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The main element of the smart city strategy was the public urban platform contract structured in
two lots. The first provided the city of Valencia with an integrated management platform for the city,
and the second created a project office to support the technological modernization of municipal
services and the construction of solutions for citizens on the urban platform.

The VLCi platform, designed to act as a nucleus for the efficient management of the city, seeks
to achieve a more intelligent, sustainable and transparent management system that benefits
citizens, companies and the Administration. It offers a layer for the collection of information from
IoT devices, information systems of the city and its socio-economic environment. It forms the
hub of the information system of the city relying on Big Data with a context manager to facilitate
solutions between domains and a series of solutions for citizens and municipal managers based
on dashboards.

Figure 39, shows a high-level description of city IT components, the role of the urban data platform
(VLCi platform) and its relationship with smart city challenges.

Figure 39: Valencia IT challenges, Smart City Framework

Throughout the process, the urban platform has been seen as a catalyst for synergies with the
city's innovative ecosystem. Since its inception, it was an inherent part of the Local Innovation
Pact, maintained over time in Valencia Tech City and in the Missions. It was connected intrinsically
with the economic, social and academic environment to promote and retain talent, facilitate
entrepreneurship, stability and specialization of SMEs, as well as in promoting the transfer of
knowledge to the industrial fabric and in guiding research towards special needs.

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