The CEKOM project for smart cities is the largest Croatian research and development project in the field of information and communication solutions. It is aimed at implementing the concept of a smart city in every segment of city life, and its unique goal is to raise the quality of life of Rijeka citizens.

17 private and public companies and three institutions for research and dissemination of knowledge co-operate on the project, which through 36 products within CEKOM develop solutions in order to improve the operation of public administration, utility companies, transport infrastructure and mobility and city security. The project leader is the company Smart Ri.

The urban laboratory is the final phase of the project, a physical and virtual place of interaction, an environment for exchanging ideas and proposals, and a platform for two-way communication with citizens as end users of new products and services developed through the project.

Through the Urban Laboratory, citizens can get to know the CEKOM project and try out all the new products and services developed through the project.

Additionally, through the Urban Laboratory, citizens can download new applications free of charge, test and evaluate them, and in this way participate in improving the performance of the product and aligning it with the needs of end users – citizens.

Some of the products and services that citizens will be able to get to know are the etinerary application – a personal itinerary that helps the user plan a personalised trip or stay at a destination, the Safety Barometer application that brings all utility information and warnings about traffic problems to the citizens of Rijeka in one place, then Smart Waste – a smart litter bin – a system intended for utility companies and citizens that rationalizes the waste management process and many others.

Citizens can participate in the work of the Urban Laboratory live and online

Citizens can get involved in the work of the Urban Laboratory online on the website of the Urban Laboratory, and in two locations in Rijeka – at RiHub and in the premises of the Smart RI company.

Citizens can visit the test and demonstration centre of the CEKOM project every working day from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and on Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the premises of the Smart Ri company at the address Trg Svete Barbare 2.

In the premises of RiHub, at the address Ivan Grohovac 1/A, at the entrance to the premises, citizens can familiarize themselves with the CEKOM project through visualizations and video presentations of the project. Also, public presentations of the project and other events related to the project will take place in the premises of RiHub. The schedule of events at RiHub is available by accessing the online calendar.

Online information about CEKOM is also available to citizens in an expanded format on the website of the Urban Laboratory, where you can find all that is important about the project, products and services, as well as ways to get involved in the work of the Urban Laboratory, and in addition, citizens can also participate in filling out an online questionnaire about all products and services developed by project partners.

The Competence Centre for Smart Cities project is the result of the joint application and elaboration of six research and development projects by 20 partners based on the call “Support for the development of competence centres within the Operational Program Competitiveness and Cohesion 2014 – 2020”.