Director Alicante Digital Intelligence Center (Cenid), Manuel Palomarwas called yesterday to address the problems created by so-called terrorism. digital divide, To prevent the social and economic transformation caused by new technologies «I left so many people behind». This is a task for which significant efforts are being made by the organization he manages, which, among many other initiatives, is currently developing programs to make management language more understandable or to bring electronic management closer to older people.
During his intervention Municipality Forum Organized by INFORMACIÓN and having a dialogue with the general manager of the Digital Transformation Projects Association, Fermin Crespoand Prensa Ibérica’s New Projects Development Director in the Mediterranean Region, Thomas Mayor– Palomar reminded that the main goal of this organization, supported three years ago by the Provincial Council, the University of Alicante and the Miguel Hernández University, is to combine the existing knowledge in these academic centers and to serve the drive for digitalization. Especially in the field of public administration and above all, 141 municipal councils It forms the province of Alicante.
In this sense, he pointed out the numerous projects developed by Cenid aimed at bridging the gap that digitalization affects the ability of citizens to engage with society, such as the elderly or less educated people. With other services such as banking. «We cannot leave so many people behind in the digital transformation process», insisted the former rector of the UA, agreeing with the Ombudsman: Angel MoonHe had already warned about this problem in a previous intervention in the same forum. «This is what we are committed to at Cenid. Technological advances and the application of artificial intelligence don’t keep creating this digital divide», assured the expert.
Projects
Among the different projects the center works on, Palomar highlighted the project it developed for itself. simplify automatically digital content It was produced by Public Administration to make it easier to read. people with cognitive disabilities, but also providing clear information to all citizens, by “translating” the administrative language into a language everyone can understand. According to Palomar, this is a way to prevent each new technological development from alienating citizens further from governments.
But Cenid’s director also discussed other initiatives that the organization is developing, helping city councils, for example, to: citizen security managementGuiding security forces to patrol or make decisions. “It’s another example of how AI can help local government,” he said.
He also touched upon promotional programs. inclusion of older people, are increasingly demanding “more educational action on cybersecurity, digital banking or legal matters.”
digital identity
He also talked about the project in the same direction. Alicante digital identity Which Cinid wants to promote. Project that will facilitate the exchange of information between different levels and eliminate the obligation of citizens to exchange information To provide the administration with the information it already has. In fact, Palomar reminded that there is already legislation that attempts to encourage the same thing. In addition, digital identity will allow citizens to have administrative titles or other information in a digital wallet and easily share them when necessary.
Another initiative he values is Artificial Geo Intelligence, It combines Suma, Geonet or 1MillionBot technology to leverage geo-located data and help make better decisions. «Preventive and, above all, normative decisions “This allows citizens to improve their quality of life,” he noted. Crop monitoring (we are currently working on the Vinalopó grape and Albatera fig) or the geolocation of mountain roads are other examples of artificial intelligence applications Cenid is working on.
Energy-saving
Finally, Manuel Palomar also touched upon the initiative in which they achieved significant savings by applying artificial intelligence to robotic systems. energy management of public buildings. Thus, thanks to digital twins that virtually reproduce the properties, the Alicante Provincial Council Auditorium was able to reduce its bill by up to 30%.
Manuel Palomar also gave assurance of his findings Municipal councils are “very understanding” and noted that given the need to combine technological progress and data protection, one of the biggest hurdles currently is access to the corpora (databases) needed to train and improve algorithms. Finally, with Tomás Mayoral, the Alicante digital ecosystem has already passed the “adolescence” stage and already has the “foundations” from which it can grow and mature.