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Lisboa Inteligente (Smart Lisbon) is the City of Lisbon's central coordination platform for smart city transformation, operated by the Câmara Municipal de Lisboa (Lisbon City Council). The platform integrates technology, citizen engagement and urban management across the municipality, connecting multiple municipal information systems and external data sources into a unified intelligent management framework.
At the technical core is the Plataforma de Gestão Inteligente de Lisboa (PGIL), Lisbon's intelligent management platform that receives, presents and processes large volumes of data in real time. PGIL supports work processes from strategic to operational level and integrates analytical tools for data-driven municipal decision-making. The platform is used by the Municipal Civil Protection Service to monitor the city in real time, manage daily incidents, plan and manage large events and coordinate field resources.
Lisboa Inteligente covers six key areas: digital infrastructure and connectivity, smart mobility and transport, energy efficiency and sustainability, environmental monitoring, open government and citizen participation, and innovation ecosystem support. The initiative connects to Lisbon's broader smart city ecosystem, which includes programmes such as Smart Open Lisboa (SOL), the Sharing Cities EU project, and the Beato Innovation District.
In 2024, the municipality partnered with NOVA IMS (Information Management School) to develop the Estratégia Lisboa Inteligente 2030 — a strategic plan built around three axes (People, Organisation, City) addressing housing, mobility, environment, economy, society and governance. The strategy is aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and aims to make Lisbon more intelligent, sustainable, inclusive and efficient.
A public-facing portal communicates the municipality's smart city initiatives to citizens. For urban practitioners, Lisboa Inteligente is a comprehensive example of a municipal smart city coordination office with strong data infrastructure and strategic planning.