:• What are the top 3 challenges for each of the theme areas• Top 3 opportunities that HS2 can bring• Define outcomes / benefits ‐ understand what these look like
– Discussion should generate quite a few– Group them together– Need to agree the top 3 / 5 to take forward and work on further
• Scope of further work will be focused on how technology, data and digital infrastructure can have an impact on accelerating / achieving outcomes
BREAKOUT GROUP: PEOPLE THEMELead: David Cuckow, Flexeye
CHALLENGES:
o Understanding the personas of the citizens and ‘people’ journey (tourists; old generation; next generation; workforce) – data related to skills, security, relevance to citizen, challenges
o Creating awareness & upskilling using technologies & work related tasks ‐
o Operational and common skillso People driven systems ‐ how they connect with
various infrastructure and projects – citizen engagement & social collaboration (social, physical systems)
o Infrastructure & smart citizen engagement o Connectivity of space + people + technologyo Creating virtual communitieso Work from home – Agile workingo Multi purpose infrastructure ‐ standards for digital
connectivity
OPPORTUNITIES:
o Facilitating social engagement and collaboration ; purpose of infrastructure
o Standardising and accessibilityo Combined journey ticketingo Relevant employabilityo Skills and social equality through digital
connectivity o Seamless & intelligent connectivity –
geographically agnostico Social connectivity of people and communities
based on common purposeo Creating more social physical space and
collaboration and engagement physically and virtually (retail / business engagement)
o Using technology for a better health and living well in the community
o Working environments
BREAKOUT GROUP: BUSINESS THEMELead: Nathan Marsh – EY
CHALLENGES:
o E2e – end to end connectivity (not just prime route) ‐ walk; car poor etc.
o Non digital/data traffic volume – analysiso Ubiquitous connectivity on journeyo Just a train track – harness it all…o Premium pricing / platinum product?o Master planning for the future?o Cultural changes required (longer time)o Cyber security /IoT Riskso Low / no common outcomes: HS2 / BCC etc.
OPPORTUNITIES:
o Ports/ Airports / Freight: benefitso Talent attractiono Talent retentiono International connectivity for businesso Inward investment (local near
interchange)o Opportunity to be associated with a
national global asseto Innovation hub / centre of excellenceo Investment capital premiumo Productive time in‐journeyo Digital transport / journey quicker
BREAKOUT GROUP: PLACE THEMELEAD: Nicola Bryant & Annette King, Digital Birmingham
CHALLENGES:o Map what we are doing today / map what we knowo Where are we going 4G?o Place is for people and has to be accessibleo Policies – make it pleasurable to travel other ways not just
drive (congestion)o Day in life – people who are here now and who are the clients
of the futureo Avoid negative impacto Testing technology – emerging ‐ digital tools to forecast how
place may behave and changeo Future visioning – next 3‐5 years technologyo Seamless connectivityo Security of data / systemso Integrate with different infrastructureo Train and office the same environment ‐ on the move
productivityo Retail space – commercial / customer journeyo Shared revenue models and shared standardso Low carbon / Energy / Power / District Heatingo Fuel / Cheaper / Reduce poverty / power back into the grido Place needs to be reflective of people and adaptable
OPPORTUNITIES:o Way finding – local, regional and national info linking hubso Minimum standard for the environmento Passenger resilience / transit methodo Common platform communication linking all
developments togethero Monitoring of movement of people and thingso Mapping of what is here with integration across placeso Datasets / sharing / physical interplay (with investment
upfront)o Spare charging points etco Future‐proofing and flexible o Use cases future scenarios / check against future
developmentso Content / Infrastructure / Co‐ordination
• Pipes e.g. Germany – common infrastructure always located on left side of road
o Making place exciting;, where people want to beo Accessibility / people want to be here / connectivity
PRIORITY OUTCOMESBUSINESS
1. Growth in employment, productivity, connectivity
2. Skills – clear pipeline – supply and demandi. Learn and work in
region3. Profile – global hub for
innovation, design, ….4. Open data – single, connected
platform / networki. Connected City (WIP …)
PEOPLE
1. Quality of lives i. better experience, health,
living,ii. Work life/balance
2. Creating choices – predicting capabilitiesi. Seamless connectivityii. Effective use of infrastructureiii. Dynamic demand –
responsive use of capacity3. Creating choices – improves quality
of life, when and how to travel or not to travel
4. Create more employability and social inclusion
5. People driven systems / Infrastructure use
6. Social capital enhanced
PLACE
1. Integrated and design intuitive space –connectivity between place – local, regional, national
2. Space adaptable and smart – change ….. support use case
3. Seamless / safe / accessible / secure
4. Leading place Demonstrator space ‐ use Curzon Street, UK Central as test beds, exemplars – Birmingham experiment how they interact and connect, how we educate people to use.
NEXT STEPS• Refine outcomes and agree measures of success• Produce skeleton framework for Prospectus • Establish working group / editorial team for those that
can commit time to develop Prospectus– meeting arranged for 6th May
• Main T&F group to critique and provide feedback on draft Prospectus
• Test developing prospectus and ideas with key stakeholder groups
• Final draft of the Prospectus will be brought to the next T&F group ‐ provisional date 9th June