After a one-year postponement of the event due to the pandemic, Safety21 participates in Expo 2020, a Universal Exposition hosted by Dubai, United Arab Emirates, thanks to the invitation from Axis Communications.

On October 12th during the day dedicated to Smart Cities – Dependable technologies for a changing world Gianluca Longo, the CEO of Safety21, discussed about urban mobility, how to ensure road safety, both for motorists, pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists, how to protect the environment and the territory, presenting the Progetto Sicurezza Milano metropolitana, one of the largest integrated Smart City and Safety Road projects in Europe for the reduction of accidents to protect road users and to safeguard the environment.

Connecting minds, creating the future is the theme of Expo Dubai, which suggests how the solution to the problems of the planet can only mature through collaboration between different cultures, cooperation between nations and above all by connecting minds to each other, in a continuous brain storming to conquer increasingly important goals and with greater awareness.

Bregal Untemehmerkapital, the Italian-German investor,  has chosen Safety21 for its first investment in Italy, acquiring the majority stake, with the aim of rapid growth.

The transaction was done in partnership with Safety21’s founder Gianluca Longo and his management team, and aims to strengthen the company’s leadership position in Italy while supporting its international expansion plans.

Substantial growth is projected as part of the plan, which will be achieved in part through inorganic growth, with a view to expand Safety21’s range of innovative services and position the company competitively in the Smart City space.

Safety21 offers fully automated and technology-enabled services to more than 300 public entities, providing them with end-to-end traffic monitoring software solutions based on the proprietary IoT cloud platform TITAN.

“We are proud that a large European private equity player has chosen Safety21 for its first investment in Italy. In these 10 years of work since inception, Safety21’s technology and business model have enjoyed a remarkable evolution and success in the market, and now thanks to BU we have a chance to expand abroad, replicating the Italian model. Today, road safety combined with the pressing need for Smart Mobility and the reduction of emissions is a fundamental development pillar for any community” commented Gianluca Longo, CEO and founder of Safety21.

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The multi-year plan of actions developed by the Metropolitan City of Milan together with Safety21 and Municipia is one year old, during which it has been able to equip the territory with safer and monitored roads with the use of IoT technology, in fact from June 2020 to today the project has led to the installation of 96 devices on the provincial territory.

Progetto Sicurezza Milano Metropolitana is one of the largest integrated Smart City and Safety Road projects in Europe for the reduction of accidents to protect weak road users and to protect the territory and the environment.

A year later, the data provided by the Metropolitan Police highlight very positive aspects. The first of all concerns the conduct of users: 80% of citizens who have committed an infringement in the road sections covered by the interventions, today tend to respect the limits.

In terms of environmental protection, the abandonment of waste was countered by the numerous active video surveillance systems of the rest areas, which were also decisive for the production of evidence to support the investigations conducted by various police forces on other crimes.

Progetto Milano metropolitana, based on the innovative partnership tool, represents a virtuous example of collaboration between the Public Administration and High-level Technological Partners whose common intent is to guarantee the efficiency of public services aimed at the safety of citizens, the weakest users and the protection of the territory.

It is possible to consult all the initiatives of the Project on the dedicated information portal: a transparent channel aimed at citizens to increasingly involve citizens in understanding not only the project, but also the various aspects of road safety and protection of the territory: https://progettosicurezzamilanometropolitana.it

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