Barney Smith

Achieving Smart

Urban Growth

Barney Smith

CEO

@barney_captain

Bristol is Open (BIO) is delivering programmable digital infrastructure, to

facilitate R&D, innovation and experimentation at a city scale.

A joint venture between the University of Bristol and Bristol City Council, BIO is a

unique combination of advanced infrastructure and an experimentation platform.

Collaborating with an ecosystem of academics, corporate partners, SMEs, and

the citizens and communities of Bristol, BIO facilitates experimentation, exploring

the development of software, applications and services.

Together, we are creating a smart society for smart citizens – and a smart future.

ABOUT BRISTOL

A Joint Venture Company between Bristol City Council &

the University of Bristol

‘Why’ are we doing this? ‘How’ are we doing this?

BIO Board & Advisory BoardsA Joint Venture Company between the Council & the University

BIO Board & Advisory Boards

BIO Board & Advisory Boards

BIO Board & Advisory Boards

BIO Board & Advisory Boards

BIO Management Team

BIO Management Team

SO WHAT HAVE

WE

DONE SO FAR

Funding partners who have helped make it happen so

far

Laying cables in rivers, modifying lamp posts

A city-scale digital research infrastructure with a fibre

core

Wireless connectivity: 3G, 4G, LTE & 5G Technologies

A mesh network IoT ‘canopy of connectivity’ across the

city

The Data Dome

OUR

ECOSYSTEM

Ecosystem of partners helping to make it happen

Who we are working with so far

LOCAL SMEs

OUR

ECOSYSTEM

ASPIRATIONS

Milestones

Milestones

Milestones

Milestones

Milestones

Milestones

WHAT ARE THE

CHALLENGES

WE ARE TRYING

TO SOLVE?

As well as technology and

networking, we are also

looking for use cases:

- Energy

- Mobility / Transport

- Air & Water quality

- Security / video analytics

- Health

- Public Services

- Buildings

- ……..

Smart City

Solutions

Innovation Grown

in Bristol

@barney_captain