Interested companies can still apply
On 07/05, the third Workshop on the Environment for Demonstrating Technologies for Smart Cities took place at BNDES headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, promoted by ABDI. The project has institutional support from ABES, which was represented on the occasion by Werter Padilha, coordinator of the IoT Committee.
During the opening of the event, the director of Productive and Technological Development of the Brazilian Agency for Industrial Development (ABDI), Miguel Nery, highlighted the importance of the project for the ecosystem of industries. “Setting up a place for technology testing will encourage Brazilian companies to produce cutting-edge technology. We will benefit from introducing more and more innovation into our factories.”
The test environment is being set up by ABDI in partnership with the National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (Inmetro). The technologies will be put into practice at the Inmetro campus, located in Xerém (RJ), and on 07/04 a group of guests, including Werter Padilha, visited the site and could get to know the facilities more closely.
For the leader of ABDI's Smart Cities project, Carlos Frees, there is a double benefit. “Companies will be confident that their technology works and mayors who want to make the city smarter also make an acquisition with proven effectiveness.”
Infrastructure
At this moment, ABDI and Inmetro are preparing the basic infrastructure for the operation of the project. Needs such as telecommunications network, data storage capacity, electrical infrastructure, bus stops, among others, were mapped for companies to test. Once the infrastructure is ready, the technology deployment phase will begin. The interested company will sign a contract with ABDI and Inmetro highlighting the date of installation and removal, in addition to the time in which the solution will carry out the tests. Each initiative will receive a report with possible errors for improvement.
The cost of assembling the infrastructure is borne by ABDI and Inmetro. Initially, R$ 8 million will be invested. The funds for the maintenance and installation of the solutions are the responsibility of the participating companies.
During the workshop, participants were able to learn about the project's specifications. 35 solutions were selected for the initial tests, and the first ones to be put to the test will be smart lighting and urban mobility.
Also part of the discussions was the debate on cybersecurity. All installed technology will undergo a risk classification. “There are four levels of security and they have to do with risk to life. The guiding question is: if that technology fails, does it put lives at risk or not?”, explained Jonny Doin, who is part of the consortium responsible for developing the project. He also pointed out that technologies must work with the concept of failsafe. “In the event of a cyber-attack, the technology must be prepared to reduce the damage produced”. ABDI/Inmetro's advisory councilors were Regiane Relva Romano, from Facens, and Rosendo Correa Perez, consultant and entrepreneur, who also spoke at the event about smart cities at the service of the population and infrastructure, respectively.
During the opening of the event, the director of Productive and Technological Development of the Brazilian Agency for Industrial Development (ABDI), Miguel Nery, highlighted the importance of the project for the ecosystem of industries. “Setting up a place for technology testing will encourage Brazilian companies to produce cutting-edge technology. We will benefit from introducing more and more innovation into our factories.”
The test environment is being set up by ABDI in partnership with the National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (Inmetro). The technologies will be put into practice at the Inmetro campus, located in Xerém (RJ), and on 07/04 a group of guests, including Werter Padilha, visited the site and could get to know the facilities more closely.
For the leader of ABDI's Smart Cities project, Carlos Frees, there is a double benefit. “Companies will be confident that their technology works and mayors who want to make the city smarter also make an acquisition with proven effectiveness.”
Infrastructure
At this moment, ABDI and Inmetro are preparing the basic infrastructure for the operation of the project. Needs such as telecommunications network, data storage capacity, electrical infrastructure, bus stops, among others, were mapped for companies to test. Once the infrastructure is ready, the technology deployment phase will begin. The interested company will sign a contract with ABDI and Inmetro highlighting the date of installation and removal, in addition to the time in which the solution will carry out the tests. Each initiative will receive a report with possible errors for improvement.
The cost of assembling the infrastructure is borne by ABDI and Inmetro. Initially, R$ 8 million will be invested. The funds for the maintenance and installation of the solutions are the responsibility of the participating companies.
During the workshop, participants were able to learn about the project's specifications. 35 solutions were selected for the initial tests, and the first ones to be put to the test will be smart lighting and urban mobility.
Also part of the discussions was the debate on cybersecurity. All installed technology will undergo a risk classification. “There are four levels of security and they have to do with risk to life. The guiding question is: if that technology fails, does it put lives at risk or not?”, explained Jonny Doin, who is part of the consortium responsible for developing the project. He also pointed out that technologies must work with the concept of failsafe. “In the event of a cyber-attack, the technology must be prepared to reduce the damage produced”. ABDI/Inmetro's advisory councilors were Regiane Relva Romano, from Facens, and Rosendo Correa Perez, consultant and entrepreneur, who also spoke at the event about smart cities at the service of the population and infrastructure, respectively.
Regiane Relva Romano, Werter Padilha and Rosendo Correa Perez
So far, 135 companies have signed up to test in the environment. The first technology validations should take place in 2019. Interested companies can still register on the website Cidadesinteligentes.abdi.com.br.
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