The mayor presents the details of the Benidorm CORE platform at a conference on innovation and smart cities

Mayor Toni Pérez presented the details of the city and destination management platform, Benidorm CORE (City Operating Resource & Environment), yesterday in Madrid. He did so during a roundtable discussion at the 16th National Congress of Innovation and Public Services (CNIS), where he discussed with his counterpart from Las Rozas and president of the RECI (Spanish Network of Smart Cities), José de la Uz.

During his presentation, Toni Pérez explained that with Benidorm CORE, “we are taking an unprecedented qualitative leap by collecting and integrating data on water quality, water consumption, mobility, parking, beach occupancy, meteorology, air quality, and spill control in a single platform.” Having this data facilitates “evidence-based decision-making” and even allows for a shift “from reactive management to proactive management.”

After emphasizing that this data integration platform helps “detect patterns, anticipate problems, and optimize resources,” the mayor argued that the RECI (Regional Network of Smart Cities), which Benidorm has been part of since 2016, is “a great tool for technicians, and therefore for the administration, since it facilitates the transition of municipalities to a Smart City model with greater guarantees of success and reduces timeframes by applying measures and processes that have already proven effective in other cities or regions.”

Organised by the Madrid City Council and the Innovation Club, the CNIS (National Conference on Innovation) is one of the leading national events in public administration, technology, and innovation. The panel discussion in which Toni Pérez participated took place on the second day of the conference, which concluded yesterday afternoon in the capital.