Lord Mayor Kon Vatskalis switching on Darwin

Yesterday Katie Woolf spoke with the Chief Minister Michael Gunner who told listeners “The Australian Government, Northern Territory government and Council all put in towards making a $10M fund for extra CCTV and lighting throughout the CBD that’s rolling out this year.” said Mr Gunner.

Today Katie spoke with Lord Mayor Kon Vatskalis regarding this Smart Cities funding - Switching on Darwin

Switching on Darwin will deliver a range of technologies including: Upgrade of city centre street lights to LED smart lighting, with dynamic lighting and an expected 50% reduction in energy consumption
Extension of the free Wi-Fi network in the city centre
Installation of CCTV and video analytics to improve community safety
Installation of sensors for vehicle and pedestrian movement analysis
Smart parking sensors to improve accessibility of parking in the city centre and provide data for future planning
Microclimate monitoring system including heat, humidity, rain and sound monitoring
Establishment of a smart city platform to capture data from the new technology and an open data platform to make data available to the community and business sector

You can listen to the full interview below