The new edition of the Public Digitalization Program 2026 continues its course and returned today to Cáceres, where the morning was marked by the presence of the Diputación de Cáceres and the Extremadura public sector foundation, FUNDECYT-PCTEX.
The first part of the day featured a talk by Anto Recio, Project Manager at FUNDECYT, in which he outlined the various European projects currently being developed within the foundation. To conclude his presentation, he offered participants the opportunity to collaborate with their respective institutions in the near future.
As the day progressed, we moved to El Círculo, the reference center of the Circular FAB network of the Provincial Council of Cáceres. Once there, Agustín Aretio, Head of the Area of Innovation and Digital Province, welcomed the group and once again expressed his gratitude for the meeting with several senior officials from Romania.
Maribel Orjuela, coordinator of the center, explained how El Círculo operates together with her colleague Alexis Bote, innovation technician.
Following this session, Pedro Pablo Álvarez, FIWARE technician, explained how this open-source technology has been developed specifically for cities, with a strong focus on the cities of the future. To make it more practical, he presented an example of how this ecosystem would function in a city in Japan, where typhoons are frequent throughout the year. It was shown that, as the situation became increasingly critical, a red alert appeared on the screen indicating that conditions had become dangerous.
Afterwards, several technologies designed to improve human life were presented. One of them is Omniflow, an intelligent device that generates electricity through a combination of wind and solar energy. Another technology involves a device installed in a car’s onboard computer to collect traffic data. A fleet of trucks, thanks to GPS data, can identify more efficient routes in order to reduce fuel consumption.
To close the day, we visited the Helga de Alvear Museum, a gallery in Cáceres that houses the most comprehensive private collection of contemporary art in Europe.
