SMARTMED Testbed demonstration in Kozani, Greece, showcases Smart Solutions for sustainable Cities

Project partners visited the SMARTMED Testbed in Kozani to experience live demonstrations of the project’s smart city platform, featuring AI-powered waste management, e-Health applications and innovative digital solutions designed to support the sustainable transformation of Mediterranean municipalities.

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09/08/2026
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As part of the SMARTMED Annual Project Meeting held on 14 July 2026, project partners visited the SMARTMED Testbed in Kozani, Greece, hosted by the University of Western Macedonia (UOWM), where they experienced a live demonstration of the project’s integrated smart city platform.

The visit provided partners with the opportunity to explore how innovative digital technologies are being developed and validated to support the digital transformation of municipalities across the Mediterranean.

Demonstrating the SMARTMED Smart City Platform

During the live demonstration, participants explored the integrated SMARTMED ecosystem, which combines advanced digital technologies to improve municipal services, sustainability and citizens’ quality of life.

The demonstration featured:

  • ♻️ Smart Bin Monitoring for real-time waste management and optimisation of collection operations.
  • 🚛 AI-powered Waste Collection Route Planning to improve the efficiency of municipal waste collection services.
  • ⌚ e-Health applications using wearable technologies to monitor the wellbeing and safety of municipal workers.

All solutions are based on open-source technologies, providing municipalities with scalable, interoperable and cost-effective digital tools that support smarter urban management.

Supporting the digital transformation of Mediterranean Municipalities

The SMARTMED Testbed enabled consortium partners to experience first-hand how digital innovation can address real urban challenges while promoting sustainability, operational efficiency and higher-quality public services.

By demonstrating these technologies in a real operational environment, the project highlights the potential of smart city solutions to improve municipal decision-making and accelerate the transition towards greener and more resilient communities.

A shared vision for smarter Cities

During the visit, Dr. Raed Al-Azab, Mayor of the Municipality of Deir Alla (Jordan), expressed his appreciation for the collaboration and the project’s long-term vision:

“We value our partnership and look forward to the day the project is implemented here, allowing us to adopt the pioneering model you have successfully established; indeed, smart solutions are the ideal approach to achieving sustainable development.”

His remarks reflect one of SMARTMED’s core objectives: facilitating the transfer of knowledge, innovative technologies and best practices across the Mediterranean, enabling municipalities to adopt scalable, citizen-centred and sustainable smart city solutions.

The SMARTMED Testbed demonstrates how collaboration between research organisations, technology providers and local authorities can accelerate digital innovation and contribute to building smarter, greener and more resilient Mediterranean cities.

Last Update

09/08/2026