Smart data for smart city master planning

Aboitiz Data Innovation recently announced a partnership with the Victorias City government in developing the LGU's Smart City Master Plan, aimed at helping the city achieve transformative progress and become a smarter, more sustainable hub in Negros Occidental and the Western Visayas region.

ADI Public Sector head Carlos Streegan and Victorias City Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez led the contract-signing of the Scope Of Work Proposal for the Smart City Master Plan, which will leverage advanced technologies like Artificial Intelligence and promote data-driven decision-making and governance in Victorias City.

"The city government of Victorias has been consistent in pioneering digital innovations in the province of Negros Occidental and the Western Visayas region," Benitez said. "We have built partnerships with different technology companies, which have laid the groundwork for our future Smart City. It is an overarching goal of our administration to deliver inclusive governance through the sustainable promotion of digital transformation and technologically equipped communities."

The collaboration will include a plan that features a unique enablement program and a comprehensive smart city roadmapping exercise. Through ADI, the master plan will help equip city officials with cutting-edge digital skills and provide insights into data science and analytics that can be used for better public governance.

"We're thrilled to partner with Victorias City on their smart city journey. Together, we're pioneering a digital revolution," Streegan said. "We're not just consultants, we're collaborators, actively seeking Victorias' input to shape their smart city vision. With ADI's expertise, we will ensure that the roadmap isn't just visionary but also achievable. ADI is here to guide Victorias — the heroes of their own journey to becoming a smart and innovative city."

Apart from providing digital tools and skills for city officials, the roadmapping will incorporate insights and ideas from Victorias City residents on how to build their smart city. During this phase, ADI will actively guide the planning exercise to ensure that it considers critical aspects such as environmental sustainability, physical development, social integration and economic growth.

"The newly forged partnership of the city government of Victorias and Aboitiz Data Innovation will bring about a smoother journey toward the future smart Victorias City," pointed out Benitez.

"The streamlined operations and services enclosed in the proposed Smart City Master Plan offer transformative solutions that will surely build the stronghold of a more progressive city. By embracing this partnership with ADI, a brighter future for Victorias is guaranteed," he added.

This partnership is in line with other meaningful partnerships ADI has forged with local and global organizations — empowering women in the digital and AI space with Connected Women, leveraging AI to combat climate change with Canada-based research community MILA, reshaping the legal industry with Gorriceta Africa Cauton & Saavedra and championing financial sustainability through AI-powered scoring with LBC Express and Union Bank of the Philippines.