There is a trouble with this idea of smart cities as only a planet of interesting gadgets and shiny systems. Smart cities are about building the advancements of a community’s experience that include components of lifestyle, new music, artwork, and language alongside technological innovation. Paula is the Director of Civic Innovation at the Town of Toronto with grant funding from Bloomberg Philanthropies. Prior to her purpose in general public company, Paula’s working experience offered her with a entrance row seat to innovation in Toronto and Silicon Valley with a range of productive startups in the software package business. Now, at the intersection of civic innovation and general public assistance, and a worldwide dialogue on Smart Cities, her converse will carry a different viewpoint to this subject of expanding value in designing tomorrow. This communicate was presented at a TEDx occasion applying the TED meeting structure but independently arranged by a neighborhood neighborhood. Discover more at https://www.ted.com/tedx