It will be like a dream come true for these low income Brazilians.
Israeli companies to build smart city in Brazil
Croatá Laguna Ecopark, a high-tech city for low-income Brazilians, will boast Israeli solutions for security, landscaping and engineering
BY JTA March 30, 2016, 4:03 am 2
A rendering of planned smart city Croatá Laguna Ecopark in Sao Goncalo do Amarante, Brazil. (Courtesy of Croatá Laguna Ecopark via JTA)
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RIO DE JANEIRO — Three Israeli companies won an international competition to help create a pilot smart city in Brazil to house 20,000 residents of low socioeconomic status.
The startups won a challenge to develop high-tech solutions in security, landscaping and engineering for the future city called Croatá Laguna Ecopark in the northeastern municipality of Sao Goncalo do Amarante, the Brazilian Israelite Confederation announced Monday in its newsletter.
In most cases, the smart technology is fitted to existing cities, but the Brazilian government decided recently to try a different approach and build a smart city from scratch.
Twelve Israeli tech firms participated in the 3C Smart Cities Challenge held in Tel Aviv with cooperation from the Brazilian government; Italian group Planet Idea; the Tel Aviv University center for entrepreneurship, Startau, and the Israeli innovation center from global security conglomerate Tyco.
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Israeli companies to build smart city in Brazil
Israeli companies to build smart city in Brazil
Croatá Laguna Ecopark, a high-tech city for low-income Brazilians, will boast Israeli solutions for security, landscaping and engineering
BY JTA March 30, 2016, 4:03 am 2
A rendering of planned smart city Croatá Laguna Ecopark in Sao Goncalo do Amarante, Brazil. (Courtesy of Croatá Laguna Ecopark via JTA)
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RIO DE JANEIRO — Three Israeli companies won an international competition to help create a pilot smart city in Brazil to house 20,000 residents of low socioeconomic status.
The startups won a challenge to develop high-tech solutions in security, landscaping and engineering for the future city called Croatá Laguna Ecopark in the northeastern municipality of Sao Goncalo do Amarante, the Brazilian Israelite Confederation announced Monday in its newsletter.
In most cases, the smart technology is fitted to existing cities, but the Brazilian government decided recently to try a different approach and build a smart city from scratch.
Twelve Israeli tech firms participated in the 3C Smart Cities Challenge held in Tel Aviv with cooperation from the Brazilian government; Italian group Planet Idea; the Tel Aviv University center for entrepreneurship, Startau, and the Israeli innovation center from global security conglomerate Tyco.
Continue reading at:
Israeli companies to build smart city in Brazil