Six smart and digital city projects implemented by the Paphos Municipality were inaugurated on Thursday by the Deputy Minister of Research for Innovation and Digital Policy Kyriakos Kokkinos.
The projects concern the implementation and maintenance of the LoRaWAN network, the smart parking management system (Smart Parking), and the development and maintenance of a geographic information system (GIS).The installation and management of Smart Street Lighting, the installation and management of Smart Poles and the creation of a Data Centre.
The Deputy Minister said at the inauguration that he is in a place where history, culture, technology and values coexist on a canvas which is constantly enriched with new projects under the guidance of the Mayor of Paphos and the City Council.
The Deputy Minister said at the inauguration that he is in a place where history, culture, technology and values coexist on a canvas which is constantly enriched with new projects under the guidance of the Mayor of Paphos and the City Council. Kokkinos said that the State has supported this effort from the very first moment. He also pointed out that there is a vision and action plan for the transition of Cyprus to the digital era and in recent years, leaps and bounds have been made. Kokkinos gave credit to the Municipality of Paphos for the progress in this area, stressing that a smart city is a city that enables happy and contented citizens, residents and visitors.
The projects created in Pafos Municipality contributed to the declaration of Pafos as European Capital of Smart Tourism, the Mayor of Pafos said in his speech.
According to Mr. Phaidon Phaidonos, the city of Pafos is not only progressing with infrastructure projects, squares, theatres, playgrounds, linear parks, universities but also with smart digital city projects. She added that the projects and digital city projects are the ones that will make the life of citizens easier. Pafos Municipality said Faidonos is soon to implement other similar systems such as the installation of smart meters, and water supply management system. When the projects said speak , we do not need to talk much.
The Pafos Mayor also noted that the Pafos Municipality is going to implement other similar systems such as the installation of smart meters and water supply management system soon. The ultimate goal, he continued, is the installation and operation of at least 30 different projects in order for Pafos to become a fully digital city. The event celebrated the declaration of Pafos as the European Capital of Smart Tourism for 2023, while the events concluded with a festive concert and the release of the city's Christmas decoration by the Mayor of Pafos.
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