Vision & Values

When we talk about the "Smart City", we often imagine futuristic scenarios involving drones, connected traffic lights, and expensive IoT sensors installed on every lamp post. It is a fascinating vision, but often financially unfeasible for the budgets of small-to-medium Italian Councils. However, there is a network of sensors already capably distributed across the territory, active 24/7 and at zero cost to the Administration: the citizens. Every citizen equipped with a smart

There is a precise moment when our relationship with our town begins to crack. It happens when we walk down the street and see that pavement that has been broken for months. Or when we walk past a park with overgrown grass and rusty swings. Or when rubbish is left abandoned where it shouldn't be ( fly-tipping ). In that moment, something dangerous triggers: resignation. Or worse, cynicism. We pull out our phones, write an indignant post on social media, look for someone to b