City of Myrtle Beach staff are continuing efforts to make Myrtle Beach a \u2018smart city\u2019.<\/p>\n
A Smart Cities Council has been created. It\u2019s an internal working group made up of 13 staff members from nine different departments. They officially started meeting toward the end of April. During the meetings they talk about economic development strategy, what are some kind of technology or research they want to bring to Myrtle Beach.<\/p>\n
Myrtle Beach staff has also recommended the development of a 311 Office, at the beginning of 2024.<\/p>\n
The 311 Office will be a place where people can call and get their government services answered and they don\u2019t have to be bounced around from place to place to get an answer.<\/p>\n
They also want to implement virtual management with the 311 Office so that chatbots can answer people\u2019s questions if they don\u2019t want to call<\/p>\n
Myrtle Beach Chief Innovation Officer, Howard Waldie, is also hoping to develop a \u201cMyrtle Beach 101\u2033 app to not only help people answer questions but can be a place where residents and visitors can alert the city to issues.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, there\u2019s obviously a public safety component, but I mean it could be endless. It could have augmented reality at some of our hot-spot visitor destinations or also hot-spot destinations for our residents,\u201d Waldie said. \u201cThat tells you the story of a park or tells you the story of Myrtle Beach\u2019s history during World War II.\u201d<\/p>\n
The goal of a smart city is to use advanced technology to help improve the quality of life and businesses. That could include smart trash cans.<\/p>\n
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