CONSULTING

Welcome to My Smart Community

Here at My Smart Community, we ignite Smart Community thinking from the regions to the world.

We do this through conversation facilitation and providing Smart Community consulting for all levels of government, industry and regulatory authorities.

Our founder Zoe Eather is a keynote speaker, facilitator and podcaster. 

Zoe’s triple threat is that she thinks as an engineer, communicates like as entertainer and implements as a project manager.

Even more important than that? 

Zoe cares like a public servant. 

My Smart Community understands that there’s a lot of hype in this Smart City space, people making promises with no substance and tech companies selling you out-of-the-box solutions that don’t necessarily fit the needs of your unique community (no matter how many #buzzwords we use). Because of this, these conversations often start with the technology.

Not only does this leave you feeling overwhelmed with options, but it’s the completely wrong approach! We need to start with the real needs of the community and the practical pain-points we are trying to solve.

Together we work out what new ways of thinking and working are needed to fit your community context and look at a range of solutions.  

Then and only then do we look at what technology can do to support that. 

This may include creating accessible and fun community initiatives, trialling the latest tech, bringing together stakeholders to develop your Smart Community Journey Plan and/or improving services through operational efficiencies (and many things in between).

My Smart Community does whatever it takes to continue to influence and shape the smart cities conversation by not starting with technology but actually the real needs of the community – including the people with the most at stake. 

As a public servant at heart, Zoe believes that everybody in the community deserves service and access — not just those who are tech savvy or can afford to pay for multiple options.

Smart Community thinking is ultimately about making the places we live, work and play more accessible, liveable and sustainable for all.