In September 2023 the ASCA Board hosted the much-awaited national Summit at CommBank Stadium, Parramatta. It was wonderful to see everyone coming together over the 3 days, learning, collaborating, and exploring the best of smart communities around Australia. At the Summit our theme was: EMBEDDED AND EMBOLDENED: PUSHING SMART COMMUNITIES BEYOND THE BARRIERS And our […]
To kick off our Webinar Series for 2024, we heard from Peter Runcie, Natural Hazards and Smart Cities Theme Lead at NSW Smart Sensing Network. Peter shared about his recent trip supported by ASCA to attend the Smart City Expo World Congress. He also discussed insights from projects throughout his career. Some of these projects […]
Our April Webinar, was hosted by Brook Dixon, Managing Director at Delos Delta, former ASCA President, and long-term ASCA member. Brook has spent more than a decade studying, visiting, designing, operating, and evaluating smart cities and communities around the globe. Brook's observation: smart city leaders and winners invest in ‘maturity’, building holistic organisational and eco-system capacity and […]
In our May Webinar we were joined by John Krnel, Executive Manager Government Solutions and Jonathan Reay, Senior Product Manager Smart Connections for a discussion on how the nbn network is evolving and extending outside the built environment, to enable applications of IoT and Smart Places with high speed, low latency fibre. The session included a […]
The Australian smart community is growing in maturity. As more local councils and place managers look to explore the potential of smart technologies and data to provide enhanced outcomes for their communities, ASCA is launching a special three-part series seeking the inside story on implementing smart city projects. Join us to share in a conversation […]
On the 3 September, Nathaniel was joined by Laura Pfiester and Gemma Baxter from the City of Melbourne for episode 2 of the webinar series. Episode 2: Building & Maintaining Momentum Laura is head of the Smart City Incubator and Gemma is the Pilots and Trials Specialist in the City of Melbourne smart city team. […]
On the 22 October we had our final episode of our 'In Conversation' webinar series with Nathaniel Bavinton and Michael Whereat! The session ‘Leveraging Investments and Transitioning’ will focused on key lessons to effectively integrate a smart city program into the business as usual of local government. Focusing in on what actually delivers organisational value […]
In Late November 2024, the ASCA Board hosted a second national Summit at The Intercontinental Hotel in Melbourne CBD. As a respected leader in the smart communities space, the City of Melbourne was the perfect place to host the Summit as we showcase best practices nationwide. At the summit, our theme was BALANCING INNOVATION & PRAGMATISM. Host […]
ASCA was a major sponsor of the Standards Australia event that welcomed over 40 delegates from the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Smart Cities committee in Sydney this week for a week-long plenary. Key discussions focused on developing integrated city systems to manage denser housing, growing populations, and transitioning to net-zero emissions. Experts from Canada, China, […]
Connect with Smart Community Leaders in Melbourne! The Australian Smart Communities Association invites you to our Member Meetup on Wednesday, 21 May at 5:30PM in Melbourne. Why attend? Exchange ideas with forward-thinking professionals Meet ASCA Board members in person Discover collaborative opportunities in an informal setting Expand your professional network with industry peers This is […]
The Smart City Expo World Congress, held annually in Barcelona, is the world’s largest gathering of smart city global leaders. In late 2025, ASCA coordinated the largest-ever delegation from Australia and New Zealand, sending 30 local experts. The World Congress is a global meeting place of ideas. Attendees are exposed to the latest in digital, […]
Date: Tuesday 21 April - Thursday 23 April, 2026 Location: National Convention Centre Canberra Now in its 12th year, the Australian Government Data Summit is the most established and trusted event for data and technology leaders across federal, state, and local government. This two-day summit brings together senior executives, policymakers, and data and digital leaders […]
