Best Zoe Eather Podcasts (2025)

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Penguins, Personal Growth and Ph.D Plans (Another 2025 update!) 58:33

26d ago58:33

58:33

Hi #SmartCommunity friends! I sat down with my podcast producer Ellen to record another update episode. This time we chatted about my Antarctic adventure through the Homeward Bound leadership program, what I learned about myself and community building in the process, and what's next for the Smart Community Podcast as I embark upon my Ph.D this year…

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January Update & Smart Community Themes for 2025 37:50

4M ago37:50

37:50

Hi #SmartCommunity friends! I sat down with my podcast producer Ellen to record another update episode. 2024 was a very big year personally and professionally, so we chat about that and what’s coming up in the next 12 months. Talk to you soon! Find the full show notes at https://zoeeather.com/podcast/ Connect with me via email: [email protected]…

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2024 Updates and the Power of Pausing to Connect 12:11

1+ y ago12:11

12:11

Hi #SmartCommunity friends! I sat down with my podcast producer Ellen to record a little update episode, there is a little bit of Smart Community Podcast news and we want to keep you in the loop! We are planning to take an extended break from the podcast because unfortunately my Mum is very unwell. So I'm going to take some time to be with her and …

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Summer Series: The Neon Grid and Nighttime Economy in Smart Communities, with Samuel Austin 40:29

1+ y ago40:29

40:29

Hi #SmartCommunity friends! Welcome to the Summer Series here on the Smart Community Podcast. As you know, we’re taking a little break from new content over the Australian summer holidays, and instead we are sharing the replays of a few of our all time favourite episodes. This week we’re sharing my interview with Samuel Austin from Episode 340, whi…

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Summer Series: Pioneering Intelligent Transport Systems in Uganda, with Michael Wanyama 48:55

1+ y ago48:55

48:55

Hi #smartcommunity friends! Welcome to the Summer Series here on the Smart Community Podcast. As you know, we’re taking a little break from new content over the Australian summer holidays, and instead we are sharing the replays of a few of our all time favourite episodes. This week we’re sharing my interview with Michael Wanyama from Episode 335, w…

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Summer Series: Smart Communities on Earth and in Space, with Dr. Michaela Musilova 41:46

1+ y ago41:46

41:46

Hi #smartcommunity friends! Welcome back to the Summer Series here on the Smart Community Podcast. As you know, we’re taking a little break from new content over the Australian summer holidays, and instead we are sharing the replays of a few of our all time favourite episodes. This week we’re sharing my interview with Dr. Michaela Musilova from Epi…

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Summer Series: Local Government Challenges and Lessons Learnt in Smart Communities, with Martin Darcy 44:38

1+ y ago44:38

44:38

Hi #smartcommunity friends! Welcome to the Summer Series here on the Smart Community Podcast. We’re taking a little break from new content over the Australian summer holidays, and instead we are sharing the replays of a few of our all time favourite episodes. This week to kick off the series, we’re sharing my interview with Martin Darcy, who was on…

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Data, Digital Innovation and the Sustainable Development Goals in Smart Communities, with Calum Handforth 43:34

1+ y ago43:34

43:34

Hi #SmartCommunity friends! Welcome back to the Smart Community Podcast. In this episode I have a fantastic conversation with Calum Handforth. Calum works for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and has led innovation and digitalisation efforts globally, as well as advised governments around the world. He was also Co-Chair of the Digita…

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The Evolving Landscape of Data Privacy in Smart Communities, with Nicole Stephensen 52:23

1+ y ago52:23

52:23

Hi #SmartCommunity Friends, in this episode of the Smart Community Podcast, I had a fantastic conversation with Nicole Stephensen, Partner at IIS Partners, a prominent privacy consultancy in Australia, where she leads privacy strategy and services. Long time listeners will remember that Nicole was on the podcast way back in Episode 69, in 2018, and…

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Logistics, Transport and Mobility Infrastructure in Smart Communities, with Karandeep Chadha 35:05

1+ y ago35:05

35:05

Hi #SmartCommunity friends. In this episode of the Smart Community Podcast, I have a great chat with Karandeep Chadha. Karandeep has two decades of diverse work experience in government services, infrastructure asset management, property, procurement, supply chain, consumer goods, technology and financial services industries for top tier Australian…

