LLI-499 Cross-border Cooperation for Safety and Effectiveness of Public Services (SmartCity)
Project Duration: 01.06.2020 - 31.05.2023
Project ERDF Financing: € 315 968.97
Project call: 3rd call
The project aims to ensure efficient and high-quality public services in Šiauliai and Dobele by expanding the network of video surveillance cameras and establishing a city coordination center in Dobele.
During the implementation of the project, regular partnership meetings will be organised, project activities will be coordinated, experience will be exchanged, and inter-institutional cooperation within the cross-border region will be strengthened. The city of Dobele will take over the positive experience of Šiauliai city for identifying and grouping the city problems, finding their solution, organizing the work of the city coordination center and establishing the Dobele city coordination center, organizing trainings for employees. A short number will also be configured in Dobele to provide information on the city problems.
During the project implementation period, 15 new stationary cameras will be installed in public spaces in both cities, 15 stationary cameras with state number scanning function will be installed at entrances of both cities, drone will be purchased in Dobele to monitor difficult-to-reach places, 4 portable small video cameras (attachable to clothes) will be purchased to be used during inspections and raids, and 2 mobile video surveillance cameras to monitor problem areas will be introduced in Šiauliai. Both cities will procure the hardware and video analytics’ modules necessary for the efficient operation of the video surveillance network.
During the project dissemination activities residents will be informed about coordination centers operating in both cities, short numbers of these centers will be promoted.
The direct benefit of the project will be experienced by the residents of both project partners’ cities, as their safety will be ensured more effectively and it will be possible for the residents to report problems in the cities more easily.
Social media and contacts:
Phone: +370 41 383420
E-mail: ieva.dziaugiene@siauliai.lt
Website: www.siauliai.lt
Address: Vasario 16-osios st. 62, Šiauliai
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The Project achievements:
Overall objective of the project “SmartCity” was to improve the quality of living in Siauliai and Dobele, to develop efficiency of providing and administering public services thus strengthening capacities and cooperation between institutions by raising capacities of Siauliai City Municipality Administration (further – SCMA) and Dobele Municipality (further – Dobele) thus promoting administrative cooperation in areas such as combating crime, improvement of civil security, enhancing cooperation between citizens and institutions, including capacity raising in SCMA and Dobele for the improvement of public services.
The project produced a vast scope of tangible as well as intangible results therefore providing an impressive effect on the main project target group – communities of both cities.
Cross-border cooperation in providing administrative services for citizens under the given project offered numerous benefits when it came to ensuring safety and security:
- enhanced security – cross-border cooperation between SCMA and Dobele enabled partners to share information, intelligence and know how to combat security threats effectively. This included joint best case exchange visits, effective discussions and experience share (as intangible achievement) as well as physically expanded video surveillance networks on both sides of the border with 30 new stationary video surveillance devices, 2 portable video surveillance cameras, drone, 4 body cameras (as tangible achievement);
- faster response times – mutually discussed and realised ideas in SCMA and Dobele assures quick and more effective reaction to dangerous situations through implanted IT solutions and purchased equipment (such as analytics, single dispatcher line, modules and video wall, control panel, public loudspeakers, police radio);
- resource optimisation – valuable shared experiences between project partners led to the development of the concept document in Dobele and trainings under it therefore the know-how pursued by the lead partner for the establishment of the City Coordination Centre in previous projects under the Interreg V-A Latvia – Lithuania Programme 2014-2020 significantly added-up to the planning and thus optimising resources upon establishment of a brand-new section for city safety and security in Dobele;
- information sharing – the established connections between staff of both project partners as well as with staff members of city coordination divisions in Ventspils, Salaspils, Kuldiga that were visited during the best-case exchange events are continued as many joint points of interest were found: staff continues cooperation and information exchange on the issue of the city safety and security even after the project lifespan;
- relations between decision-making bodies – the implemented project aided a lot to the establishment of better city-to-city relations on a decision-making level by inviting and including decision making persons into joint meetings. Building of trust and cooperation-based relations in the cross-border region led to indirect, but positive effects on overall safety and security. Mutual discussions on the highest decision-making level led to preparation of further joint projects between SCMA and Dobele;
- capacity building – in general, the project activities involved and constantly led to capacity-building on both sides of the border on all levels of staff who were directly or indirectly involved because of learning from each other’s practices and possibilities to develop skills and knowledge needed to address the city safety and security issues effectively.
Stationary video surveillance devices were installed in public places in Šiauliai:
1. Stoties st. – P. Višinskio st. – Kražių st., Šiauliai (X: 456977.04; Y: 6199297.02)
2. Stoties st. 9, Šiauliai (X: 456914.72; Y: 6199378.12)
3. P. Višinskio st., Šiauliai (X: 457043.47; Y: 6199392.67)
4. Vytauto st. – Vasario 16-osios st., Šiauliai (X: 457077.34; Y: 6199613.60)
5. Vytauto st. – Varpo st., Šiauliai (X: 456875.99; Y: 6199740.60)
6. Vytauto st. – Dvaro st., Šiauliai (X: 456769.63; Y: 6199816.27)
7. Vytauto st. – A. Mickevičiaus st., Šiauliai (X: 456622.78; Y: 6199926.34)
8. Vytauto st. – S. Nėries st., Šiauliai (X: 456506.90; Y: 6200016.56)
9. Vytauto st. – Sakalo st., Šiauliai (X: 456148.65; Y: 6200277.71)
10. Vytauto st. – Daukanto st., Šiauliai (X: 456028.53; Y: 6200365.81)
11. Daukanto st., Šiauliai (X: 456093.62; Y: 6200499.69)
12. Ginkūnai cemetery parking lot, Šiauliai (X:459363.99; Y:6203423.88)
13. Beržynėlis park, Gegužių st., Šiauliai (X:453409.34; Y:6197595.27)
14. Dainai park, Šiauliai (X:455111.24; Y:6198550.14)
15. Architektų st. – Gardino st., Šiauliai (X:453905.07; Y:6198684.96)
16. Ragainės st. – Tilžės st., Šiauliai (X:456347.24; Y:6199136.84)
17. Aušros av. – Basanavičiaus st., Šiauliai ( X:456767.27;Y:6200690.45)
18. Varpo st. 15, Šiauliai (X: 457 012,824; Y 6 199 925,845)
The purchased loudspeakers were installed in Šiauliai Central park:
1. X: 457146,195; Y: 6200840,674 (3 psc.)
2. X: 457116,430; Y:6200851,58 (3 psc.)
The purchased equipment is kept and used at the premises of SCMA, the City Coordination Department, Vasario 16-osios st. 62, Šiauliai.
Number plate reading cameras were installed in Dobele:
1. Tērvetes st.
2. Zaļā st.
3. Īles st.
4. Brīvības st.
5. Lauku st.
6. Uzvaras st.
7. Liepājas highway
8. Bērzes st.
Stationary video surveillance devices were installed in public places in Dobele:
1. Liepu st. 6A, Dobele
2. Meža Prospekts 6, Dobele
3. Ādama st. 2, Dobele
4. Bērzes st. 5A, Dobele
All purchased equipment is kept and used at Brīvības st. 15, Dobele.
Last updated: 26.06.2024 15:10