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Las Palmas joins South Korean innovation programme
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria has been chosen as a pilot city for K-Inno, a technology innovation programme run by the Government of the Republic of Korea. The scheme will allow the municipality to test, at no cost to the local administration, a technology developed by South Korean company SunnyWave Technologies designed to improve communications in spaces where conventional wireless solutions have limitations.
The initiative will evaluate the Aurora technology in real municipal environments. Aurora is capable of transmitting data through metal surfaces and is particularly aimed at facilitating connectivity for sensors and IoT (Internet of Things) devices in complex infrastructure and urban spaces.
Continuing March’s technology showcase
The pilot follows on from the Technology Day held by the City Council last March at Castillo de Mata, where the solution was first presented. The programme is run in collaboration with K-water, the South Korean public corporation specialising in water resource management, and will allow new technological solutions to be tested and evaluated in real-world settings.
During this month of August, representatives from the Republic of Korea have visited Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and were received by Francisco Hernández Spínola, the councillor for Presidency, Finance, Modernisation, Human Resources and Water, along with Roberto Moreno, the general coordinator for Modernisation. The visit has helped move forward with identifying and analysing potential municipal sites where the pilot could be developed.
Identifying suitable locations
Among the areas being examined are various car parks managed by SAGULPA and municipal buildings, as well as other spaces linked to public services that offer suitable conditions for testing the technology. Possible applications have also been proposed for the Fire and Rescue Service and the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Municipal Emergency Centre (CEMELPA), while Guaguas Municipales, the city’s bus company, has also shown interest in exploring what this solution could offer.
How Aurora works
Aurora is especially designed for scenarios where traditional wireless networks or conventional cabling present limitations. Its operation enables connectivity for sensors and other IoT devices in complex spaces. SunnyWave Technologies presented the solution in March during the first Technology Day organised by the City Council, which addressed various challenges related to innovation and the application of new technologies to public services.
Councillor Francisco Hernández Spínola said that Las Palmas de Gran Canaria’s inclusion in this programme demonstrates that the city can become a real-world environment for testing innovative technologies and generating knowledge that can subsequently be transferred to public services. “This first phase will allow us to identify the spaces where the technology could have the most interesting applications and study its possibilities before tackling a potential installation,” he added.
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