We are a platform that generates diagnostics and roadmaps for cities so they can become smarter every day
We are passionate about public management and we believe that any city can become smarter by using solutions that have great impact on the daily lives of managers and citizens.
To make this goal a reality, we created Bright Cities: a platform that helps the public administration to become more efficient, innovative and focused on citizens. To learn more about our work, you can read the presentation below:
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In one sentence, what service does Bright Cities deliver?
An easy and quick tool that diagnoses the efficiency of cities and indicates the best solutions to improve it and make it smarter every day.
What is a Smart City?
According to ISO’s official definition, a Smart City is one that “provides social, economic and environmental sustainability results and responds to challenges such as climate change, rapid population growth and political and economic instability”. Its goal is to always guarantee better public services and quality of life for people. Learn more about the concept here.
Who is Bright Cities?
Our team is composed of researchers specialized in Smart, Sustainable and Innovative Cities, data scientists and experts in Cities Certification. We are dedicated to helping managers and public administrators to improve their governance practices, making them more efficient by collecting and analyzing data to support their decisions. In addition, we provide recommendations for high-impact solutions and good urban practices to advance progress towards ISO certification of cities. Our goal is to work together with cities and administrations on this journey of transformation. Bright Cities has software registration (ABES) and registered patent (INPI). To learn more about our work, check out institutional video.
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How was Bright Cities created?
Bright Cities platform is the result of researches developed for more than five years by researchers from UNICAMP, who saw in the absence of tools to support public management the opportunity to create a technology capable of helping any city to become more intelligent. Its platform was officially launched in 2018, in Barcelona, during the Smart City Expo World Congress – the largest event in the world focused on smart cities and urban solutions. Check out our launch video!
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How does our platform works?
Bright Cities is an online platform that develops diagnostics and solution roadmaps for cities. By using it, city administrators have in hand the necessary information to prepare strategic plans, produce government plans, monitor the performance of their municipality and adopt initiatives capable of solving the most different urban challenges. The exclusive analysis methodology of Bright Cities platform was developed by a team specialized in cities.
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How does Bright Cities’ diagnostics work?
All diagnostics developed by Bright Cities are available online and generated as soon as the platform is accessed.
Using data from 160 indicators, a city’s performance is evaluated based on ten areas of urban management: Governance, Education, Health, Urbanism, Environment, Security, Mobility, Entrepreneurship and Technology and Innovation.
All indicators used by the platform are aligned with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the UN’s Agenda 2030 and with ISO technical standards. The data, captured and updated automatically, are obtained exclusively through official sources and from public databases. Examples include the World Bank, the UN, the country’s statistical institutes, among many others.
Currently, information from more than 30 thousand cities is gathered on the platform – 5,000 of them are Brazilian, 500 from the United States and 70 other cities around the world -, making it possible to draw comparisons and benchmarking cases across the globe.
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How does Bright Cities’ roadmaps work?
Once the diagnosis of a city is made, Bright Cities platform then lists the urban areas that can be improved and suggests a roadmap of solutions where the most appropriate services and technologies available in the market are presented to meet the identified demands.
Bright Cities is today the largest database in the world in smart solutions for cities, all pre-evaluated by our team and already implemented in other places in the world. The platform has registered in its database more than 1,400 initiatives focused on solving urban problems, all of them recognized by criteria such as time of implementation, cost and impacts generated.
The platform also functions as a marketplace for urban solutions, where suppliers have exclusive access to indicators about cities and can identify which ones need their services.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Why should I use Bright Cities platform?
