We’ve been doing a bit of work to incorporate a number of council information services into Google Assistant. You can now use Google Assistant to: Find out how many spaces are available at our nine city UParks Find out which is the closest UPark to park at Find out when your bin day is We…
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Minecraft Town Hall continues to take shape
Our Town Hall Minecrafter is continuing his work – the facade is coming together nicely! Update as at 13 July…it’s nearing completion.
Stackla event support for #ADL40under40
We created a number of big screen event widgets for the #ADL40under40 event at the Adelaide Town Hall last night.
New chatbot & voice assistant page on City of Adelaide website
I’ve produced a new page that explains our chatbot and voice assistant project. https://www.cityofadelaide.com.au/about-adelaide/smart-city-adelaide/ai-chatbot-voice-assistant/
Final three episodes of our inaugural Adelaide Living podcast series
We’re now down to the final three episodes in our inaugural Adelaide Living podcast series. The first series of ten episodes has flown by! A couple of weeks back we released our eighth episode, with the co-founder of IVF AI and imaging company Presagen/Life Whisperer, Michelle Perugini. On Monday this week, we released our ninth…
Bang the Table idea tool for Recover+Reimagine campaign
We’re using the Bang the Table ideas tool to capture suggestions from the community about how we can recover from COVID-19 and reimagine the city.
Why I hate it when people say: ‘we need to build an app’
I hate it when people say ‘we need to build an app’. Here’s why… Reason #1 – They should stop thinking up ‘solutions’ before understanding the ‘problem’ (if indeed there is a problem) When you say ‘we need to build an app’, you’re focusing on the ‘solution’ before understanding ‘why’ an app is required. As…
Arrr, me hearties – MS Teams frivolity
Liz went above and beyond again. Pirate hat with a galleon in the background. Very nice.
Chatbot case study from Hopstay
Hopstay have put together a nice case study PDF about the City of Adelaide chatbot.
Adelaide Living Podcast Ep.7 is live: Damon Gameau
You might recognise his face from his roles in films like ‘The Tracker’ and ‘Balibo’, or TV shows like ‘The Kettering Incident’, ‘Love My Way’ and ‘Underbelly’, but Adelaide-born Damon Gameau has found his true path behind the camera, as a filmmaker. His latest doco, ‘2040’, tackles the subject of the effects of climate change with a…
Many hats of video conferencing
Video conferencing fatigue was always going to set in at some stage with this COVID-19 business, so we decided from the outset to wear a new hat to every single meeting to keep it ‘fresh’. What I have learnt is that some of my team members have far deeper inventories of hats than I do.
Adelaide Zoom, MS Teams and Google Meet Backgrounds
Wish you were back working in the city, Adelaideans? Help relieve your longing for normality by installing one of our special ‘City of Adelaide Virtual Meeting Backgrounds’ for your next online meeting! We’ve got 20+ great city backgrounds to download right now. Not only will you look great on camera, you’ll also impress your workmates…
Stackla news feed widget for COVID-19
We’re using a Stackla news feed widget that aggregates COVID-19 from trusted news sources in South Australia, and we’re displaying the feed on the City of Adelaide website. The feed pulls in COVID-related content from SA Health, The Advertiser, the Federal Government Department of Health, as well as displaying COVID-related posts from the Premier, Steven…
Six podcasts down…more to come
Exhausted your Netflix playlist? Need a more wholesome pursuit after binge-watching Tiger King? Why not have a listen to the Adelaide Living podcast. We’re 6 episodes in, and after a short hiatus due to COVID-19, we’ll be publishing more episodes shortly. Listen to some great stories from Adelaide people right now – Mike Turtur AO,…
Adelaide Highlights virtual tour
We’ve just launched a fantastic new virtual experience of Adelaide with stunning drone and street-level photography. Visit here: https://explore.cityofadelaide.com.au/guides-maps/guides/adelaide-highlights-virtual-tour/ Be sure to check out the special 360-degree Ecocaddy and TreeClimb experiences under ‘Family Fun’. Thanks to Lateral Vision and Naomi Tyson for the great product.
Our Parking Awards pitch for UPark Frome
We put in an entry for the Best Marketing and Communications at the annual Parking Awards. Unfortunately didn’t get a win, but here is our video entry:
Presentation: The Future of the Public Library – from dusty tomes to disruptive technologies
In early September 2017, I delivered two presentations to the Public Libraries Western Australia conference at the University of Western Australia in Perth. The first of the presentations was entitled ‘The Future of the Public Library: from dusty tomes to disruptive technologies’. You will find the slides of the presentation below: The Future of the…
Presentation: How to create a website for your business
I delivered a presentation to a small group of business owners at the Unley Library on 26 August 2017 entitled ‘Creating a Website for Your Business’. The presentation covers: Why websites are important Where websites fit into a business’ digital mix A simple website development methodology – BPADCOM: 1 – Business Requirements 2 – Platform…
Article: How digital technology can help South Australia fix its health system
I wrote this piece to try and score a job in digital health…didn’t get the job… The South Australian Government recently announced that the new Royal Adelaide Hospital (nRAH) will open on 5 September 2017. The announcement comes after a series of delays and contractual disputes that have postponed the hospital’s opening by almost 18…
Gigcity Adelaide Needs a City-Based Technology Precinct
So I wrote this article in October 2016 and guess what? It came true! The State Government is to be applauded for its newly-announced plan for Adelaide to become Australia’s first ‘Gigcity’. Adelaide is the first international city to join the growing US Ignite Smart Gigabit Communities Program, creating new opportunities for innovative businesses to…