The European Union (EU) and the Office of the Historian of the City of Havana (OHCH) are promoting a project to implement a smart city model in the Cuban capital, said Nelys García, director of the Office of the Historian of the City of Havana.
Invited to participate in the civil society forum "EU-Latin America and the Caribbean, partners for change", which will end this Friday, the director of International Cooperation of the Office commented that the event represents a space to address bi-regional collaboration initiatives.
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The digital transformation in Cuba is a government pillar aimed at increasing popular participation and interaction between citizens and the government, an authorized source said here.
According to Cuban deputy prime minister, José Luis Perdomo, the process is based on the integration of what has been done to date in terms of computerization, and in order to strengthen the services provided by companies, government entities and the public administration, among other instances.
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Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said that Havana should be at the forefront of computerization in the country, local media reported today.
Speaking in the meeting for the Havana support program, the Cuban president specified two pivotal development areas: E-Government and E-Commerce.
At the meeting, where Prime Minister Manuel Marrero and the President of the National Assembly of People's Power, Esteban Lazo, were also present, it was learned that in the first quarter of 2021 the new version of the Citizen's Portal of the capital must come out.
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Attractive business and exchange opportunities have been identified by the directors of the local Parque Científico Tecnológico de Matanzas (PCTM), as part of the sessions held at the XIII International University Congress 2022 event, and as a way of shortening the distance between the university and the business sector.
Constituted as a Mercantile Company, the high-tech institution from Matanzas city, develops as its mega project, the conversion of the Varadero resort into a digital city as part of the necessary and innovative transition towards the Smart City; where they are managed and even programmed through the use of artificial intelligence and the related services and processes of that territory.
How can we “participate in the construction of public policies” if they are not published? Are they secret?
The electronic city, the intelligent city! Have we reached the future? We thus witness with amazement the increasing computerization of life in the cities. They are filling up with all kinds of sensors, GPS, cameras, which allow the public administration to monitor traffic, traffic lights, pollution, accidents, procedures, transactions…and also the citizens. These, in addition, carry their “smart” phone that makes it possible to know in real time where we are, when buses, trains, taxis arrive…we have access to infinite information, we communicate with everyone and enjoy e-commerce, e-banking, e-government….