As part of the Smart Cities Plan, the Australian Government is establishing a competitive A$50 million Smart Cities and Suburbs Program. The Program will support local governments to fast-track innovative technology solutions that improve longstanding urban problems.
The Program seeks to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of urban service delivery, infrastructure and planning to improve the livability of cities and their suburbs.
The Australian Government expects a wide variety of cutting-edge projects to be supported under the Program, such as collaborative design of solutions to complex urban problems, pilots of emerging technologies, the implementation of technologies at scale, and business case development.
The most valuable projects will involve collaborations between multiple councils and technology industry partners that link closely with future plans for the area.