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Brave Conversations, and Courageous Collaborations in the Smart Community, with Jennifer Sanders 41:31

1+ y ago41:31

41:31

Hi #SmartCommunity friends! In this episode of the Smart Community podcast, I’m excited to have Jennifer Sanders back on the show for the 3rd time! Jennifer was also on the podcast back in Episode 170 and also Episode 284, so make sure you go back and check out those great conversations after you’ve listened to this one. I’m also excited to announc…

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Embracing AI and Enabling Innovation in Government, with Josh Sattler 43:00

1+ y ago43:00

43:00

Hi #SmartCommunity friends. In this episode I have a fantastic conversation with Josh Sattler, the cofounder of TwentySeven Technologies and CEO of Circl Group. Josh tells us about his background in economic development and technology within local government, particularly at the City of Darwin, and how that led him to the companies he’s started. Jo…

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Episode 350 Celebration: Ask Zoe Anything 33:23

1+ y ago33:23

33:23

Hi #smartcommunity friends! In this episode of the Smart Community Podcast, host Zoe Eather is back in the hot seat! In celebration of this being episode 350, Zoe and producer Ellen Ronalds Keene sat down for a chat where she answers questions from you, the audience of the Smart Community Podcast. We can’t believe we’re at 350 episodes. It’s been n…

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Realism and Pragmatism in Smart Communities, with Bas Boorsma 49:31

1+ y ago49:31

49:31

Hi #SmartCommunity friends. Welcome back to another episode of the Smart Community Podcast. I’m excited to share this episode with Bas Boorsma, the founder & CEO of Urban Innovators Inc and the author of ‘A New Digital Deal’. I have been wanting to get Bas on the podcast for a while and we finally made it happen. In this episode, Bas tells us about…

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The Power of Innovation and Collaboration with Michael Healy and Grace de Leon from Smart Christchurch 48:51

2y ago48:51

48:51

Hi #SmartCommunity friends! Welcome back to another episode of the Smart Community podcast. In this episode I have a great conversation with Michael Healy and Grace de Leon from Smart Christchurch, in New Zealand. You might remember Michael as he has been on the podcast before, Episode 244 in 2021. Michael and Grace tell us about their backgrounds,…

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Data Politics and Disrupted Urbanism, with Nancy Odendaal 41:06

2y ago41:06

41:06

Hi #SmartCommunity friends! In this episode of the Smart Community Podcast I have a brilliant conversation with Nancy Odendaal, who you may remember from way back in Episode 3 (back when we were still called the Smart City Podcast). Nancy is Professor of City and Regional Planning at University of Cape Town and has been in this city space for decad…

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Using Data Storytelling to improve the Walkability of Smart Communities, with Boopsie Maran 48:59

2y ago48:59

48:59

Hi #SmartCommunity friends, in this episode of the Smart Community podcast I have a wonderful chat with Boopsie Maran. Boopsie is the founder and director of urban strategy at Places for Good, a collaborative of community advocates, planners, landscape architects, and artists, in Auckland, New Zealand. Boopsie and I discuss her background and passi…

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Digital Law in the age of AI, with Natasha Blycha 45:59

2y ago45:59

45:59

Hi #SmartCommunity friends, welcome back to another episode of The Smart Community Podcast. In this episode, I have a brilliant conversation with Natasha Blycha, the founder of the boutique digital law firm Stirling & Rose. Natasha advises on web 3.0, crypto assets, data, privacy, digital asset infrastructure and smart legal contracts and helped au…

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Creating India’s First Multi-Modal Public Transport App, with Monalisha Thakur 40:22

2y ago40:22

40:22

Hi #SmartCommunity friends! In this episode I have a fascinating conversation with Monalisha Thakur, the co-founder and CMO at Tummoc. Tummoc is India’s first multi-modal transport app that provides accurate real-time public transport information, easy ticketing options and last-mile connectivity. In this episode, Monalisha tells us about her varie…

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Gamifying Climate Action in Smart Communities, with Katie Patrick 37:14

2y ago37:14

37:14

Hi #SmartCommunity friends! On this episode of the Smart Community Podcast, I have a brilliant chat with Katie Patrick. Katie is an environmental engineer, software designer, author and repeat guest who was last on the show in June 2021 in Episode 234. Katie tells us about her background and why she’s passionate about sustainability, as well as how…

