Proximus and Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve have agreed to collaborate on implementing a Smart City Live Lab. The joint project falls within the framework of an agreement with the Walloon Region and will be elaborated under the aegis of the Digital Agency, in line with the Digital Wallonia #Smart Region strategy. It will make it possible to evaluate the potential of ‘Smart City’ solutions in different fields of application, such as security and prevention, administrative efficiency and tourism and energy management and mobility.
The city as a laboratory for a ‘Smart Region’
In an initial phase, Proximus and Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve will perform a detailed analysis of the major challenges the City is facing and define priorities in order to develop conceivable solutions together. At the end of this exploratory phase, the most relevant solutions will be tested in real-life situations, with the city being used as a laboratory. The long-term objective will be to replicate the solutions tested in Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve across the country, to convince other Walloon cities and municipalities.
