We are opening up a conversation about what key practitioners think “smart city” means in our South African – or specific city – context. We would like to look at illustrations that apply (and even problematize) the concept, but also ones that begin to give a sense of where we could be going with this idea. How can various actors in the civic tech space (techies, entrepreneurs, industry players, community residents, public duty-bearers, academics, etc.) contribute to smarter cities?