The City of Philadelphia just announced the names of the 17 people who will form the SmartCityPHL Advisory Committee, a group tasked with guiding the deployment of innovative solutions that improve tech service delivery for Philly’s residents, businesses and visitors.

The group’s three key areas of action will be to increase cross-departmental and cross-sector partnerships, reduce redundancy in smart city projects and help shape best practices and governance for smart city implementation and growth.

Next week, the group will hold its inaugural meeting alongside its co-chairs: the City’s CIO, Mark Wheeler; and Michael Carroll, the deputy managing director of the Office of Transportation, Infrastructure, and Sustainability.

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