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Digital Inclusion and Data Literacy in Smart Communities, with Tegan Kop 38:56

2y ago38:56

38:56

Hi #SmartCommunity friends. In this episode of the Smart Community Podcast, I have a brilliant conversation with Tegan Kop, an applied innovation expert and the lead for the Smart City Incubator at City of Melbourne. Tegan and I discuss their background and how they landed in the Smart Community space. They then tell us about some of their favourit…

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Where to Next for Smart Cities and Communities Part 33 9:46

2y ago9:46

9:46

Hi #SmartCommunity friends! I’m back with another bonus episode of the Smart Community Podcast sharing various guests answers to the question, ‘Where to next with Smart Cities and Communities?” And this time I’m sharing with you the answers from these guests: Tim Neale from Episode 337 Julia Spicer from Episode 338 Dr. Michaela Musilova from Episod…

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The Neon Grid and Nighttime Economy in Smart Communities, with Samuel Austin 40:50

2y ago40:50

40:50

Hi #SmartCommunity friends, welcome back to the Smart Community podcast. In this episode, I have a great conversation with Samuel Austin. Sam is an Urban Planner, Community Engagement Specialist and Placemaker, and also the NSW Young Planner of the Year 2022. In this episode, Sam tells us about his background in urban city planning, and his interes…

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Smart Communities on Earth and in Space, with Dr. Michaela Musilova 42:47

2y ago42:47

42:47

Hi #SmartCommunity friends! Welcome back to another episode of the Smart Community Podcast. In this episode I have a fascinating conversation with Dr. Michaela Musilova, an astrobiologist, speaker, analog astronaut and author. Michaela has been conducting space-related research at institutions around the world and was the Director of HI-SEAS and Co…

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Viable and Vibrant Regional Communities, with Queensland Chief Entrepreneur, Julia Spicer 40:26

2y ago40:26

40:26

Hi #SmartCommunity friends, welcome back to the Smart Community Podcast. This month we are highlighting Smart Regions with two fantastic guests. If you haven’t yet listened to our interview with Tim Neale in the last episode, I definitely recommend listening to it after this one. In this episode, I have a wonderful chat with repeat guest and Queens…

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The Impact of AgTech in Smart Regions, with Tim Neale 42:24

2y ago42:24

42:24

Hi #SmartCommunity friends, welcome back to the Smart Community Podcast and this month we are highlighting Smart Regions with two fantastic guests. First up is Tim Neale, the co-founder and Managing Director of agtech company DataFarming. We first had Tim on the podcast in Episode 308 in August 2022. Then we featured Tim again in our recent Summer …

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Where to Next for Smart Cities and Communities Part 32 10:14

2y ago10:14

10:14

Hi #smartcommunityfriends! I’m back with another bonus episode of the Smart Community Podcast sharing various guests answers to the question, ‘Where to next with Smart Cities and Communities?” And this time I’m sharing with you the answers from these guests: Dan Barr from Episode 330 Jessica Coldrey from Episode 332 Bonnie Shaw from Episode 333 Mik…

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Pioneering Intelligent Transport Systems in Uganda, with Michael Wanyama 49:37

2y ago49:37

49:37

Hi #SmartCommunity friends, and welcome to our second Mobility March episode! In this episode of the Smart Community podcast, I have a brilliant conversation with Michael Wanyama. Michael and I met at Smart City World Expo in Barcelona in November 2022 where his company Auto Safety Uganda won the Innovation Category of the World Smart City Award. I…

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Shaping The Human Habitat & The Future of Mobility in Smart Communities, with Mike Day 34:16

2y ago34:16

34:16

Hi #SmartCommunity Friends and welcome to Mobility March! This month I have 2 great episodes for you all about the theme of mobility. In this episode of the Smart Community Podcast, I have a great chat with Mike Day from integrated planning, design and placemaking practice Hatch RobertsDay. Mike tells us about his background in town planning and wh…

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Data Informed Design in Smart Communities, with Bonnie Shaw 51:06

2y ago51:06

51:06

Hi #SmartCommunity friends, welcome to this bonus episode of the podcast! We will be kicking off Mobility March next week but this week I wanted to share this fantastic conversation I had with Bonnie Shaw. Bonnie is co-founder of Place Intelligence, a geo-AI startup focused on democratising access to big data to support evidence based design, polic…

