EXTENDED MONACO - SMART PRINCIPALITY (MONACO IN A DIGITAL WORLD)

USPA NEWS - EXTENDED MONACO - SMART PRINCIPALITY is presented as UNIQUE : "For the First Time, a Government is setting out to combine the Best that Digital Technology can offer and to apply it simultaneously to all of its Public Policies and its Economy. For the First Time, a Government is openly willing to form Partnerships, whether with Local Actors or with Giants of the Digital World, offering them an Exceptional Demonstration Showcase."

EXTENDED MONACO - SMART PRINCIPALITY is presented as UNIQUE : "For the First Time, a Government is setting out to combine the Best that Digital Technology can offer and to apply it simultaneously to all of its Public Policies and its Economy. For the First Time, a Government is openly willing to form Partnerships, whether with Local Actors or with Giants of the Digital World, offering them an Exceptional Demonstration Showcase."

It is based on Three Main Priorities :
““ Enhancing an already Exceptional Quality of Life;
““ Inaugurating a New Cycle of Economic Prosperity;
““ Boosting the Value of the Civil Service.

HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco is introducing this Upcoming and Demanding Project as follow : "For over Seven Hundred Years, the Principality of Monaco has been able to develop, reinvent itself and meet the Challenges brought by Major Global Developments in order to preserve its Independence and Prosperity. Today we face a New Challenge, that of the Advent of Digital Technology, which is redefining the International Equilibrium, transforming our Economies and having a Far-Reaching Impact on Society. Digital Technology impacts the Behavior of the Individual, regardless of his Status. It challenges our Perceptions, renews our Ideas, and is causing Profound Transformation for all of us in all Aspects of our Lives. Governments must seize the Opportunity of these Upheavals to give them Positive Meaning, to improve their Public Policies and to develop and reposition their Economies".

- The Extended Monaco Program will come into Full Swing over the Next Three Years :

* February 2018 : Sovereign Ordonance approving the Delegate and on Interministeriel Delegation for the Digital Transition, made up of 120 Persons.

* September 2018 : Over 600 People trained at Digital Workshops organized Partnerships with Google.

* November 2018 : The Prince brings together 10 Global Digital Technology Experts to mark the Launch of the Monaco Digital Advisory Council.

* February 2019 : Inauguration of the Learning Lab to train Monaco's Civil Servants.

* March 2019 : Partnership with Clear Channel for the Installation of Connected Bus Shelters throughout the Principality.

* April 2019 : Announcement of the First ICO (Initial Coin Offering) approved by a Stakehoder Government / First Educational Digital technology Summit (Assises du Numérique Educatif).

* May 2019 : Tabling of the Three Keys Laws on Digital Transformation (Digital Principality, Digital Identity & Blockchain).

* June 2019 : Monaco's Civil Service becomes the most inclusive in the World with 100% of Civil Servants & Officials connected.

* July 2019 : Testing of the First Self-Driving Shuttle Services.

* Summer 2019 : Launch of 5G.

* September 2019 : Monaco becoming the First Country in the World where all Kindergarten, Elementary & High Scholls Students are taught Computer Programming.

* Autumn 2019 : Lauch of the First Version of the e-Health Platform offering Online Booking of Appointments with Healthcare Professionals.

* December 2019 : Lauch of Monaco's Sovereign Cloud and its Digital Twin, Monaco's e-Embassy in Luxembourg.

- Enhancing an already Exceptional Quality of Life :

* An interactive, fluid and pleasant living environment : Between now and 2022, Monaco´s Smart City will be focusing on Three Main Objectives : building the Final Links in a first class, connected Transport System, improving the Living Environment through Interaction with its Inhabitants and achieving better control of Urban Planning and Major Environmental Markers.

* Cutting Edge, Easily Accessible Medical Care : For the Monégasque Healthcare System, Digital Technology must be a Driving Force to boost the Performance of its Healthcare Offer, and above all an Opportunity to strengthen the Links between Patients and Caregivers.

* Enhanced, Personalized Education : Much more than a mere “updating“ of teaching methods, Digital Technology must help Children to acquire the Skills they need to succeed in Today´s and Tomorrow´s World. This is how Monaco´s Education System intends to enter the Digital Age, while encouraging Responsible Use.

- Inaugurating a New Cycle of Economic Prosperity :

* Digital Technology, a Driver of Growth : Giving Monégasque Companies a Framework that is conducive to capturing all the Potential of Digital Technology ; Boosting and perpetuating its Current Economic Mode ; Creating new, highly targeted Growth Drivers for the Digital Sector in the Principality.

* Towards a Progressive Digital Ecosystem in Monaco : Monaco´s aim is to become a Funding Nation for Progress, a Global Market where Progress is developed and financed. The Clean Tech field will be the First to benefit, with the Launch of a Dedicated Investment Fund during 2019.

- Boosting the Value of the Civil Service :

* The User at the Heart of a First-Class Civil Service : Digital Technology thus complements and strengthens a Civil Service that will continue to focus on forging a more Personal Physical Link between its Users and its Officials. All Teleservices will be accessible from a One-Stop Portal, some of them mobile where appropriate

* A Modernized, Inclusive and Sympathetic Civil Service : the Principality will focus primarily on the Men and Women in its Civil Service. It is betting on investing in their Transition to a Digital World.

Source : Official Press Presentation in Monaco of the Program " Extended Monaco - Smart Principality (on April 30, 2019)
With the Presence and Speech of :
* HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco (Introduction Speech)
* Thomas Battaglione - Administrator, CEO SMEG (Monegasque Company of Electricity and Gas)
* Cédric Biscay - President & CEO Shibuya Productions (Sole Animation and Video Games Production Company located in the Principality of Monaco).
* Frédéric Genta - Country Chief Digital Officer for the Principality of Monaco
* Luc Jacquet - French Film Director, Screenwriter & Producer (Icebreaker, production Company just created in Monaco using Initial Coin Offering System to finance Projects). He will be in Cannes during the Film Festival to explain why this New Way of Films financing.
* Animated by : Eglantine Eméyé - French TV Host

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