All the News From Delos Delta
2020 Wrap Up
Delos Delta is a management consulting firm specialising in smart cities, emerging technology, innovation, economic development and organisational transformation.
This newsletter provides a monthly insight into Delos Delta operations, and highlights from the smart city sphere. For regular updates, follow us on our social media!
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New Melbourne Offices
Delos Delta landing in Victoria
Delos Delta are excited to announce that in January 2021 we will be opening a new headquarters in Melbourne.
Our new base is set to provide closer support to our Victorian, Tasmanian and South Australian clients, and allow us to work more closely with our interstate associates.
Reach out to find out more and to connect with our Melbourne team!
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City of Casey
Smart Casey Launchpad
The Smart Casey Launchpad program focuses on bringing people together to enable innovation and improve the liveability and sustainability of the city.
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The Launchpad also guides how the City of Casey will harness data and technology to build a connected, inclusive and innovative community.
The Launchpad is expected to be publicly released early in 2021.
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North Sydney Council
Smart City Strategy & SCCANZ Recognition
Congratulations to North Sydney Council whose Smart City Strategy was highly commended in the Policy Leadership category of the 2020 Smart Cities Awards powered by Smart Cities Council Australia New Zealand.
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Building on existing digital and smart technology projects, North Sydney launched their Smart City Strategy in 2019. Recent highlights include:
- Installing 10 EV charging stations in carparks
- Implementing an electronic lodgement system for development applications
- Approving planning for a co-working space
- Developing a suite of new online forms
- Installing solar photovoltaics on the shed roofs at Coal Loader
- Delivering the “Tech Help for Seniors” program
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Delos Delta is proud to have to have partnered with Council to develop this Strategy and comprehensive Implementation/Action plans.
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2020 has been a year of change for all.
The rapid pace of urbanisation and technological developments, combined with the challenges of a global pandemic, have forced organisations and communities to reimagine the way they live, work and connect.
Delos Delta have worked with clients to address these challenges and are aiming to build resilience, intelligence and innovation.
We have harnessed our smart transformation expertise to expand our digital capacity and data systems to support full online, remote and intelligent consultation, client support and general operations.
Below are some of our key highlights from 2020.
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Developing smart transformation frameworks, strategies and action plans for a range of clients. These include the Smart Casey Launchpad, the Smart City Strategic Framework for the City of Greater Geelong, the Norwood Payneham & St Peters Smart City Plan and the Port Macquarie-Hastings Smart Community Roadmap.
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Supporting economic development, resilience and reinvigoration by providing dedicated strategies, plans and organisational reviews for clients including Blue Mountains City Council, Charters Towers Regional Council and more.
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Encouraging innovation and unlocking the benefits of innovation networks and partnerships for clients like Wodonga Council.
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Building better, smarter, more sustainable places that promote inclusivity, connectivity and innovation. These projects include the Googong Smart Precinct and Maribyrnong City Council SC2 Project.
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Helping organisations, such as Glenelg Shire Council and the City of Greater Geelong, to improve their capacity to harness the potential of big data, and better manage their data processes. |
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Delivering targeted community and corporate planning, supported by close stakeholder consultation. Projects include planning long-term, better futures for clients such as the City of Wanneroo and Charters Towers Regional Council.
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Delos Delta has progressed innovation and inclusivity in our growing team by partnering with Curijo to provide cultural awareness training to our team, enhancing our commitment to reconciliation. We also provided advanced IAP2 stakeholder engagement training to our senior consultants.
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Delos Delta would like to thank our clients, partners, associates and team for their commitment to innovating, growing and supporting development in the face of the unknown and the difficult.
We look forward to expanding and sharing our expertise to support smart transformation, economic development and better governance in 2021.
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Googong Smart Precinct
Smart Community Blueprint & Awards Finalist
Congratulations to Peet, Mirvac Residential, Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council, and Onewifi & Infrastructure for joining esteemed company as finalists for the Smart Cities Week ANZ Future of Place Award.
This consortium worked together to imagine and deliver the Googong Smart Community Project.
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The Project aims to integrate forward thinking and smart technology into the foundations of community development, setting a new benchmark for smart city deployment in cities and suburbs around Australia. The Googong development will eventually comprise of five connected neighbourhoods - home to around 18,000 people in 6,500 dwellings.
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The Googong Smart Community Blueprint was also support by the Australia Government under the Smart Cities and Suburbs program.
Delos Delta are proud to have partnered with Googong and the Smart Googong project team to deliver this collaborative and future-focused project.
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Wodonga Innovation Project
2020 Wrap Up
Despite the challenges of 2020, the Wodonga Innovation Project (WIP) has continued to deliver positive outcomes for the region.
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In 2020 the Project established it's presence on social media, developed a new website, and released the WIP Market Research Report.
Overcoming COVID-19 restrictions, the WIP was able to hold several successful digital programs and events that added value and direction to communities doing it tough.
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Events and opportunities offered by the WIP in 2020 included:
- Delivering a 3 month Youth Innovation Program aimed at developing the entrepreneurial skills and innovation capacity of youth in the Wodonga region.
- Running a 12-week Wodonga Accelerator Program to enable businesspeople in the region to build on their business models and test new ideas in a supportive environment
- Presenting the Smart Community Innovation Webinar with keynote speaker Imogen Schifferle
- Appointing John Elgin (Managing Director of BEC Murray-Hume) as Local Coordinator
- Sharing and promoting the stories of local businesses on WIP website and socials
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Delos Delta are proud to have supported the Wodonga Innovation Project and to be part of the team driving positive outcomes for regional business and the local community. We look forward to seeing more wins from the Project in the New Year.
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Delos Delta & TheInformer
A Year with the channel
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Delos Delta have thoroughly enjoyed working with George Donikian and the team at TheInformer to discuss key challenges and solutions being faced in the evolving smart city space.
Delos Delta Managing Director, Brook Dixon, and colleagues such as Dr. Antony Peloso of QUT, have joined the channel in 2020 to provide key insights on critical issues.
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From the Delos Delta Team
We hope the holiday season offers a cheerful end to 2020 and marks the start of an exciting New Year. Thank you to all our clients, partners, associates and their families for their ongoing support.
Delos Delta wishes the best to all and looks forward to new horizons and new possibilities in 2021.
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