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Smart City Cluster participates in five new projects to boost innovation and sustainability
These initiatives in which Smart City Cluster participates address key challenges in water management, bioenergy, industrial digitalization and infrastructure optimization, contributing to the sustainable and smart transformation of the territories and have been approved by the Ministry of Industry and Tourism of the Government of Spain and the Regional Government of Andalusia.
Collaboration and regulatory frameworks as weapons for moving towards the green transition
Territories, institutions, universities and technology centers agree on moving forward through joint efforts to improve green strategies.
Less than 15% of the data captured by sensors in cities is neither used nor exploited.
The Spanish Network of Smart Cities (RECI) has held its IV Smart City Congress RECI 2024 in Madrid, a key event that brings together municipalities, public entities and all sector agents in a collaborative space to share trends, good practices and challenges faced by smart cities.
Launch of the Global Mobility Call 2024 Challenge: Innovation in Sustainable Mobility
Las Rozas Innova is launching the 2024 edition of the GMC Challenge, a competition aimed at improving sustainable mobility to and during work. This challenge is part of the prestigious Global Mobility Call (GMC) event, which will be held at IFEMA, Madrid, on November 20, 2024.
Smart City Cluster collaborates as a member of the DES advisory board
How will the new mobility formats influence the way we interact? Cities and territories are entering a new phase where the limits we were accustomed to are blurring. The transition towards a new model, more aware of the challenges of sustainability, integration, and accessibility, requires a broad view that considers everyone’s perspectives.
EmPOWER: Revolutionizing Energy Management for SMEs
The EmPOWER project concludes by presenting a virtual energy manager for SMEs that offers various services to maintain control and security over energy contracting, consumption data, and connection with innovative energy efficiency services to reduce their electricity bills.
The European project SMC NetZero convenes experts and leaders in Copenhagen to achieve the zero-emissions goal in small to medium-sized municipalities.
On April 10th and 11th, the SMCNetZero Project’s Training Program sessions were held in Copenhagen, focusing on key facilitators paving the way for cities to reach the net-zero emissions target by 2030 and 2050.
Los proyectos de innovación entran en su recta final con la puesta en común de los resultados en un webinar online
La recta final de los proyectos de innovación se ha completado con un webinar en el que las empresas que han trabajado durante un año en sus desarrollos han ofrecido los resultados en una sesión virtual conjunta.
Are PTSDs an Opportunity or a Threat to the Territory?
If we journey back in time to the year 2020, when the pandemic was just beginning, a term unfamiliar to most emerged: the NEXT Funds. These were designed to mitigate the pandemic’s effects by revitalizing cities, boosting industry, reviving tourism, transforming mobility, etc. After months of anticipation while we acclimatized to the term, a new concept surfaced: the PRTR (Recovery, Transformation, and Resilience Plan).
Intercluster Projects Showcased at Transfiere Forum 2024
During the 13th edition of the Transfiere Forum, held from March 20th to 22nd, 2023, at the Palacio de Ferias y Congresos de Málaga, we delve into the key findings of the six intercluster projects of 2023, in collaboration with Smart City Cluster
Smart City Cluster Associates Share Communication Strategies at Madrid Event
On March 14, 2024, technical directors, communication and marketing managers, and professionals from various business sectors gathered at the Madrid Network event, organized by the Smart City Cluster. The aim was to discuss communication and its pivotal role in organizations from diverse perspectives.
Employment and Smart City Cluster Commit to Talent Development for Smart City Growth
The Andalusian Regional Ministry of Employment, Business, and Self-Employment and the Smart City Cluster held a meeting to discuss talent attraction strategies aimed at driving the growth of smart cities through Employment Training
Gediav 2 Develops a Digital Twin for a Wastewater Treatment Plant
GEDIAV 2 progresses from its first phase with the development of a digital twin for a specific wastewater treatment plant (WWTP), incorporating an advanced collaborative platform that blends a 3D representation of all the asset’s components with essential operational and strategic management data, utilizing Building Information Modeling (BIM).
Six Entities Develop an AI Project for the Automatic Management of Green Areas
Aiming to optimize the management and maintenance of Spain’s green areas in the face of climate change-related challenges such as droughts and the increase of pests and diseases, a new project leveraging artificial intelligence has been initiated.
Smart Citizen Platform Leverages AI and Blockchain to Enhance Access to Electronic Public Services
The Smart Citizen Platform aims to develop an omnichannel management platform for providing electronic public services to citizens, available both in self-service and tele-assistance modes.
Leading: A Project Advancing Energy Communities Through Technology
The Leading project is focused on analyzing and developing technological tools to help energy communities evolve in an orderly and efficient manner, with an eye towards both planetary sustainability and economic viability.
SIAPEMAD Develops an Intelligent System for the Care of the Elderly and Dependents Using Digital Tools
The SIAPEMAD project is dedicated to exploring the digital transformation of homes for the elderly or dependent individuals, employing systems based on Home Automation, IoT, and Artificial Intelligence technologies.
