IBM's Watson will be combined with MySurrey mobile and web tools to allow city residents to "Ask Watson" a range of questions. The service is being developed by the city's IT department in partnership with IBM Canada. The venture is the result of a collaboration between Surrey, IBM Watson Ecosystem Program and mobile app development firm Purple Forge. The Surrey app is just one component of the "Smart Surrey Strategy," an city initiative to use technology to create efficiencies and maximize resources.
IBM's Watson will be combined with MySurrey mobile and web tools to allow city residents to "Ask Watson" a range of questions. Watson achieves its answer through natural language processing and then analyses new data sets. The venture is the result of a collaboration between Surrey, IBM Watson Ecosystem Program and mobile app development firm Purple Forge. The Surrey app is just one component of the "Smart Surrey Strategy," an city initiative to use technology to create efficiencies and maximize resources.