Smart Territories: From Operational Efficiency to Intelligent Governance

About the event

On 19 May, NOVA IMS, in partnership with the Municipality of Campo Maior, is organising the Professional Training Programme – Smart Territories: From Operational Efficiency to Intelligent Governance.

This initiative is part of the AI4PA – Artificial Intelligence & Data Science, Portugal EDIH project and combines the strategic framework of the National Strategy for Smart Territories (ENTI) with practical (hands-on) sessions focused on exploring analytical approaches and Artificial Intelligence and data analytics tools.

The event aims to promote operational efficiency gains and support the adoption of intelligent governance models across territories through the sharing of institutional strategies, discussion with stakeholders, and practical demonstrations of technologies.

The session is aimed at SMEs, start-ups, and Public Administration entities seeking to strengthen digital skills and identify innovation opportunities within their processes.

At the end of the training, participants will receive an official certificate issued by NOVA IMS.

The program will take place in Campo Maior, at the Centro Cultural, from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm.

Program

9:00 AM | Registration

9:30 AM | Opening Session

Luís Rosinha, Mayor of Campo Maior
Ricardo Pinheiro, President of CCDR Alentejo
Manuel Dias, Director of Information Systems and Technologies for Public Administration — State CTO — and President of ARTE

10:00 AM | Smart Territories: From Operational Efficiency to Intelligent Governance
Miguel de Castro Neto, Dean of NOVA IMS

10:30 AM | Intelligent Governance: From Plan to Action
Roundtable

Carlos Manuel Nogueiro, First Secretary of CIM Alto Alentejo
Fernando Romba, First Secretary of CIM Baixo Alentejo
Natanael Vinha, First Secretary of CIM Alentejo Central
Rui Miguel Aires Ruas, First Secretary of CIM Alentejo Litoral

11:15 AM | Coffee Break

11:30 AM | Live Training — Mobility: Where Are the “Black Spots” in My Municipality?
Power BI + Waze Data

Duarte Rodrigues, Business Intelligence Specialist at NOVA Cidade – Urban Analytics Lab

12:00 PM | Live Training — How to Create an Internal Chatbot for My Service Using Selected Documents
Microsoft Copilot

Mafalda Martins, Data Scientist at NOVA Cidade – Urban Analytics Lab

12:30 PM | Live Training — BIM-Based Urban Licensing as a Starting Point for Digital Twins
ArcGIS + Autodesk

André Barriguinha, Executive Director of NOVA Cidade – Urban Analytics Lab

1:00 PM | Closing Session

Luís Rosinha, Mayor of Campo Maior
Miguel de Castro Neto, NOVA IMS Dean

Speakers

Luís Rosinha

Mayor of Campo Maior
Ricardo Pinheiro

President of CCDR Alentejo
Manuel Dias

Director of Information Systems and Technologies for Public Administration - State CTO - and President of ARTE
Miguel de Castro Neto

NOVA IMS Dean and Coordinator of NOVA Cidade – Urban Analytics Lab
Carlos Manuel Nogueiro

First Secretary of CIM Alto Alentejo
Fernando Romba

First Secretary of CIM Baixo Alentejo
Natanael Vinha

First Secretary of CIM Alentejo Central
Rui Miguel Aires Ruas

First Secretary of CIM Alentejo Litoral

Registration Form

To participate in the Professional Training Programme – ENTI: From Operational Efficiency to Intelligent Governance, please register using this FORM.

Registration fee: €0 (VAT exempt under Article 9 of the Portuguese VAT Code)*

*The corresponding market price would be €37.50; however, a 100% discount is applied as this falls within the scope of the AI4PA Portugal project — application no. 1172 submitted under the Digital Innovation Hubs (DIH) measure, pursuant to Call for Proposals No. 03/C16-i03/2022, entitled “AI4PA Portugal – Artificial Intelligence & Data Science for Public Administration Portugal Innovation Hub”.

Who Should Attend?

The programme is open exclusively to Public Administration entities, SMEs, and startups.

Location

The Professional Training Program “Smart Territories: From Operational Efficiency to Intelligent Governance” will take place at the Centro Cultural de Campo Maior, at Av. António Sérgio, 7370-090 Campo Maior.