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The mayor of Cartagena, Jose Lopez, held this morning a meeting with the dean of the College and the Association of Telecommunications Engineers of the Region (COITeRM-Aiterm), Juan Luis Pedroza.

The meeting also involved the manager of the Cartagena Convention Bureau Foundation, Antonio Garcia.

During the meeting, the mayor Pedreño discussed the possibility of turning Cartagena host a workshop in which participants will present applications development companies for integration into the smart city.

This event is held during the last days of October.

Both sides expressed their satisfaction at the fruitful meeting, moving the mayor to Pedreño the will of the municipal government to collaborate in this initiative.

For its part, the dean of the College of Engineers has appreciated the excellent predisposition demonstrated to further advance a proposal that in the near future, will materialize.

The workshop will include the involvement of the Cartagena Convention Bureau, an organization that has developed an outstanding work in promoting the municipality and District of Cartagena as a destination in the MICE (meetings, incentives, conventions and events).

THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTED BY THE INTELLIGENT CITY

It is recalled that the plenary session of July 28 approved the Master Plan Smart City Cartagena, responding to the interest and commitment of the municipal government by promoting policies based on sustainability.

This plan is twofold: that the municipality to become part of the European Network of Smart Cities (RECI) as well as the ability to access external funding programs that enable quicker development of local initiatives.

In total, the Plan brings together thirty-two initiatives designed from different areas of the City.

Thus, the local government promotes a new management strategy that should serve as a turning point in search of global growth of the whole municipality in the medium term, really bringing the administration closer to citizens and making it more accessible, physically and technologically, the municipality .

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena