CITY OF AURORA
138 and helping us drive a smart city strategy . That ’ s helped us to refine our mission and our vision for what smart cities should be for Aurora . For instance , we ’ re in the process of finalizing a purchase of our streetlights , which would then allow us to expand on how we use them for our various smart city initiatives .”
Facilitating change is not just about putting different technological initiatives in place and hoping for the best , however . “ Culture is a big part ,” says Jeffress . “ Whenever you do change management , you have to
“ THERE ’ S A LOT OF GROWTH IN AURORA , AND WE HAPPEN TO BE IN THE FORTUNATE POSITION OF HAVING LAND , SO OUR FOOTPRINT CAN CONTINUE TO EXPAND ”
— Aleta Jeffress , Chief Information and Digital Officer
OCTOBER 2019