Decision details

RESOLVED that Cabinet endorsed:-

(a)         The continuation of work by officers in developing the Smart Place programme including;

(i)     The development of a Smart Place Investment Plan (subject to funding from Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership);

(ii)   The development of a Smart Place Investment Plan at a future Cabinet meeting;

(iii)  The continuing development of Smart Place Programme applications, use cases and associated benefits for residents and businesses; and

(iv)  The development of a Smart Place workstream within the Key Cities Programme

Voting: Unanimous

Portfolio Holder: Leader of the Council

Reason

To quantify the benefits of the Smart Place Programme

To show leadership at a national level

To support the delivery of the Corporate Strategy

To encourage the engagement of all Council teams and communities in the development of the Programme