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RINCON DE LA VICTORIA is implementing the European initiative’`Smart Costa del Sol,’ to become a smart town by developing 15 different actions. The councillor for New Technologies of Rincon de la Victoria, Josefa Carneo, explained that “it is a pioneer project in the municipality that aims to efficiently and sustainably manage resources and improve services offered to the public through the use of Information Technology and Communications.” The mayor of Rincon de la Victoria, Francisco Salado highlighted “the commitment of this town council with the ‘Smart Costa del Sol,’ project, where all areas have been involved in this project and an effort will be made to make sure that all the components of this initiative are
THE Regional Hospital of the Axarquia has announced the expansion of the Oncology Department with the creation of a service that will work from Monday to Friday. Currently, this hospital only serves cancer patients in the maternity area and mammography only on Thursdays. However, the action plan for 2020 contemplates an extension of the Day Clinic that will allow a greater diagnostic and therapeutic activity for patients who are currently referred to other hospitals in the capital.
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SMART COSTA DEL SOL: Participation of 13 municipalities from Malaga Province. working in the coming months to offer more and better services to the citizens.” To date, two actions have
been implemented that have consisted of the use of Big Data Turístico in the Sala Mare Nostrum, Tourism Office and Casa
Fuerte Bezmilian: To analyse the behaviours, profile and trends of visitors according to age, sex, nationali-
ty; and the installation of a flagship space to bring technology closer to the citizen through two 46-inch touch screens that offer tourist information services. Currently, further projects are being implemented, such as smart parking, located in Calle Adelfa which offers an area of 190 spaces, “optimising the management of parking spaces, facilitating mobility, fuel savings and emission reductions of C02,” says Carnero. In the coming months, other actions will be carried out, such as the open data portal, the creation of environmental spaces, intelligent public lighting, the energy efficiency system in public buildings, and a Smart Costa del Sol project app. The overall investment of the project amounts to €371,065.39.
Creating care The manager of the Este-Axarquia Health Area, Miguel Moreno, explained that the expansion of the Oncology ser-
vice will mean that either directly or through the Regional Hospital, “an oncologist comes from Monday to Friday to treat a
greater number of patients with a more advanced pathology.” Moreno also discussed the creation of a Continu-
ity Assistance Unit that allows chronic patients to be treated during the day and return home at night, considering it is best for
these patients to have a stay that is as short as possible in the hospital. “Our idea is that chronic patients, when they destabilise or undergo a process, do not have to go through the hospital or primary care emergency and through their family doctor or nurse, can be referred to this service.”