Trikala is a city in Central Greece that gained international publicity as the “Greek smart city flagship’ after a series of innovative initiatives in infrastructure and services have been implemented with the aim to make the city sustainable and offer the best to its residents: bicycles, smart parking, solid waste collection, smart water management, smart open mall, energy efficiency.
...The city of Trikala is a typical medium-sized European city, with a history of more than 5,000 years and a population of approximately 80,000 inhabitants. Trikala is famous for its culture, folk music – it is the birthplace of numerous famous Greek musicians; agriculture with products like wine, feta cheese, sausages and pies, while quite recently as a top family touristic destination, especially during Christmas and it is famous with the thematic park of the Elves Mill. Moreover, Trikala is internationally known as the Greek smart city flagship, with several smart infrastructures and services.
What makes Trikala different compared to the others Greek cities? We, the community and the municipality we are thinking different in several ways: we enjoy developing and adopting new ideas, which deal with creativity and technology; we respect people and we have provided several indicative initiatives, worth mentioning that we have welcomed immigrants during the recent crisis; the human care services that we offer to elder and to poor people, and to people with disabilities; the support of the young people with free-of-charge courses on technology and access to open workshops; and with enforcement of law that respects human lives (e.g., mobility and anti-smoking campaigns etc.).