Technology and data are increasingly playing a part of our daily lives, continuing to change how we live, work and play.
City of Melbourne's emerging technology testbed projects allow us to work with the community and industry to trial different technologies such as 5G and the Internet of Things (IoT) to explore how they can benefit Melbourne.
Over the past two years we have been working with business and industry leaders across Australia along with our community to:
- explore the processes and policies needed to trial new technologies
- trial new technologies in the streets and parks of Melbourne and establish relationships with partners to test emerging technology.
We’ll continue to launch new projects over the coming months that draw on our learnings from previous testbed activity, so make sure you check in here for updates, or sign up to our newsletter to stay informed.
News
Timeline
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Timeline item 1 - complete
Reimagining the City Challenge
Latest Testbed Challenges released and EOI open
23 December 2020
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Timeline item 2 - complete
EOI Closed
11.59pm Friday 19 February 2021
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Timeline item 3 - complete
Finalists notified
26 February 2021
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Timeline item 4 - active
Finalists Solution Pitches Live Streamed and available to vote on
18 March 2021
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Timeline item 5 - incomplete
The 4 top solutions notified and announced as pilots
April 2021
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Timeline item 6 - incomplete
Regular monthly opportunities to get an update on pilots
On a monthly basis
Testbed overview
Curious about what a test bed actually is? Keen to know more about IoT, sensors and why data is useful for City of Melbourne?
Reimagining the City Challenge
Have an idea of how we can reimagine experiences, spaces and places in our city? Get involved in our latest challenge.
Current Testbed Partners and Pilots
Working with industry to trial different technologies to explore how they can benefit Melbourne.