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Smart Logroño promotes projects for the dissemination and knowledge such as:

• Visits to the Integral Control Centre of the Smart building.

• Collaboration with the University of La Rioja so that students of the computer science degree
and the University Master’s degree in information technology can conduct studies on the
municipal platform.
• Creation of a network of meteorological stations in educational centres of the city.

• Cooperation programmes with the unemployed to know and provide services in smart projects.

• Dissemination workshops among Logroño students of different ages.

In addition, it promotes collaboration with nearby companies and projects such as the Ecoembes’
TheCircularLab, which promotes innovation in the field of packaging and its subsequent recycling.
It encompasses the concept of a circular economy, making data available to entrepreneurs and
citizens, along with content of the platform through the smart, open-data and API portals.

6 Montevideo Inteligente

6.1 Strategic vision and purposes

Montevideo is considered to be a smart city that seeks to improve the quality of life of its citizens
with an inclusive and sustainable approach using innovative solutions to encourage participation,
promote environmental care and develop quality public services. The city and the country stand
out for their quality of life thanks to a series of policies implemented in recent years. The civil rights
agenda, diversity and tolerance as a watchword, and an emphasis on care for the environment are
central elements. Innovation and technology are also key levers to achieve productive development,
along with the rational use of resources and citizen participation while encouraging the enjoyment of
free time. From Montevideo Decide (Montevideo Decides), a digital platform for direct participation
by citizens, and from a “Participatory Budget” for projects proposed and selected by citizens, people
interact and participate in decision making and in the implementation of public policies in a two-
way dialogue, with priority accorded to forging gender perspective and transparency. There are
no smart cities without smart and engaged citizens.

The use of transversal platforms, the Internet of Things, data science and artificial intelligence enables
all areas of the organization to be managed with advanced technological tools and to offer quality
services to citizens. Data constitute the oil of our time; their ownership, availability, preservation and
use for the improvement of services are a great responsibility. Finally, sustainability and resilience
are considered to be the most important challenges. Minimizing the environmental impact in the
present and thinking about their impact on future generations, promoting the necessary change of
habits and customs, along with the introduction of good management practices are seen as clear

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