Illegal graffiti is a form of vandalism and a major concern in many municipalities. It pollutes the public space, creates insecurity and costs a lot of money and resources to clean up. One way to face this growing problem is to report all graffiti to the police immediately, recommends BRÅ, the Swedish crime prevention council.…
For just over a year, the Cascais municipality in Portugal has been using the City Points app to engage its residents. Whenever they do something to benefit the community, they are awarded points via the app. The points can be used to compete against others or trade for vouchers. For municipalities wishing to take their…
The Beach Cleaning Map, a service provided by Infracontrol on behalf of the West Coast Foundation (Västkuststiftelsen), has been a great success as a simple tool to mark areas where cleaning is needed as well as where cleaning has already taken place along the Swedish west coast. It also makes it easier for the municipalities…
Lysekil is one of the latest municipalities to choose Infracontrol Online for streamlining their technical administration and improving the service to their citizens. The service was launched in May of this year and added Lysekil to the Infracontrol Community, which now consists of 170 public sector operations and more than 15 000 registered users. The…
A few years ago, Gnesta municipality decided to connect to Infracontrol Online to simplify and improve the working process in its technical department. Thanks to Infracontrol Online, the municipality has today an efficient, digital total solution. The solution involves receiving cases in digital format and the provision of digital feedback. At the same time, they…
Danderyd municipality has also chosen Infracontrol Online to help simplify its dialog with residents and to improve its service. Initially, the municipality’s technical office will be using the service for simplified management of fault reports and observations, but there are also plans to connect alarms from traffic signals, public lighting and buildings. This will make…
Infracontrol continues its success story in Portugal despite the pandemic. In fact these days, more and more municipalities can clearly see the necessity of digitizing their operations to maintain accessibility and service to their residence. Almada is one of the municipalities that began using the service during the spring, and in the past month three…
The ferry company Färjerederiet is part of the Swedish Transport Administration and operates 40 ferry routes across the country with approximately 70 ferries. Precise and reliable traffic information is an essential part of the service to reduce stress for passengers and make it easier to plan their journey. The information is provided through various channels,…
The right to feel safe in a public place is fundamental and democratic. But the feeling of safety is an experience that differs between people and for those in charge of society, it is sometimes difficult to keep track of what creates insecurity. Therefore, many municipalities have opened the possibility for citizens to report their…
