Pafos selected as European Capital of Smart Tourism 2023

The EU has announced the two European Capitals of Smart Tourism 2023 for their excellence as tourist destinations in terms of accessibility, sustainability, digitization and cultural heritage and creativity.

Pafos (Cyprus) and Seville (Spain) have been selected as winners of the EU competition for the European Capital of Smart Tourism 2023, following a meeting of the European jury in Brussels on 9 November 2022.

In total, 29 cities from 13 countries competed, of which 7 finalists qualified and were invited to present their nominations before the European Jury. Paphos and Seville impressed the European Jury not only with their remarkable achievements in all four categories of the competition, but also with the outstanding programs of activities they intend to carry out during 2023. They also stood out for their ability to act as standards for other cities.

The two European Smart Tourism Capitals will receive a custom-made sculpture for their city center which will be prominently displayed during their year as European Smart Tourism Capital. In addition, the winning cities will receive advertising support and become part of the growing network of smart tourism cities in Europe. The network facilitates the exchange of knowledge and best practice through a series of workshops and the publication of a best practice guide. The European Smart Tourism Capitals will be part of the post-pandemic recovery of the European tourism industry that includes supporting innovative measures for tourism and are set to become models for digital, accessible, sustainable and creative tourism in Europe and beyond.

The European Capital of Smart Tourism is an EU initiative that aims to promote smart tourism in the EU by rewarding cities for their pioneering approaches to smart tourism in terms of accessibility, digitalisation, sustainability, cultural heritage and creativity. Based on the successful experience of a preparatory action proposed by the European Parliament, the initiative seeks to promote innovative, sustainable and inclusive tourism development, as well as to disseminate and facilitate the exchange of best practices.

The smart tourism best practices in Europe implemented by the 2022 competition applicants can be found in the report “Top examples of smart tourism practices in Europe”. Similarly, representatives of the winners of the European Capitals of Smart Tourism competition, shortlisted cities and representatives of the EU discuss in the EU Smart Tourism Podcast series the role of the European Capitals of Smart Tourism competition in promoting smart tourism innovation and consider practical smart tourism that shape the future in Europe.

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New way of looking at “Smart Home Ideas”

Having a smart home is now available to everyone thanks to devices that can turn your home into a comfortable, safe and sustainable environment.

Smart Home Requirements & Approach:

If you thought that setting up smart home automation is something only available to those who can invest thousands of euros in the installation of technology, you are wrong. Not only is it available to everyone, it is also becoming cheaper for your home to be more technological than ever.

Below is a draft listing of the requirements and suggestions for your smart home project based on projects we have designed and deployed:

Networking & WiFi (Indoor – Outdoor Areas)

In recent years wireless access to the internet has become the accepted standard for the home automation industry. WiFi has transitioned from being an amenity to a need and its quality a benchmark kpi.

Based on today’s increased performance requirements network infrastructure needs expanding to multiple network points across your project and targeted configuration to make it possible for combined systems to work seamlessly.

TV System (IP/SAT TV)

The current property development business environment is increasingly competitive. On today’s demanding market we are called to offer HD and UHD Live TV Channels, Movies, on-screen casting and more.

Our proposed systems offer the latest in digital interactive TV while providing new features to the existing TV system at no extra cost.

CCTV & Surveillance

To ensure monitoring of project areas (indoors & outdoors) for security purposes a fully automated NVR based system provides the optimum solution for monitoring and playback when needed.

By using branded equipment for monitoring, capturing and playback we aim to extend current functionality while providing access through Mobile Apps and Computer Software.

Sound System

A home sound system combines stylish ceiling, wall mounted & floor outdoor speakers with a multi input mixer and powerful amplifiers for predefined zones. Provide your project with the ideal lodging atmosphere by streaming background music or ambient sound via your Bluetooth enabled device or attach a music player via a USB input.

Here again special attention will be given to keeping the multi-zone multi-source and remote management philosophy.

Home TVs

The average TV screen size has jumped to 43 inches in 2018 and to 50 inches in 2020. In conjunction with our proposed systems, TVs can provide much more than traditional TV channels, from mobile device casting to Content from HDMI devices that can be broadcasted on a predefined channel throughout the project (IP TV Boxes, CYTA Vision, Multimedia NAS, etc.)

Considering the peculiarities of current TV systems the goal is to setup the infrastructure as a whole and deliver a hybrid system that will provide the best of both to both worlds while taking advantage of Satellite Dishes and other Signal sources.

Lighting Automation

It is quite difficult to talk about home automation without mentioning lighting automation. This is because the latter plays a crucial role in all homes, and is one of the smart home most used features today.

