2019, January 13-21 we participated in the Erasmus+ project “City – make it smart”.
Written by: Povilas Ščepanovič
Personally I was expecting the project to consist of lectures, or something of the sort about the idea of a smart city and workshops directly influencing the city’s infrastructure, but instead I got fewer than anticipated talks about the smart city idea and a lot more socialization than I am personally comfortable with, granted the former did make the project a lot more enjoyable and the discussions about smart cities were not lost.
Picture author: Povilas Ščepanovič
Quite a few ideas from the project are fairly noteworthy, such as the very extensive list of usage for drones, the possible improvements to public transport and my personal favorite: informational applications for cities. I found this part of the project very interesting and I got a lot more invested in the idea of a smart city. The presentation in Sosnowiec and Katowice (and Auschwitz) were really informative about what people are doing to make their city smarter, more efficient in every single aspect: from time to resources. Some presentations were flawed, however everything was still great.
Picture author: Povilas Ščepanovič
Picture author: Povilas Ščepanovič
The majority of the project was about everyone participating and their native cultures and innovative achievements in their home cities. After the project I feel a fair bit more culturally aware. After a few chats with people from backgrounds decently different from mine, especially the Portuguese, I got to know our differences and similarities and everything was a lot of fun.
Picture author: Dovilė Vilkevičiūtė
(Povilas’s second from the right side)
If you want to know more about the project, please contact: projects@inovacijubiuras.lt