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Humanitarian Engineering and Problem Solving with New Perspectives, with Jess Coldrey 43:20

2+ y ago43:20

43:20

Hi #SmartCommunity friends! In this episode I have a great chat with return guest Jess Coldrey. Now we first had Jess on the podcast back in Episode 258, which was released in October 2021. But more recently we re-shared that episode as part of our Summer Series and promised to have her back for an update, so here it is! In this episode Jess and I …

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Happy 5th Birthday to the Smart Community Podcast, with Zoe Eather and Ellen Ronalds Keene 40:28

2+ y ago40:28

40:28

Hi #SmartCommunity friends and welcome to this very special bonus episode to celebrate the Smart Community Podcast’s 5th Birthday! Our Podcast Producer Ellen Ronalds Keene jumps into the host seat to interview Zoe about the history of the podcast, the ways it has changed Zoe’s life and the impact it has had on others. Ellen and Zoe discuss the netw…

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New Thinking and Increasing Maturity in the Smart Cities Space, with Dan Barr 40:42

2+ y ago40:42

40:42

Hi #SmartCommunity Friends and welcome to the first new episode of 2023! We hope you enjoyed our summer series sharing some of our favourite episodes over the preview 12-18 months. In today’s episode I have a fantastic conversation with old friend of the show, Dan Barr! Now Dan has been on the show before but it was way back in the early days, in e…

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Summer Series: Data Shaping the Future of AgTech, with Tim Neale 43:23

2+ y ago43:23

43:23

Hi #smartcommunity friends! Welcome to the Summer Series here on the Smart Community Podcast. As you know, we’re taking a little break from new content over the Australian summer holidays, and instead we are sharing the replays of a few of our all time favourite episodes. This week we’re sharing my interview with Tim Neale from Episode 308, which w…

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Summer Series: Forever Expanding Data and Digital Law in Smart Communities, with Raymond Sun and Susannah Wilkinson 44:20

2+ y ago44:20

44:20

Hi #smartcommunity friends! Welcome back to the Summer Series here on the Smart Community Podcast. As you know, we’re taking a little break from new content over the Australian summer holidays, and instead we are sharing the replays of a few of our all time favourite episodes. This week we’re sharing my conversation with Raymond Sun and Susannah Wi…

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Summer Series: Investing in People and Their Skills in Smart Communities, with Laila Al Hadhrami 42:01

2+ y ago42:01

42:01

Hi #smartcommunity friends! Welcome back to the Summer Series here on the Smart Community Podcast. As you know, we’re taking a little break from new content over the Australian summer holidays, and instead we are sharing the replays of a few of our all time favourite episodes. This week we’re sharing my interview with Laila Al Hadhrami from Episode…

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Summer Series: Art Giving a New Perspective to Smart Communities, with Jess Coldrey 43:32

2+ y ago43:32

43:32

Hi #smartcommunity friends! Welcome to the Summer Series here on the Smart Community Podcast. As you know, we’re taking a little break from new content over the Australian summer holidays, and instead we are sharing the replays of a few of our all time favourite episodes. This week we’re sharing my interview with Jess Coldrey, from way back in Epis…

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Summer Series: How to Save the World with Data and Humans, with Katie Patrick 34:14

2+ y ago34:14

34:14

Hi #smartcommunity friends! Welcome to the Summer Series here on the Smart Community Podcast. As you know, we’re taking a little break from new content over the Australian summer holidays, and instead we are sharing the replays of a few of our all time favourite episodes. This week we’re sharing my interview with Katie Patrick, from way back in Epi…

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Summer Series: STEM Education in our Smart Communities, with Michael Holmstrom 41:10

2+ y ago41:10

41:10

Hi #smartcommunity friends! Welcome to the Summer Series here on the Smart Community Podcast. We’re taking a little break from new content over the Australian summer holidays, and instead we are sharing the replays of a few of our all time favourite episodes. This week we’re sharing my interview with Michael Holmstrom, from way back in episode 201,…

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Where to Next for Smart Cities and Communities Part 31 15:46

2+ y ago15:46

15:46

Hi #smartcommunityfriends! I’m back with another bonus episode of the Smart Community Podcast sharing various guests answers to the question, ‘Where to next with Smart Cities and Communities?” And this time I’m sharing with you the answers from these guests: Peter Bjorn Larson from Episode 319 Johanna Hoffman from Episode 320 Suzanne and Ashish Pra…

