At Futurecom, CPQD addresses IoT and smart cities
Organization participated in the congress of this event, which is one of the most important in the country in the area of ICTs
Internet das Coisas (IoT) and smart cities were the temthose addressed by CPQD in its participation in the Futurecom 2022 congress, one of the most important events in the country in the area of ICTs, which took place between October 18th and 20th, in São Paulo. In this year's edition, which was once again held in person, the event received more than 30 visitors from various regions of Brazil - and also from other countries - and had around 4.800 congressmen, on eight simultaneous stages, which provided the public a total of more than 200 hours of content.
President Sebastião Sahão Júnior was invited to give a lecture, on the first day of the event, on the temthe “Internet of Things: an action plan for Brazil”. In his presentation, he recalled the motivation that gave rise to the National IoT Study, conducted in 2017 by the consortium formed by CPQD, McKinsey & Company and Pereira Neto/Macedo Advogados – and which served as the basis for the Internet of Things Action Plan , which completes five years this year.
“The objective of the study was to assess the impact of the Internet of Things on different segments of the economy, which led to the definition of the verticals that should have priority in the National IoT Plan: cities, industry, health and agribusiness”, said the president of CPQD. He highlighted the importance of the study as a foundation for the creation of public policies in these areas and highlighted some CPQD initiatives from the National IoT Plan - among them, the development of applications and cases in the four priority areas, using Internet of Things technologies as well as cybersecurity, blockchain and 5G.
“5G brings greater transmission capacity and reduces latency in connections in Internet of Things applications”, he explained. “This paves the way for the future, with the integration of Artificial Intelligence and IoT, which will make it possible to treat large databases with greater assertiveness and productivity in order to improve the living conditions of society”, he concluded.
On the 19th, Business Development manager Maurício Casotti represented CPQD on the panel “Integration of Things: the life of smart cities depends on collaboration between public and private initiatives”. Mediated by Leopoldo de Albuquerque, global president of the Smart City Business America Institute, the debate also included the participation of Maria Teresa Lima, director of Embratel, and Fernando Gomes Dias Neias, from the group of angel investors Poli Angels.
In his remarks, Casotti highlighted the importance of open innovation and the engagement of the different actors that form the ecosystemtemthe location of a city. “A smart city is not just about the city hall or one company; it is necessary to involve an ecosistembusiness,” he explained. As an example, he mentioned the Open 5G@Campinas initiative, launched this year by a group of partners – including CPQD – operating in the city of Campinas.
When answering a question from the mediator, Casotti listed the four main challenges faced by smart cities in Brazil: the continental characteristic of the country, with its more than 5.400 municipalities with different realities; the managers' lack of technical knowledge; the existence of data silos, which are often not shared, and the non-availability of resources for investment in innovation. “It is necessary to understand the problem of each municipality to then seek the appropriate solution and, for that, it is important to have technological knowledge”, he emphasized.
Casotti also pointed out the regulatory issue as another challenge for cities to become smart and suggested, as an alternative, the use of the regulatory sandbox feature – which suspends temtemporarily the obligation to comply with standards in certain sectors, allowing companies to take advantage of a differentiated regime to launch products and services. In addition, he highlighted the importance of integrating things through the use of open tools – such as the dojot platform, developed by CPQD. “With this, the city hall can buy components from different suppliers, without being hostage to a single supplier, and still guarantee the successful implementation of its IoT project”, added Maurício Casotti.