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The Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Administration has awarded the runner-up prize for Innovation in Public Management to IoTMADLab for the practice “Towards Madrid, Digital Capital with IoTMADLAB”, as part of the 17th edition of the Quality and Innovation in Public Management Awards.

These awards are intended to recognize and reward organizations that have distinguished themselves in one of the following areas:
The excellence of their overall performance by comparison to recognized benchmark models.
Innovation in information and knowledge management and technology.

The quality and impact of the unique improvement initiatives implemented.
The Award for Innovation in Public Management is intended to recognize innovative practices in the provision of products or services, as well as initiatives that generate an organizational improvement or management processes.
The IoTMADLab continues to work in collaboration with the Digital Office of the Madrid City Council designing smart urban spaces to build an open, interoperable and cybersecure city, as set out in the Madrid Digital Capital strategy, which the City Council has defined to remain a benchmark city in the digital field, designed for all people and companies that are part of Madrid, for its neighborhoods and districts, and for the City Council itself, as a key driver of the digital transformation of the city. It has now extended its content and temporal scope, for the period 2024-2027.

The other award winners in this edition were the Directorate General for Citizen Services – Línea Madrid of the Madrid City Council, the Subdelegation of Defense in Burgos, the Center for Technological Development and Innovation (CDTI), the Directorate General of Traffic (DGT), Red.es, the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET), the Directorate General of the Civil Guard and the National Institute of Social Security (INSS). Congratulations to the other award-winning entities involved in digital transformation as an instrument that improves people’s well-being and quality of life.

With this type of collaboration, the Madrid City Council continues to promote the efforts framed in the Madrid Digital Capital strategy, to boost the innovative ecosystem of the city and the creation of digital solutions that improve the quality of life of citizens.

More information about the Madrid, Digital Capital Strategy here.

More information about the Digital Office here.

The IoTMADLab had an outstanding participation in the Smart City Expo World Congress 2024, held at the FIRA in Barcelona on November 5, 6 and 7. During this event, recognized worldwide for bringing together leaders in urban innovation and technology, the Digital Office of the Madrid City Council together with the UPM, presented the activities of the City Intelligence Lab at the stand Espacio Madrid Capital Digital. This stand allowed visitors to learn about the technological solutions and projects that are transforming the urban environment of Madrid and that anticipate the city of the future.

On Wednesday, November 6, Guillermo del Campo, Technical Director of IoTMADLab CEDINT-UPM, gave a presentation entitled “Collaboration R&D+i Madrid – Universities”. During his speech he explained the details of the new agreement between the Madrid City Council and the Polytechnic University of Madrid, through which a space for physical and virtual collaboration has been created to promote innovation and excellence in cutting-edge technologies. The objective is the implementation of smart and sustainable municipal services with the citizen as the focus, through the deployment of IoT networks and devices, 5G-SA connectivity, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence, among others. You can access the video of the talk and presentation at the following link: https://scewc.madrid.es/es/programa-miercoles-6.php?id=18

This type of event underlines the importance of collaboration between the municipal administration and the university in the search for innovative solutions that transform our cities into more livable and sustainable places. The IoTMADLab remains committed to research and development in the field of IoT, and its participation in international forums reflects Madrid’s relevance in the global sphere of urban technology.

With this type of collaboration, the Madrid City Council continues to promote the efforts framed in the Madrid Digital Capital strategy, to boost the innovative ecosystem of the city and the creation of digital solutions that improve the quality of life of citizens.

More information about the Madrid, Digital Capital Strategy here.

More information about the Digital Office here.