"How are Portuguese cities becoming smarter?" Católica launches "Smarter Cities Portugal" book

“The research we do at the university is intended to be innovative, but also have an impact on society. An impact that is not only measured in the number of readers a book has, but also in the involvement of civil society”, remarks by Peter Hanenberg, UCP vice-rector, at the launch of the book "Smarter Cities Portugal”, which took place on September 21 at the Católica headquarters in Lisbon.

Mário Campolargo, Secretary of State for Digitization and Administrative Modernization and author of the book's Preface, said that “good connectivity, good public services, and the logic of creating a digital city has above all to provide well-being to live in community,” adding that “technology is important, but then human elements need to complete this dynamic".

In turn, Patrícia Dias, author and researcher of the work "Smarter Cities Portugal", stressed that the investigation had as its starting point the following question: "How are Portuguese cities becoming smarter?", Remembering that "people are the fundamental element for success cases” and that “the focus is on citizens, to improve their quality of life and well-being.”

Roberto Carneiro, Emeritus President of CEPCEP - Research Centres on Peoples and Cultures - and coordinator of the work, Anabela Antunes, director of the Universidade Católica Editora and Fernando Ilharco, president of CEPCEP were other participants in the launch of the work that had the collaboration of the municipal councils of Lisbon, Cascais, Mafra and Fundão.