Bright Cities platform is the fastest and easiest way to diagnose the public administration’s challenges and to provide the most efficient solutions to solve them. Its technology offers:
INTEGRATION BETWEEN MANAGEMENT AREAS
As a tool that collects and consolidates data from all areas managed by the public administration, the platform helps governors to unify the most relevant information is just one place. Offering a holistic view, data that were previously inaccessible or dispersed in different sources and portals are gathered and updated in one place to enhance its consultation and analysis;
CITY PERFORMANCE MONITORING
With the platform’s online and intuitive interface, managers themselves can update a city’s data, allowing them to monitor and measure management impacts over time;
ACHIEVING MAIN GLOBAL TRENDS
The indicators used by Bright Cities platform are included in ISO’s technical standards, the International Organization for Standardization. When diagnosed, cities can discover their real performance in relation to these guidelines and align themselves with a global evaluation standard;
ACHIEVING ALL THE 17 SDGs
All indicators used by the platform are aligned with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the UN’s 2030 Agenda. Thus, diagnosed cities are able to measure how close they are to achieving each of the goals.
How can I access the platform?
PUBLIC MANAGERS
There are two options for paid plans for public managers:
Standard plan: delivers a complete diagnosis of the city and a solution roadmap;
Premium plan: in addition to the diagnosis and solution roadmap, the plan provides consulting hours with our team of experts and exclusive content.
Access the platform and learn about the plans.
PROVIDERS
The platform allows a free registration for smart solution providers, ensuring that their services and technologies are offered to our public of city managers and administrators. We also offer a mapping of potential city clients so that suppliers can expand their operations worldwide. Know our plans here.
PUBLIC
Bright Cities platform provides general diagnosis of cities free of charge for everyone – just search the city’s name our homepage. After a simple registration, you can also get access to the main priority actions of the city. We also provide free access to our database of smart solutions.
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Which cities can use the platform?
Cities of any size or nationality can adopt the Bright Cities platform to become smarter. Our partners include international metropolises, such as Riyadh, in the capital of Saudi Arabia, Brazilian capitals, such as Aracaju (SE), RECIFE (PE), Florianópolis (SC), Curitiba (PR), medium-sized cities such as Juiz de Fora (MG) , Jundiaí (SP) and São José dos Campos (SP), in addition to smaller municipalities such as Vila Nova dos Martírios (MA), with 10,000 inhabitants, and São Félix do Tocantins (TO), with 1,500 inhabitants.
How does the ISO Certification Advice work?
Bright Cities is the complete solution that public managers need to obtain ISO 37120, ISO 37122 and ISO 37123 certification. Our exclusive service is designed to help cities and public managers achieve international recognition as Sustainable Cities and Communities, Cities Smart and Resilient Cities.
With Bright Cities’ personalized advice, your city will receive all the necessary support to stand out as an example of excellence in the evaluation of city indicators. Our highly qualified team and unique Platform will work together to empower your city and accelerate the certification process.
By obtaining ISO certification, your city will be demonstrating its commitment to monitoring essential indicators for sustainable development. In addition, you will be adhering to the most relevant international standards, ensuring constant evolution and providing better living conditions for all inhabitants.
Benefits of Bright Cities ISO Certification Advice:
- Expert team: Our experienced consultants will guide your city through every step of the certification process, providing strategic guidance and expert knowledge.
- Intuitive platform: Exclusive access to our online platform, where you will find valuable resources, indicator monitoring tools and up-to-date information to ensure the success of the certification.
- Agility and efficiency: With Bright Cities’ support, your city accelerates its progress towards certification, saving precious time and resources.
- International recognition: ISO certification will position your city as a global benchmark in terms of sustainability, intelligence and resilience, attracting investments and strategic partnerships.
Don’t miss the opportunity to transform your city into an example of excellence and gain international recognition, access the page for more information on plans and values.
To find out more about ISO standards, you can find various related content here on our Blog.
How can the solution provider take advantage of the platform?
In addition to the completely free possibility of registering your solution on our Marketplace, suppliers have access to the Opportunities Module through our exclusive plans. This module, through the Improvement Opportunities Index, provides the supplier with a heat map that identifies the cities with the greatest potential impact for their solution. This Opportunity Index assesses which indicators the solution affects and how it affects them, along with the city’s performance on these indicators. The worse the city’s performance in an indicator, the greater the potential for a positive impact of the solution. The data used comes from official sources and consolidated on the Bright Cities platform.
How can I contact Bright Cities?
To talk with us, you can write to [email protected] or, if you prefer, you can call +55 (19) 99947 0064.
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