By 'smart' we mean creating an environment and infrastructure that engages with the current step-change in digital technologies to support the generation & sharing of city information and to facilitate the development of innovative city-related solutions more effectively, cheaply, sustainably, fairly and inclusively. The Vision of Smart Oxford is of a city where innovative ideas, active citizens,
and aligned stakeholders come together to co-create a better Oxford. Our region has challenging environmental, transportation, social and housing problems, but also the capacity and capability to develop, test and deploy the technologies that can help address them. Our aim is to build a stronger, safer, economically and environmentally sustainable city, to help its people to identify and be part of city solutions, to provide a testbed for world class researchers and innovators, to generate growth and jobs, to advance economic & social prosperity, and to help improve the quality, effectiveness and efficiency of city services. The Smart Oxford initiative is overseen by the Oxford Strategic Partnership (OSP), a set of collaborating organisations from across the public sector (for example, the City & County Councils, NHS, & Police), academia (e.g. University of Oxford & Oxford Brookes University), business (e.g. Unipart) and voluntary and community organisations (e.g. Oxfordshire Community and Voluntary Action). An overview of the OSP membership is given here. Day-to-day co-ordination and planning of the Smart Oxford programme is carried out by members of the Smart Oxford project board, individuals drawn from local organisations.
