{"id":582,"date":"2019-10-21T08:30:10","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T08:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepaphospost.com\/?p=582"},"modified":"2019-10-05T08:02:39","modified_gmt":"2019-10-05T08:02:39","slug":"free-wifi-and-touch-screen-information-for-paphos-old-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepaphospost.com\/index.php\/2019\/10\/21\/free-wifi-and-touch-screen-information-for-paphos-old-town\/","title":{"rendered":"Free WiFi And Touch Screen Information For Paphos Old Town"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By Bejay Browne.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Free WiFi and touch screen installations are on the way for Paphos old town, according to the municipality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The contracts were signed by the mayor and the contractor, M. Georgiou Training Centre Ltd, for a total of \u20ac31,648.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe digital screens will be connected to the Culture, Tourism and Entrepreneurship platform already prepared by the municipality of Paphos to provide the public and visitors with up-to-date information on anything that may be of interest, including, restaurants, hotels, cultural events, attractions and businesses,\u201d a municipality spokesman said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added that the move is part of the municipality\u2019s strategic goal to establish Paphos as a \u2018smart city\u2019 and digital town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe free WiFi and digital touch screens will be available within the next two months in the area of the traditional shopping centre (old town) of Paphos.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The action is being implemented in the framework of the European programme \u2018Development of smart city applications in the municipalities of Cyprus, Crete and North Aegean\u2019 known as the \u2018smart cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The \u2018Integrated Business Plan\u2019 for the transformation of Paphos into a \u201csmart city\u201d has already been developed under the programme, while a pioneering application with augmented reality technology is underway as well as a study on \u2018branding\u2019 Paphos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The smart cities project is implemented in the framework of the Interreg V-A Greece-Cyprus 2014-2020 co-operation programme and is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and national resources of Greece and Cyprus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The municipality of Paphos participates as a lead partner, while the Paphos twinned municipalities of Chania and Lesvos participate as partners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Bejay Browne. 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