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Connecting Technology with Human Values, with Sarah Pink 33:53

2+ y ago33:53

33:53

Hi #SmartCommunity friends! In this episode of the Smart Community Podcast, I have a great chat with Sarah Pink, Founding Director of the Emerging Technologies Research Lab at Monash University in Melbourne. Sarah is a Futures and Design Anthropologist and in this episode she tells us about her background in both anthropology and as a documentary f…

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Using AI and Machine Learning to Organise your Life and Build a Sustainable Future, with Suzanne and Ashish Prabhudesai 40:01

2+ y ago40:01

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Hi #SmartCommunity friends. In this episode of the Smart Community Podcast I have a fascinating chat with Suzanne and Ashish Prabhudesai about the app they created called RemoveAlist, which helps people project manage their house move while also participating in the circular economy and promoting sustainability and waste reduction. We start off tal…

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Speculative Futures for Resilient Smart Communities, with Johanna Hoffman 31:30

2+ y ago31:30

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Hi #SmartCommunity friends! In this episode of the Smart Community Podcast, I have a fascinating conversation with urbanist and author Johanna Hoffman. Johanna is the founder of the research and action institute Design for Adaptation, and works primarily at the nexus of design, planning, fiction and futures. We talk about what a Smart Community is …

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Data Collaboratives in the Smart Community, with Peter Bjørn Larsen 45:46

2+ y ago45:46

45:46

Hi #SmartCommunity friends! In this episode of the podcast I have a fantastic conversation with Peter Bjorn Larsen, the founder of Smart City Insights, which is a Smart City advisory consultancy based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Now you may remember Peter from way back in Episode 190. In this episode we discuss some of the projects Peter has worked on,…

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Where to Next for Smart Cities and Communities Part 30 12:12

2+ y ago12:12

12:12

Hi #smartcommunityfriends! I’m back with another bonus episode of the Smart Community Podcast sharing various guests answers to the question, ‘Where to next with Smart Cities and Communities?” And this time I’m sharing with you the answers from these guests: Leni Schwendinger from Episode 313 Emran Amin from Episode 314 Cheryl Desha from Episode 31…

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Smart Metering for Community Resource Management, with David Catalovski and Louis Limnios 47:46

2+ y ago47:46

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Hi #SmartCommunity friends! In this episode of the Smart Community Podcast, I have a wonderful conversation with David Catalovski and Louis Limnios. Now, you might remember David from way back in episode 140, which was in 2019, in the before-times. David is the co-founder of Green Be, and Louis is the Chief Customer Officer and Director of Nucleus …

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Disaster Management and Digital Resilience in the Smart Community, with Cheryl Desha 47:14

2+ y ago47:14

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Hi #SmartCommunity friends. In this episode of the Smart Community Podcast, I have a brilliant conversation with Cheryl Desha. Cheryl tells us about her background in Mauritius and Australia, and in Environmental Engineering, Disaster Management and Resilience. We discuss why resilience, including digital resilience, needs to be part of the Smart C…

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Travel Infrastructure and Smart Community in Digital Nomad Life, with Joy Taylor 52:05

2+ y ago52:05

52:05

Hi #SmartCommunity friends! This is a bit of a bonus episode of the Smart Community podcast because we are catching up with a former guest but it’s a very different conversation than we usually have. So in this episode I have a brilliant chat with Joy Taylor, who you might remember from way back in Episode 154. Joy is a banker turned Coworking Spac…

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Standardisation, Interoperability and the Importance of Context in Smart Communities, with Dr. Emran Amin 38:47

2+ y ago38:47

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In this episode of the Smart Community Podcast, I have a great conversation with Engineer and Smart Technologies advocate, Dr Emran Amin. Emran tells us about his background as an engineer and academic and his passion for contributing his knowledge of Smart Technologies. Emran explains a bit about the standard for barcodes, parallels between standa…

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Designing the Smart Night, with Leni Schwendinger 45:37

2+ y ago45:37

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Hi #smartcommunity friends! In this episode of the Smart Community Podcast I have a wonderful conversation with Leni Schwendinger. Leni is a published, award-winning authority on the many issues of city lighting with more than 20 years of experience creating worldwide illuminated environments. In this episode Leni begins by telling us about her bac…

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