Representatives of the Municipality of Ruse took part in a technical conference on intelligent and sustainable urban mobility in Bulgaria. It was organized by the Embassy of the Kingdom of Spain in our country and the Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade.

The Deputy Mayor for Economy and International Cooperation Zlatomira Stefanova, the Director of the "International Policies, Economic Activities and Analyzes" Directorate Ivaylo Kadishev and the expert from the "International Cooperation and Projects" Department Zivodar Georgiev took part in the online conference. The event was also attended by the ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain in our country H.E. Alejandro Polanco, the Bulgarian ambassador in Madrid Alexey Andreev, as well as representatives of the Ministry of Regional Development and Local Administration in the municipalities of Sofia, Plovdiv and Burgas.

On the Spanish side, representatives of the municipal administration in Valencia and Malaga participated, as well as 17 local companies from the private sector, developing high technologies related to the development of transport and urban mobility.

During the discussions, the projects for intelligent and sustainable urban mobility realized so far by the Municipality of Ruse were presented. Among those that are in perspective and we will look for an opportunity to realize them, are the so-called "smart traffic lights" that manage traffic, "smart lighting" that adjusts according to the flow of people and the future digitalization of transport-related services in Ruse.

In the course of the talks, the GIS system developed by the Municipality of Ruse was also presented, which offers the possibility to find, examine and extract specialized information in real time about the existing objects on its territory - buildings, properties, infrastructure, tourist objects and services, land cover and etc.