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Heredia To Be First Smart City
The city of Heredia, some 10
kilometres northwest of San
José, will be the first in Costa
Rica to be digital, thanks to a
cooperation agreement with
Ariel, a smart city in Israel.
The chairman of the Heredia city
council, Manuel Zumbado, and the
Mayor of Ariel, Ron Nachman,
made the announcement.
“Through this initiative, in the
mid term, we plan to have
digital cameras in every corner
in Heredia, in order to control
traffic, and also to prevent
crime,” Zumbado said.
An intranet, Internet by
telephone, and many other
features are part of the
project, according to the
Israeli official.
The aim of the "Smart City"
project is to make municipal
services and community
information accessible to all
residents by using a
telecommunication systems
supported by standard
technological platforms.
The City of Ariel, Israel.
established and is currently
operating a sophisticated
networking system which has made
Ariel Israeli's "Smart City".
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