Lighting automation is a broad term and covers the field that has to do with creating automated alterations or changes in lighting levels to emphasize architecture, affect the mood, and illuminate art.

It also encompasses everything from a one-room scene-control lighting system to a whole house system that controls both interior and exterior lighting. Lighting automation can also work as a stand-alone feature or used for the entire house and can be tied into the security system as well.

WHY FIDELITY

We provide ONE STOP exceptional technology solutions that fulfil all your projects technology needs.

Considering the big variety of technology solutions that allow your project to run smoothly you can get caught in the trap of having to deal with multiple suppliers for support who will put the blame on each other leaving you with unsolved problems and having to decide who has to address the issues that your project is facing.

Think back to all of the times you’ve called technology support for help with a technology related issue, only to realise that the person you’re speaking with doesn’t really have the expertise needed to get you a solution.

Pretty frustrating, right? Luckily, with Fidelity’s Professional Engineer Network, you won’t have to face that issue anymore. We’ve got the solutions and the IT professionals, each one an expert in their chosen field. Whether you need onsite help or hospitality technology solutions our team has you covered.

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Based on the points above mentioned and after doing a research on the various options available in the market and the current price range fluctuation (Different brand, technology, quality, etc.) we will prepare a Project Average Projected Budget to be used as an indication of your project total cost.

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New way of looking at “Working from Home“

Technological advances have opened the door to new ways of working, one of them is working from home. Nowadays work should be seen as “something that is done and not a place where one goes”. Telework, where feasible,  does allow supervision of employees, without falling into surveillance.

How is working remotely implemented?

Telework as a modality based on three fundamental aspects: labor flexibility, teamwork and the use of new technologies. It is a talent management model in which the employer offers the necessary tools for employees to carry out their tasks based on results.

How to work from home – 5 recommendations to implement working from home

To prevent the spread of COVID-19 the following recommendations can be taken into consideration to implement teleworking without affecting the results, productivity and most importantly, the health of the workers:

1. ESTABLISH KEY INDICATORS FOR COLLABORATORS

Work under individual and group goals that are measurable and visible to all team members.

Recommendation: OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) is a methodology created by exCEO Intel.

2. TECHNOLOGY IN YOUR FAVOR, WORK IN THE CLOUD

The use of cloud serves not only to have constant open communication channels, but also to optimize efforts with productivity tools hosted there. These tools that integrate with calendar, email and others.

Recommendation: tools like Asana, Slack, Google Docs, Monday, Jira and Office 365, among others.

3. PROPER WORK SPACE

Encouraging employees to design and create a suitable workspace in their homes, since having an ergonomic, clean, tidy and comfortable space will allow them to feel at home while the epidemic is under control.

4. CORPORATE VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORKS

VPNs are designed to be used by a subgroup of employees that need access to business applications (on premises Accounting, CRM, ERP and other software systems) apart from just data stored on portable or cloud locations.

5. OVERCOMMUNICATION

One of the biggest challenges of remote work is connecting with coworkers. Therefore, it is essential to constantly communicate to the rest of the team what is being worked on and coordinate. It is highly recommended to replace calls with video calls.

Recommendation: Zoom, Slack, Skype, Hangouts Meet and Microsoft Teams.

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HOW TO PREVENT RANSOMWARE ATTACKS

In recent years, articles of the type “Company X had to pay ‘ransom’ for their data” or “Public Organization Y can not serve the public because their information was hacked” are increasingly common.

It seems that although organizations are prepared to face different types of physical incidents such as power outages and floods, it is still common for the whole data infrastructure to be vulnerable because someone clicked on a malicious link or opened an email attachment. Due to this many organizations fight against malware and in particular against RANSOMWARE.

Given the prevalence of Windows operating systems as the target (more than 90%) of ransomware, the guide is largely oriented towards that environment.

The IT Security Guidelines is intended to be a an in Depth guide based on a checklist, to avoid infections with ransomware and, ultimately to create adequate procedures for the retrieval of information.

Ransomware, has been the protagonist threat for the last 3 years and probably, will remain to be in 2019.

It is necessary to implement a progressive security strategy in layers so that the impact for the normal functioning of an organization is as tenuous as possible.

We want to contribute and help prevent infections, in order to reduce the number of cases and combat all ransomware.

The present guidelines have been developed with the aim of providing the IT community with a simple guide to follow when dealing with the ransomware problem.

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All the points of this guide have been summarized and written in a language as simple as possible, so that it can be read fluently and with a minimum reading time.

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