Pointing the way to a smarter city

Project Paturo (Platform for Tracking and Assessment of Urbanization - Related Opportunities) was launched during a kick-off meeting held at the Analytics, Computing and Complex Systems Laboratory of the Asian Institute of Management (ACCeSs@AIM) on Wednesday, February 5. Funded by the Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technologies Research and Development (DoST-PCIEERD), the project is a partnership among ACCeSs@AIM, the College of Computing Studies, Information and Communication Technology of the Isabela State University - Cauayan Campus, and the Local Government Unit of the City of Cauayan, Isabela. Bernard Faustino Dy, Cauayan city mayor; Professor Mary Jane Bitanga, dean of ISU-CCSICT; Dr. Enrico Paringit, executive Director of DoST-PCIEERD, Engineer Sancho Mabborang, regional director of DoST-Cagayan Valley, and an ACCeSs@AIM team, led by Aboitiz Chairs in data science Drs. Christopher Monterola and Erika Fille Legara, Paturo project leader, participated in the kick-off meeting.

(From left, standing) are Dr. Christopher Monterola, Aboitiz chairman in Data Science; Dr. Enrico Paringit, executive director, DoST – PCIEERD; Bernard Dy, mayor of Cauayan, Isabela; and Dr. Erika Fille Legara, Academic Program director, Master of Science in Data Scienc). Seated is Engr. Sancho Mabbirano DoST Region II director. Not in the photo is Dr. Mary Jane Bitanga, director for Planning