The Smart City Expo has celebrated a new edition in Argentina to promote urban innovation.

"Territories that renew, communities that transform" has been its motto. Smart City Expo Santiago del Estero (SCESDE) held its 3rd Edition between June 26 and 27, in that city in northern Argentina. With the aim of transforming Latin American cities into smart, productive and sustainable centers, the Fira de Barcelona event brought together more than 90 speakers and more than 150 companies and organizations.

Organized by the Government of the Province of Santiago del Estero, the Fira de Barcelona event was once again a meeting place between administrations, civil society, organizations and local and international companies to promote exchange and debate on the future of urban development in Latin America.
SCESDE was held at the Santiago del Estero Forum and was a conference that offered more than 30 sessions on three topics, the main one being: the 4.0 economy, sustainable territories and smart government.

Among the speakers, there was the presence of prominent people in the field of innovation, such as the technological entrepreneur Matteo Salvatto; Director of the Innovation and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory of the University of Buenos Aires, Juan Corvalán; Argentina's representative in the FAO, Maya Takagi; Researcher at the Technological Institute of Buenos Aires, Fabricio Ballarini; The founder of the Mamá Emprende digital academy, Alejandra Leguizamón or the scientific director of the Territorial Innovation Entrepreneurship laboratory of the IAE Paris-Sorbonne business school, Carlos Moreno, among others.

Along with the congress, there was also a large exhibition area and the participation of more than 150 companies and organizations that showed cutting-edge solutions to accelerate sustainable urban transformation, including Amazon Web Services, Toyota, Renault, NEC, ARSAT, Aeropuertos Argentina and Aerolíneas Argentina was also a company-wide event with more than 150 companies and organizations that showcased cutting-edge solutions to accelerate sustainable urban transformation, including Amazon Web Services, Toyota, Renault, NEC, ARSAT, Aeropuertos Argentina and Aerolíneas Argentina. the companies

To complement the main program, SCESDE offered several parallel activities, including workshops, interactive proposals and practical sessions, designed to address the most pressing challenges raised at the conference. Among them, there was a demonstration of the robot finalists of the World Robotics Olympiad, where a montage stood out. The aforementioned World Robotics Olympiad is an environmental-focused educational robotics competition to be organized by Singapore in November next year.

Fair, global platform

This exhibition is part of Fira de Barcelona's international strategy, which will hold 14 events around the world in 2024, with the aim of supporting the internationalization of companies and expanding its organizational experience worldwide, positioning it as one of the largest global fairs.

In this sense, the Smart City Expo World Congress, held annually at Fira de Barcelona, ​​is the main international event on smart cities and has local editions in cities around the world. This year, in addition to Santiago del Estero, it is celebrated in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Curitiba (Brazil), New York (United States), Mérida (Mexico), Santiago de Chile (Chile), Bogotá (Colombia) and Doha (Qatar).

In addition, the fourth edition of Food Cuba and the new Brazilian IOT Solutions Congress have been held in Sao Paulo, Tomorrow.Mobility Mexico will be held and this fall the international edition of Alimentaria in Chengdu, China.

Smart City Expo World Congress

The Smart City Expo World Congress, which has been held in Barcelona since 2011, is the world's largest and most influential event on urban innovation. Every year, it brings together leaders from business, government and global organizations to push cities towards a better future. Its aim is to collectivize urban innovation from around the world and empower cities to face the serious challenges they face today.

Its mission is to accelerate a clearer urban paradigm for green, efficient and prosperous cities that leave no one behind.

Sustainability and diversity

Smart City Expo has been working for twelve years to create efficient and sustainable cities that leave no one behind, and they are proud that Fira Barcelona has obtained ISO 14001 certification, the most recognized international standard for environmental management.

For more than a decade, it has attracted the most disruptive brands and voices around the world to influence urban planning and emerging smart city solutions, working together to build more inclusive, fairer and greener cities.

Therefore, as an event, they must set an example by integrating diversity and sustainability in everything they do, with everyone represented making sure they are heard and have a voice.

They are proud to share the best practices they are implementing to reduce our environmental footprint, improve equity and promote ecological awareness.

They are excited to continue the success of previous years while introducing new initiatives to deliver the best version of their event.

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All the decoration of its beautiful premises is made with circular elements, including carpets made from recycled materials and other recycled structures used to assemble its modular stand packages. In last year's event, 1,503 kg of material were reused and 9,180 kg of carpets were recycled.