From October 24 to 26, 2023, the 40th annual ANCI assembly took place at the blue pavilion of the Genoa Fair. The event, of which we were the main partner, was a moment of great satisfaction. Over 200 mayors and municipalities visited our booth, which proved to be a stimulating meeting point for dialogue.

This context also provided us with the opportunity to share our vision and solutions for a smart life and to introduce Cerbero, the brand-new dynamic behavioral detection system based on AI. Through a neural network system, Cerbero can detect anomalous situations, danger, and even illicit human behavior.

The attention and interest received demonstrated how municipalities, and those who represent them, are now ready to embark on the path of technological innovation, of which Safety21 is a pioneering forefront.

We received excellent feedback from various Ministers who visited us, including Honorable Matteo Salvini, Carlo Calenda, Francesco Lollobrigida, Giuseppe Valditara, and ANCI President Antonio Decaro.

“The Future is drawn together” is the motto that characterized the 2023 edition of the Let’s Build the Future Award for Milan and the Metropolitan City, supported for the fourth consecutive year by the Safety21 Group.

On Saturday, October 21st, the closing ceremony of the seventh edition of the Let’s Build the Future Award took place at the auditorium of the Allianz MiCo – Milano Convention Center.

The goal of this charitable initiative is in fact to concretely support the valuable work of small and very small realities that every day are committed to the area in the sports and social fields to promote integration, inclusion and reduce the obstacles that people with disabilities may encounter every day.

The award is aimed at those who, through sport, are involved in educating, accompanying, raising young people and children, integrating disabled people or people in a state of fragility, and to all those who rely on sport to address social issues in the city of Milan, particularly in the suburbs, also raising awareness among the population on important issues such as bullying.

During the award ceremony, 59 associations were awarded, selected by the Honorary Committee, chaired by Professor Lorenzo Ornaghi and composed of the project partners and personalities from the cultural world and the third sector, as well as some representatives of the Costruire il Futuro Foundation. The associations received a total of €123,000 in contributions, with amounts ranging from €1,000 to €5,000.

For the fourth year in a row, Safety21 reinforces its commitment to the community by supporting the Let’s Build the Future Award, offering a contribution to small businesses, which stand out for their active contribution to the promotion of values such as hospitality and inclusion, as well as the fight against critical social phenomena such as bullying.

Saturday, October 16 at Mico took place the award ceremony of the fifth edition of the Costruiamo il Futuro Award for Milan and the Metropolitan City, a charity initiative in support of small sports associations and speakers, promoted by Costruiamo il Futuro Foundation.

A precious afternoon during which the president of Safety21, Roberto Campisi, rewarded the sports associations and speakers who, together with the children and their families, participated in the award ceremony.

Over 200 associations and speakers registered for the call through which these realities have been able to ask for a contribution for their activities, for their projects or to cover ordinary and extraordinary expenses.

A total of 56 associations have been rewarded with contributions from 1,000 to 5,000 euros that the Honorary Committee chaired by Professor Lorenzo Ornaghi has carefully selected. A record in a year of serious economic crisis, testifying that solidarity is born from the small realities of the territory. 

An initiative that Safety21 has been promoting and supporting for two years, as it has always believed in and supported projects that generate value for the community and for the territory.

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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