BAGUIO City and Cisco partner to transform the city with the Smart City Command Center. This collaboration has enabled city planners to streamline management decisions and enhance public services for citizens.
As part of its Country Digital Acceleration (CDA) program, UGNAYAN 2030, Cisco has provided the digital infrastructure and necessary skills training to operate the platform.
To address concerns of urban decay in the next 25 years, Cisco collaborated with Quantela to create a Command Center that centralizes Baguio’s digital operations. The center allows city planners to manage processes across departments and agencies.
The Smart City Command Center serves as the core of the city’s operations, enabling real-time monitoring, analysis, and rapid response to emergencies. Cisco’s networking, security, and collaboration technologies power the infrastructure, ensuring end-to-end security.
The platform aggregates and analyzes data from city infrastructure sensors, providing city planners with a holistic view of the smart city ecosystem. This optimizes digital services in areas like traffic patterns, parking availability, environmental conditions, and public safety measures for Baguio’s citizens.
Notable applications of the platform include integrating geographic information on fault lines and sinkholes, a smart emergency response platform for citizens, intelligent traffic management, and environmental management solutions.
Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong emphasized the importance of public-private partnerships in building smart cities, expressing gratitude to Cisco for their collaboration.
Zaza Soriano-Nicart, Cisco Philippines’ Managing Director, highlighted Cisco’s commitment to leveraging public-private partnerships and thanked Mayor Magalong for the trust and partnership.
The Baguio Smart City Command Center is part of Cisco’s CDA program, UGNAYAN 2030, which aims to accelerate national digitalization agendas and create value for countries, , businesses, and citizens.