Flexener 3 Develops a Digital Platform for Flexible Energy Consumption Management
Flexener 3 is advancing the development of a digital platform designed to characterize and assess the ability to increase or decrease energy consumption within a specific timeframe in buildings, including commercial spaces and small to medium-sized industries. This initiative focuses on the concept of energy flexibility.
Smart City Entrepreneurs Present Proposals to Boost El Viso de los Pedroches Innovation Lab
The municipality of El Viso de los Pedroches (Córdoba) has taken a significant step towards enhancing its development as a tourism innovation lab. A face-to-face session was organized where entrepreneurs and collectives from smart cities presented their proposals and became acquainted with the town’s virtues and attractions.
EmPOWER: A Digital Solution for SMEs to Gain Full Control Over Their Electricity Supply
EmPOWER (Energy Management Power) is a digital solution designed for SMEs to exercise full control over their electricity supply. This digital manager offers businesses assurance in energy contracting, consumption data, and integration with innovative energy efficiency services to reduce their electricity bills.
CENIT 2.0 Develops an Intelligent Planning and Operation System for Energy Communities
CENIT 2.0 builds on the tools developed from its first phase (CENIT 1.0) to further research and develop an integrated system for intelligent planning and operation for energy communities, based on the digitalization of energy.
BIM4PV Project Aims to Create a Comprehensive Digital Twin (BIM) Platform for Collaborative Design, Operation, and Maintenance of Photovoltaic Systems
The BIM4PV project is focused on designing a comprehensive virtual platform for digital twins (Building Information Modeling – BIM) that facilitates the collaborative design, operation, and maintenance of photovoltaic systems.
Smart Saf 2 Focuses on Developing an App to Predict Real-time Formation of Contrails
The Smart Saf 2 project is currently devoted to creating a tool capable of predicting the real-time formation of contrails produced by aircraft emissions.
CIFAL Málaga-UNITAR and Smart City Cluster Sign Agreement to Promote Leadership Training and Sustainable Research Projects
CIFAL Málaga, affiliated with the United Nations agency UNITAR and located in the Costa del Sol’s capital, along with Smart City Cluster, the representative of the smart cities industry in Spain, have entered into a collaborative agreement. This partnership focuses on two key areas: promoting leadership training for public and private sector leaders and developing research projects on sustainability and the advancement of cities.
Smart Cities Industry Leads Technological Innovation Projects for SMEs in Spain
Smart City Cluster has successfully secured official approval for 18 projects, valued at nearly 5 million euros, within the latest innovation aid call from the Ministry of Industry and Tourism. Both the number of initiatives and the funding amount place the Spanish smart cities cluster in a privileged position among the 111 Innovative Business Associations (AEI) officially registered.
LifeWineGrover Project Tours Spain, Making Stops in Madrid, Toledo, Rota, and Las Rozas to Engage Institutions and Businesses
The Spanish municipalities of Toledo (Castilla La Mancha), Las Rozas and Madrid (both in the Community of Madrid), and Rota (Andalusia) have recently been acquainted with the merits of the European project LifeWineGrover. Central to this initiative is the implementation of precision agriculture in vine cultivation, an approach that foregrounds environmental preservation and harmonious integration with the surrounding ecology.
The WineGRover project is presented at Transfiere and synergies with other projects emerge.
On 16 February, the Life+ WineGRover project was presented at Transfiere, the European Forum for Science, Technology and Innovation, which favoured the generation of synergies with other projects with similar objectives.
Innovative Winegrowers Convene in Portugal on June 6th to Drive Sustainable and Profitable Vineyard Management
The Smart City Expo World Congress 2022, held in Barcelona from 15 to 17 November, provided an opportunity to raise awareness of the LIFE WineGRover project at international level.
The WineGRover project is presented at Transfiere and synergies with other projects emerge.
On 16 February, the Life+ WineGRover project was presented at Transfiere, the European Forum for Science, Technology and Innovation, which favoured the generation of synergies with other projects with similar objectives.
The LIFE+WineGRover project is presented during the Smart City Expo World Congress 2022.
The Smart City Expo World Congress 2022, held in Barcelona from 15 to 17 November, provided an opportunity to raise awareness of the LIFE WineGRover project at international level.
The integration phase of the Rover and the IoT Platform of the Life+ WineGRover project begins at Bodegas Conrad.
The Life+ WineGRover project aims to introduce innovative technologies for precision agriculture in vineyards and its validation in two pilots. On 31 October, a new milestone in the project was reached with the transfer of the Rover prototype designed by the Italian company Setel to Bodegas Conrad (Ronda).
Circular Economy applied to technology parks: Industrial Symbiosis
Last Friday 13th May, an event took place in Ronda where members of the project from Italy and Spain presented their latest results to winegrowers and students of Advanced Technician in Viticulture.
The Life+ WineGRover project presents its progress at the Centro Integral del Vino in Ronda (Malaga, Spain)
Last Friday 13th May, an event took place in Ronda where members of the project from Italy and Spain presented their latest results to winegrowers and students of Advanced Technician in Viticulture.
7 characteristics of Smart Tourist Destinations
Tourism constitutes one of the fundamental pillars of the activity of our country, representing 12.3% of the GDP of the Spanish economy.
The Smart City Cluster trains more than a hundred unemployed in smart city management
Completed the course on responsible and circular management of urban waste, and the sustainable mobility course is underway.
The Smart City Cluster and the Mairena del Alcor City Council will project the municipality as a smart city
Mairena del Alcor and Smart City Cluster have signed a collaboration agreement this morning to project the municipality as a smart city.
New technologies applied to waste management
Proper and intelligent waste management facilitates a more circular economy where the tendency is not to generate waste.
Smart cities require new professional profiles
Cities have two challenges ahead: transforming into Smart Cities and finding qualified professionals to lead that transformation.
Cluster companies contribute their products and solutions in the fight against Coronavirus
Smart City Cluster associates offer their products and solutions to help curb the Coronavirus.
These are the recommendations of the Smart City Cluster companies to telework safely
Do you want to telework safely? In this post we have compiled some recommendations from the Smart City Cluster companies specialized in cybersecurity.
The solidarity response of Smart City Cluster companies to Covid-19
In this post we have compiled some of the initiatives launched by Smart City Cluster companies to help in the fight against Covid-19.
Smart City Cluster collaborates in the VI Smart Cities Congress to be held on June 25 in Madrid
The Smart City Cluster will collaborate in the celebration of the VI Intelligent Cities Congress that, organized by Grupo Tecma Red, will be held on June 25, 2020 in Madrid Smart Cities Congress
The Smart City Cluster and the Fuengirola City Council will increase the smart city model in the municipality
An agreement between Smart City Cluster and the City Council will allow actions to be taken to implement the smart city model in Fuengirola.
The Smart City Cluster shows the way to more sustainable cities at the Climate Summit
He notes at COP25 how business cooperation makes cities a key to the fight against climate change.
The Smart City Cluster develops a European online agri-food market Project
The initiative contributes to the reduction of the carbon footprint by reducing the transport of commercialized products.
Smart City Cluster participates in a meeting with the City of Linares for its intelligent business development
The City Council of Linares wants to promote an action plan to transform the municipality into an intelligent and sustainable business environment.
New aid to boost self-consumption and energy efficiency in SMEs
3.7 million will be allocated for self-supply in homes, businesses and public buildings and 4.3 million for SMEs to save energy.
The Ministry of Industry describes the Smart City Cluster as “excellent”
The Ministry of Industry has highlighted the high degree of performance in the development of projects and services relevant to the improvement of the competitiveness of the associated companies
Endesa host of the assembly meeting of the Smart City Cluster
This meeting, which is held annually, has had the participation of the general director of Endesa Andalucía y Extremadura and the territorial director of Institutional Relations, which has moved the Company’s projects on energy transition and digitalization in cities.
ENDESA headquarters in Seville hosts a Smart City Cluster meeting
Endesa’s headquarters in Seville hosted a meeting of the board of directors of the Smart City Cluster on Tuesday, an alliance of companies and institutions that work for the development of smart cities, understood as efficient, sustainable and comfortable.
The Smart City Cluster undertakes a European sustainable mobility project in Andalusia
The Smart City Cluster advances in the development, in Andalusia, of the European project “Green Mind” aimed at promoting the improvement of competitiveness and innovation in the sustainable and integrated mobility industry and in which other regions of the Mediterranean area participate as Italy, Greece, France, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Slovenia.
The Smart City Cluster and the Dos Hermanas Town Hall will boost the smart city in the municipality
The Dos Hermanas City Council (Seville) and the Smart City Cluster have signed a collaboration agreement this morning to promote actions in the city that allow the municipality to advance in its development as an intelligent city, understood as more efficient, sustainable and comfortable for citizens.
Railway Innovation Hub and the Smart City Cluster start the project “Smart Train Smart”
The ‘Smart Train Smart’ project also aims to contribute to the creation of “better cities” by applying advanced technologies to freight traffic by rail. The collaboration initiative in which the companies of both clusters will participate also seeks technological innovation to make the stations more accessible to people with mobility problems.
The most important Smart Cities Cluster in Europe renews its brand
Andalucía Smart City was born to integrate the entire economic fabric of smart cities, with a regional origin that was reflected in its brand and identity, and that allowed it to unite the most important agents around a common effort.
Andalucía Smart City incorporates the University of Almería as a strategic knowledge and research institution
The Andalusia Smart City Cluster has today incorporated the University of Almeria (UAL) as a new strategic knowledge and research member that becomes part of the alliance of institutions and companies that work for the development of Smart cities in the Andalusian region. This is the fourth Andalusian university that is part of the cluster of entities in favor of smart cities.
Andalucía Smart City and the Alhaurín el Grande City Council will promote smart city actions
The mayor of Alhaurín el Grande (Málaga), Toñi Ledesma, and the president of the Andalusia Smart City Cluster, Mariano Barroso, have signed this morning a collaboration framework agreement to promote actions in the municipality that make it possible to move forward in the smart city model, understood as more efficient, sustainable and comfortable for citizens.
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