{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6654b705d950260012df3b93/69b400067ebe44dc8b0c21b0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"What smart cities know about you before you do | Alice Charles | Transform Gov","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6654b705d950260012df3b93/1773406755821-3c474011-44ad-49c4-880d-31cd23af3918.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>What if a city already knew your child was starting school — and simply sent you a text asking if you agreed with the proposed school?</p><p>That already happens in Helsinki.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of Transform Gov, infrastructure expert Alice Charles from Arup explains how some cities are using data, digital twins and AI to plan transport, housing and infrastructure far more intelligently.</p><p><br></p><p>You will hear:</p><ul><li>How Helsinki predicts school demand using data</li><li>Why digital twins allow cities to test developments instantly</li><li>Why surveys often get transport data wrong</li><li>How Copenhagen paid for its metro by building housing around stations</li><li>Why Dublin sometimes loses international meetings to cities with better transport</li><li>How electricity data can reveal vacant homes</li></ul><p><br></p><p>This conversation shows how data is quietly changing how cities function.</p><h3>Chapters</h3><p>00:00 Introduction</p><p> 02:05 Helsinki’s predictive public services</p><p> 04:00 Digital twins explained</p><p> 05:30 Why visual planning wins public support</p><p> 06:30 AI and planning systems</p><p> 08:40 Human intelligence vs AI</p><p> 11:10 Why surveys fail</p><p> 12:10 Copenhagen’s real cycling data</p><p> 15:30 MetroLink and global infrastructure firms</p><p> 17:30 Metro funding through housing</p><p> 20:40 Why Dublin loses business to Amsterdam</p><p> 23:30 All-island infrastructure planning</p><p> 26:00 Finding vacant homes using electricity data</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Maeve Kneafsey"}