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RESOLUTION Affirming the City of San Leandro's Commitment to the "City as a Platform Manifesto," to Support the Development and Implementation of Smart City Technologies and Innovation
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WHEREAS, it is an established goal of the San Leandro City Council to advance projects and programs promoting sustainable economic development, including transforming San Leandro into a center for innovation; and
WHEREAS, San Leandro has taken strides toward becoming a center for innovation by embracing and implementing high-speed connectivity, open data, and emerging technologies; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro has and will continue to actively seek opportunities to collaborate with other like-minded communities to share information and best practices; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro was represented at the TM Forum Smart City InFocus Conference in Yinchuan, China in September 2017 in order to build connections and share information with other communities from around the world; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro supports the development of a shared collaborative framework between residents, the public and private sector to drive the desired outcome of sustainability, inclusivity and targeted innovation that benefits cities and their residents; and
WHEREAS, by understanding, adapting and applying platform business model principles, cities can become regional or global knowledge hubs and innovation centers. Cities that do this will become better places to live and be better equipped to manage urban challenges - with more insight, precision and transparency. They will attract talent, create jobs and unleash innovation.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Leandro does RESOLVE as follows:
That the City Council of the City of San Leandro supports the following tenets of the City as a Platform Manifesto, as developed by the TM Forum and directs...
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