At the end of June, the Algeciras Bay Port Authority (APBA) took part in the first Digital-Transformation Conference: IoT, organised as part of the Algeciras Bay Logistics Innovation and Industry 4.0 Hub and held in the events hall of the Algeciras Higher School of Engineering.
The event, focused on bringing digital transformation closer to the business fabric of Campo de Gibraltar and the province of Cádiz in order to improve its productivity and competitiveness, featured the participation of CEPSA, the University of Cádiz, the Association of Large Industries, the Campo de Gibraltar Chamber of Commerce, the Andalusia Innovation and Development Agency (IDEA) and APBA.
The Mayor of the city, José Ignacio Landaluce, offered the inaugural welcome, together with the Vice-Rector of the Algeciras Bay Campus, María del Mar Cerbán, the Secretary General of Business, Innovation and Entrepreneurship of the Council for Economic Transformation, Industry, Knowledge and Universities of the Regional Government of Andalusia, Pablo Cortés, the Manager of Digital Transformation at CEPSA, Joaquín Abril-Martorell, and the head of the APBA Technical-Development Department, Francisco Javier de los Santos.
In this first edition, which could be attended both in person, in accordance with COVID-19 restrictions, and virtually, revolved around IoT technology. Specifically, APBA presented two of its initiatives. On the one hand, Francisco M. Bernal, Communications and Systems Manager, presented the Advanced Environmental- and Sustainability-Management Platform, a project derived from the Fiware Zone IoT Challenge and which aims to use IoT technology to provide updated, quality information that supports the decision-making process and facilitates monitoring of the evolution and impact of preventive and correctional measures carried out in the port with regard to the environment. On the other hand, Daniel Hernández, member of the Innovation Office, introduced two case studies currently being developed with Vodafone and Huawei as part of the Andalusia 5G Pilot and focused on the modernisation and optimisation of operational management and safety and protection systems through 5G technology.
Other speeches presented by professionals from CEPSA and the UCA tackled modern issues such as smart electrical networks, the predictive maintenance of industrial infrastructures, advanced analytic platforms or the use of 5G technology to drive digital initiatives, among others. Furthermore, the day ended with a round table held around the topic of digital transformation in the industry, with the participation of CEPSA Manager of Digital Transformation, Joaquín Abril-Martorell, Carlos Rioja del Rio, UCA Vice-Rector of Digitalisation and Infrastructures and Jesús Medina, Head of the APBA Innovation and Digital-Solutions Business Unit.
The aim of these sessions was to promote alliances and synergies between all attendees, so that they may go on to work together in the identification of opportunities and new business models through the application of the latest technologies and share the experiences and learnings generated through these digital-transformation processes.
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