Aix-en-Provence: Smart City Transformation

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The main challenge was to build a projet unique to Aix-en-Provence based on the political vision and the city’s identity.

Context & objectives

Netsystem has been supporting the city of Aix-en-Provence to define and implement its Smart City strategy since 2016. The objective is to deploy innovative digital projects and services throughout the city in targeted areas: public wifi, cleanliness, noise abatement, internal and external air quality, urban lighting and, soon, intelligent watering systems.

Business Challenge

To mobilise all project stakeholders, including recent market entrants, while complying with the political vision defined at the outset.

Solutions & methods

Netsystem has adopted a collaborative and co-constructive approach to meet the following objectives:

Define the Smart City project in collaboration with the CIO, the Director-General of Services and the elected representative with responsibility for digital affairs
Ascertain the needs of operational departments
Consider and propose various possible uses within a restricted scope (POC)
Offer advice and support during the selection of service providers
Coordinate the project and service providers

Results :

860 sensors installed or in progress in all areas.
150 wifi hotspots installed for some 60,000 users per year.
Reliable & secure data to make life easier for users and optimize the cost paid by citizens, in line with city policy.

Key success factors

Involvement of the City of Aix’s business departments.
The combination of strategic consulting and technical support (which networks for sensors, how to analyze data, etc.).