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Joe Berridge, Partner, Urban Strategies; Professor- Geography and Planning, University of Toronto, presented as part of the event Toronto: The Accidental Metropolis on June 20, 2018.
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Toronto is evolving with a style and character unique in the world, widely recognized for its livability. Now its economic power and its critical and largely successful function as a crucible of immigrant settlement is becoming more and more evident. Remarkably, the emergence of Canada’s cities on the world stage, and Toronto’s rise to the top dozen in global status, has been largely accidental. How did this happen?
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In the past few years, a growing numbers of urbanists, planners, technology companies, and governance experts have started to use the term “smart city.” Some define smart cities in terms of using emerging and established technologies to improve the performance of municipal systems. Others take a more expansive view that embeds these new systems in a broader vision of urban regions characterized by innovation-based economic activity, a highly educated labour force, and policy-making that leverages these new technologies to confront stubborn urban problems.
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Enid Slack, IMFG Director, presented, “Smart Villages- Financing Services and Infrastructure” as part of The Fields Institute Conference on Smart Villages on April 4, 2018.
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This video features a panel event convened on January 25, 2018 on the implications of ‘smart’ innovations for local governments. Speakers include Tracey Cook (Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, City of Toronto), Pamela Robinson (Associate Professor, School of Urban and Regional Planning, Ryerson University), Peter Sloly (Partner and National “Security & Justice” Lead, Deloitte), Zac Spicer (Visiting Researcher, Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance), and John Lorinc (event moderator, Senior Editor, Spacing).
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Zac Spicer, Visiting Researcher, Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance, presented "Who Are We Building Smart Cities For? Equity and Inclusion in Smart City Design" as part of the event Promise and Peril in the Smart City: Local Government in the Age of Digital Urbanism.
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Tracey Cook, Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, City of Toronto, presented "What Disruption Looks Like" as part of the event Promise and Peril in the Smart City: Local Government in the Age of Digital Urbanism. 
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Pamela Robinson, Associate Professor, School of Urban and Regional Planning, Ryerson University, presented "New urban tech - Important and practical considerations" as part of the event Promise and Peril in the Smart City: Local Government in the Age of Digital Urbanism on January 25, 2018. 
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