CHANNA JAYASINHA AND the ICT team at the Wellington City Council are working across business units in the mission to transform the capital into a ‘smart city’.The Smart City Programme time frame is up to 2040, and the digital strategy, which includes free Wi-Fi in the CBD, is one of its important components.Jayasinha says among the biggest contribution of the team in the past year was the completion of the business-aligned ICT strategy to support the Smart City programme.Another major project this year is the deployment of regional shared ICT infrastructure services with the two other councils in the Wellington region – Porirua and Upper Hutt City Council – and Wellington Water. The CEOs of these four organisations approved the final implementation of the business case to share their ICT infrastructure services. Implementation of the shared services will take place through 2016, and is expected to save money and provide a more stable, reliant and resilient ICT system.A group of technology companies – which include Dimension Data, CityLink, Datacom, Spark Wholesale and Xtreme Data Centre – will support the delivery of the shared services. Jayasinha says the ICT team is also working on several business improvement initiatives this year.These include continuous implementation of the Digital by Default strategy of the council, together with data and application consolidation, implementation of EDRS and the City Archives Digitisation Programme.Jayasinha says the council ICT team will also work on digital work management, customer channel modernisation, public and private clouds, and big data analytics. Related content brandpost Sponsored by Freshworks When your AI chatbots mess up AI ‘hallucinations’ present significant business risks, but new types of guardrails can keep them from doing serious damage By Paul Gillin Dec 08, 2023 4 mins Generative AI brandpost Sponsored by Dell New research: How IT leaders drive business benefits by accelerating device refresh strategies Security leaders have particular concerns that older devices are more vulnerable to increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks. By Laura McEwan Dec 08, 2023 3 mins Infrastructure Management case study Toyota transforms IT service desk with gen AI To help promote insourcing and quality control, Toyota Motor North America is leveraging generative AI for HR and IT service desk requests. By Thor Olavsrud Dec 08, 2023 7 mins Employee Experience Generative AI ICT Partners feature CSM certification: Costs, requirements, and all you need to know The Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) certification sets the standard for establishing Scrum theory, developing practical applications and rules, and leading teams and stakeholders through the development process. By Moira Alexander Dec 08, 2023 8 mins Certifications IT Skills Project Management Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe