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Mobility Observatory

A need was identified to mitigate the volume of traffic flowing through Pully’s town centre. In 2015,
Swisscom worked in partnership with the city and other stakeholders to propose and implement a
solution that uses aggregated and anonymized mobile phone data to analyse mobility patterns within
the town, seeking to optimize traffic flows and better plan future infrastructure investments. The
success of the project was evaluated against previously defined key success criteria, and best practices
and lessons learned were documented for future smart sustainability projects.

A second phase to the project is also planned, which will see Swisscom and Pully work together
with academia and researchers to develop future simulation models using in situ measurements
through sensors, which will lead to accurate traffic forecasts based on customizable inputs, for example,
to predict traffic flows and volumes prior to major events. Again, data protection and its further
enhancement will be a key consideration, with data remaining anonymized and aggregated in a form
that cannot be traced back to individuals.

The Mobility Observatory has proved to be of national and international interest. The City of Pully and
Swisscom were invited to present the project and its progress in 2016 at the General Assembly of the
European Union for Research and Innovation, in Eindhoven, Netherlands.

VOIP Municipal Telephone Exchange

A project within municipal government has seen Voice Over Internet Protocol telephony, better known
as ‘VOIP’, replace all of the civil service’s central analogue phone system. This has facilitated more
remote work, as civil employees now have access to their work number and electronic work profiles
from anywhere. This could help attract new work talent to the city over the coming years.

Quartiers Solidaires (Solidarity Neighbourhoods)

Two quartiers solidaires projects were recently conducted in Pully-Nord and Pully-Sud to improve the
quality of life of senior citizens by facilitating their ability to integrate into mainstream society through
projects, activities, coffee meet-ups, outings and organized events. In Pully-Nord, a quartier solidaire
took place between 2012 and 2016 and gave rise to the Mosaïque de Pully-Nord association. The
community project is still underway in Pully-Sud.

As part of the projects, help was solicited from senior citizens in these two neighbourhoods to create
a social network suited to their needs and expectations during workshops held over several months.
The digital platform was developed in collaboration between Pro Senectute and the EPFL+ECAL Lab
and is financially supported by the Leenaards Foundation.

Senior citizens first register on the site, after which they can find other members, as well as photographs,
information, anecdotes about life in the community, and suggestions for activities in which they can
join. This encourages social connections and makes it possible to organize outings and group activities.

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