THE conversion of Thessaloniki in smart citya project to be funded by Recovery Fund with 9.9 million euroswas at the center of the meeting that the mayor of Thessaloniki had in the afternoon at the town hall, Konstantinos Zervaswith the Minister of State and Digital Government, Kyriako Pierrakakiin the presence of the Deputy Minister of Interior, Stavrou Kalafatis.
“We have centrally set a menu of options for smart cities and every big city made its choices. And this plan is owned by the municipality of Thessaloniki and we can say that it is one breath work. It allows through specific technological investments and targeted choices in the field of energy, telecommunications, public service, the city of Thessaloniki to change the way it serves the citizens and the level of its own infrastructure. “All this is very important and is only the beginning”, he stressed in the statements that followed after the meeting, Mr.Pierrakakis.
In addition, the minister announced in advance upgrade of their premises ΚΕΠ throughout the country emphasizing that “it is not something that the central state will do alone, it is something we will do together with the municipalities. There should be an aesthetic and quality upgrade of these spaces and many other projects in this direction “.
Mr.Zervasfor his part, referring to the 9.9 million euro funding, said that “this is a very important package, perhaps the first approval of the Recovery Fund for the city of Thessaloniki concerning the improvement of digital infrastructure and the optimization of digital services, security issues, smart lighting. A number of important improvements for the city and its citizens. “Facilitating the provision of services to citizens is high on our agenda.”
Mr.Calker spoke about the cooperation of the Ministry with the municipality in the field of smart cities saying that “there is a lot of room and Thessaloniki is one step ahead”.
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