Simpler smart solutions can create greener Hungarian cities

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Just by streamlining some of their practices cities can make significant ecological and financial progress – writes Exagent’s CEO, Botond Mikó. The software developer is currently working on – amongst others – affordable smart city solutions that are soon to be introduced in Hungary.

Though Exagent’s major interest is in software development we also monitor the more hardware-based technological innovations of startups that can make our cities greener – writes Botond Mikó on his company’s webpage. In such cases, we usually think of some complex or monumental solution, such as the air purifier skyscraper in China. Exagent believes that although this process requires scientists and world-changing ideas, still at least partially, we can solve this problem with simple digital tools.

Smart solutions to “invisible” problems

Exagent offers smart solutions to “invisible” problems like the production of excess paper waste, which can give municipalities and public service providers a financial and resource relief, so they can focus their attention towards tackling the real problems. Such solutions could save tens of millions of euros even during the first year.

Since 14% of the Hungarian population does not have internet access we cannot replace paper-based administration entirely with digital devices. However if we can replace just 10-20 or 30% of the consumed paper – not to mention the ink and human labor required to process it – with digital solutions we will take significant steps towards a greener city.