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MK:Smart brings together data, enterprise and communities to transform energy, transport and water use, and improve health and environment in Milton Keynes.

Visit the MK:Smart website now!

See the most recent MK:Smart Storify here!

Our MK Drop In Sessions

If you are considering applying for funding via Our MK and would like advice on your application, come along to our weekly drop-in session...

Every Thursday
10AM-12PM
at Acorn House
Midsummer Blvd
MK9 3HP

Simply pop in or register on Eventbrite here.

MK Futures 2050 Commission

Your Say...

Click here to read the report prepared by our Engagement Team here at CA:MK who talked to residents across the city last month to find out what they think a great city looks like and what could make Milton Keynes better.

To find out more about the MK Futures 2050 project, click here.

MK Soup

2nd edition of MK Soup, which helps local projects to raise awareness and generate funds, is back.

For £5 you get a bowl of soup and a chunk of bread, good company and a vote to change the world...

Friday 4th March
7PM
at MK Christian Foundation, Wolverton

Find out more about the event here.

CA:MK Funding Fair

Come Come along and find out how to raise funds for your group or project, from a variety of sources.

Wednesday 30th March
10AM-2PM
at Milton Keynes Irish Centre (Bletchley)

Register to attend the event here.

MK:Smart Newsletter

February 2016

Welcome back to our monthly newsletter about Citizen Innovation and the MK:Smart project. We have some exciting updates from our projects and events for you - read on to find out more.

If you have any questions, please feel free to drop us an email.

Rebecca & the MK:Smart Team
Community Action: MK

'What is your Smart City?' Photo Competition & Networking Event

Friday 5th February
MK College - Gallery 200

At the beginning of this month we held a very successful Networking Event, which was hosted by the Silbury Campus of MK:College. The event was attended by over 80 people interested finding out more about MK:Smart and our interactive website, Our MK.

The event's highlight was an exhibition of the photos submitted to MK:Smart Citizens Photo Competition. During the event we announced the winners of the competition - these are:

The Judges' Winner: photograph by Simon Beckett “The Future is Solar!”(thanks to Wolverton Community Energy for submitting the photo!)

Online vote Winner: photograph by Paul Bond: “Take action, think smart, one future, our future….” (Paul received a fantastic number of 532 online votes!)

Event vote Winner: the photograph by James Rayner: “Cedar Barn Passivhaus”.

Congratulations to the winners and huge thanks to all of the remaining entrants.

If you are a student or member of staff at UCMK, you can see the photos displayed at the UCMK Cafe. The photos will then be exhibited at Acorn House on Midsummer Boulevard in the first two weeks of March. We encourage you to come along to admire them!

To find out more about the event, read our blog about it here.

MK FEAST

Saturday 20th February
Bradwell Abbey

Come along to the Cruck Barn in Bradwell Abbey tomorrow for the city's first celebration of local food, artisan products and community groups! MK Feast event, organised by MK Food Revolution, is open to everyone.

MK:Smart team will be there, showcasing the Our MK website and its projects, and supporting the MK:Smart-funded MK Food Passport Scheme. Come to chat to us at our stall...here is the MK:Smart Citizens Team (from left: Anna, Rebecca, Daniel and Hannah):

Get more details about the event, including a list of stalls holders from the MK Food Revolution website here.

PS Don't forget to bring your own food passport, if you have purchased one, as you will be able to collect an exciting reward for it!

MK: Smart Film

Our MK: Co-creating Smart Cities

A new film by Community Action: MK about our work on the MK:Smart project. Filmed and edited by Chris Bradley at Wilowman Productions.

Click here to watch it now!

You can get involved in Our MK to help shape MK into a ‘smart city’. Visit:

www.ourmk.org

Job & Tech Fair at UCMK

Wednesday 24th February
UCMK - Saxon Court

Come along to the MK:Smart Technology Employability and Graduate Fair on 24th February at UCMK, Avebury Boulevard to see what opportunities are out there in the technology industry and to find out more about the LUTZ Pathfinders – the new driverless pod cars coming soon to Milton Keynes streets!

Read our blog here to find out more and click here to register for the event on Eventbrite.

Get involved...

Support the project by volunteering.

Many projects need volunteers and skills to turn them into a reality. To find out how you can get involved, visit to our 'Volunteer' page on OurMK - just click h ere.

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MK:Smart is a large collaborative initiative, partly funded by HEFCE (the Higher Education Funding Council for England) and led by The Open University, which will develop innovative solutions to support economic growth in Milton Keynes.