Alicante Town Hall began the installation on Friday 21, of a total of 156 cameras, in forty different locations in the city, that will aid with the recognition of license plates and traffic regulation, designed to improve mobility within the city.
José Ramón González, the Traffic Councillor has insisted that the cameras are not being installed with the intention of imposing fines, and that they are a part of “one more step” within the project ‘Alicante Se Mueve: Being Smart’.
Read more: ES: Alicante Town Hall Installs 156 New Cameras In The City
Every day our city faces a diverse range of complex challenges, some internal in nature and some exogenous, such as those brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic that have highlighted the urgent need to be adequately prepared to mitigate the impacts of pandemics and other future threats.
The transformation of València as a safe and sustainable coexistence space, and attractive and socially equitable economic hub, is an enormously complex task that requires the collaboration of a large number of actors. Citizens, companies, associations and institutions are all key actors in this “Smart Sustainable City” model that seeks, from a global perspective, to improve efficiency, people’s lives, our environment, social inclusion, sustainability, and resilience to external threats.
An interview with the Mayor of Onda, in Spain
Q: Madam Mayor, how would you describe Onda in your own words?
Onda is an ancient city open to the Mediterranean, full of talent and culture. A healthy, sustainable city with the best quality of life. A city of solidarity, fairness and social and economic opportunities for all.
Since the confinement and due to the coronavirus pandemic, a large part of the municipal administrative procedures they had to be done via the Internet. This greatly accelerated the procedures of this type and what is wanted is that digitization advances and all the procedures of the city council, among others, are thus by 2021. With these improvements it is possible to save time and reduce travel.
The total investment is around 15 million euros, which will begin to be spent throughout this year with numerous tenders.
Read more: ES: Seville: Municipal administrative procedures, via the Internet next year
The Port of Barcelona and Port Technology International have announced the release of the agenda and opening of registration for the first virtual ‘Smart Ports: Piers of the Future’ 2020 event.
In November 2020, due to the current pandemic, ‘Smart City Expo World Congress’ will be held in a virtual format called Smart City Live 2020. Similarly, ‘Smart Ports: Piers of the Future’ has developed its own 100% online platform where you can stream the event.
Read more: ES: Port of Barcelona’s Smart Ports: Piers of the Future announcement