Trento, “100 software projects for the City of Trento”: students awarded for the best apps for the city.

It took place yesterday morning at Palazzo Geremia the award ceremony for the initiative “100 software projects for the City of Trento, from theory to practice” included in the Unicittà framework, which includes the permanent collaboration between the University and the Municipal Administration. About eighty students proposed 25 projects dedicated to innovative services for the city to be implemented as web applications.

The collaboration between the Innovation service of the Municipality and the University of Trento with the Department of Engineering and Information Science (Disi) It started at the beginning of the summer and focused on issues concerning the development of the smart city and the implementation of application services for citizens and businesses.

The students were awarded by the Councilor for Digital Innovation of the Municipality Giulia Casonato, by the director of the Innovation service of the Municipality Mirko Franciosi and, for the Department of Engineering and Information Science, by Professor Paolo Giorgini and Professor Sandro Fiore, who also coordinated the students during the work.

The eleven students received a plexiglass and wood plaque as well as two vouchers to go and cheer on Itas Trentino Volley and Aquila Basket.

Here are the awarded projects and students:

1st place – WalkAware Trento Project (students: Carlotta Cazzolli, Alessandro Lepure, Riccardo Randon) It is a mobile app that, through an interactive map, allows every citizen to report infrastructure problems to the Municipality of Trento while walking around the city. The citizen will be able to consult all the reports made, viewing the details and the progress status. By walking, he will also be able to earn points for every step taken, earning the prizes offered by local companies. The Municipality will be able to recommend routes and places of interest to the citizen that will appear on the map. Furthermore, he will be able to view the reports based on the number and importance perceived by the citizen. The project aims to encourage walking, promote the local economy and dynamically report problems to be solved.

2st place – Sun Sync Project (students: Marco Morandini, Marco Soldera): The project offers the Municipality of Trento the opportunity to fully exploit the energy produced by photovoltaic systems and to plan their maintenance. Through a web application based on historical energy production data and weather data, the Municipality's employees will be able to monitor the production of photovoltaic systems installed on municipal buildings. Citizens will be able to view all the information relating to the systems in an accessible and transparent way through a public website.

3rd place with equal merit – Beelive Project (Students: Pietro Cipriani, Dennis Orlando, Elia Ziviani) The aim of the project is to create an information system, dedicated to the citizens of Trento, that allows them to easily find information about events that affect traffic within the Municipality of Trento. The final result includes a mobile application that visually shows the changes in traffic in the city, informing users in real time of any changes that could affect their movements.

3rd place with equal merit – Pediline Project (Students: Alessandro De Vidi, Daniele Marisa, Enrico Tenuti): Mobile application for the simplified and digitalized management within the municipality of Trento of the “Piedibus” service, the “school bus without wheels” that involves schoolchildren, parents and volunteer chaperones. By registering on the platform, the parent will be able to view the available lines, book a ride on a certain day, check for any suspensions of the service or communicate the absence of the child. The app includes push notifications and an integrated map. The application aims to improve communication between family-volunteers and family-municipality.