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Mauricio Bouskela

Mauricio Bouskela

Senior Specialist in the Housing and Urban Development Division of the Inter-American Development Bank. Upon joining the IDB in 2008, Mauricio has been at the forefront of several multi-sector projects in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), leveraging innovative technologies for economic and social development. Mauricio has more than 30 years of successful work experience, including 13 years as Director for Latin America at Intel and 13 years at the IDB. At the IDB, he has carried out projects in more than 18 countries in the region and, since 2011, has led smart city projects, which aim to transform the LAC region into a region of smart cities. Recently, Mauricio coordinated the development of the "International Case Studies of Smart Cities" and the publication of the guide "Path to Smart Cities" (www.iadb.org/SmartCities). At Intel, Mauricio was awarded the "Intel Top Achievers Awards" and the "Intel Achievement Award" four times. At the IDB, he received the "Most Innovative Team" and "Starting Weekend" awards. Mauricio has a degree in Computer Science from the University of Campinas (Unicamp), a postgraduate degree in Marketing from Fundação Getúlio Vargas and an MBA in Finance from the Brazilian Institute of Capital Markets (IBMEC).

How to develop public policies based on evidence? BIG DATA for sustainable urban development

July 21, 2022 por Mauricio Bouskela - Editor: Daniel Peciña-Lopez Leave a Comment

Citizens, despite we may not be aware, generate enormous amounts of data every minute. Our cell phones and computers, traffic sensors, or video surveillance cameras are continuously producing and storing information. If municipal administrations would process, analyze, and use this data correctly, many of the common challenges in our cities, such as traffic jams, pollution … [Read more...] about How to develop public policies based on evidence? BIG DATA for sustainable urban development

How to avoid being a victim of cyber-attacks?: New IDB guide for smart cities

May 12, 2022 por Mauricio Bouskela - Gilberto Chona - Lorenzo Cotino Hueso - Ariel Nowersztern - Marco Emilio Sánchez Acevedo - Editor: Daniel Peciña-Lopez Leave a Comment

Many aspects of our daily life, although we are not aware of it, are fully dependent on the proper functioning of the internet. A cyber-attack on a company, or a local public entity, a few years ago would have been almost anecdotal. However, as digitization increases, so does risk exposure and vulnerability to cyber-attacks. On today’s blog we present a guide prepared by the … [Read more...] about How to avoid being a victim of cyber-attacks?: New IDB guide for smart cities

Is my city ready to become a smart city?

December 7, 2021 por Mauricio Bouskela - Alfredo Molina Ledesma - Julio Lopez Ramírez - Isabelle Zapparoli - Editor: Daniel Peciña-Lopez Leave a Comment

Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is one of the most urbanized regions in the world. However, only a small number of the cities in the region could be considered as " smart cities". Nevertheless, many municipalities are working to maximize the potential provided by the use of information and communication technologies to improve the lives of their inhabitants. The … [Read more...] about Is my city ready to become a smart city?

Crisis management: fighting hunger through the use of technology. João Pessoa’s challenges.

July 13, 2020 por Clementine Tribouillard - Mauricio Bouskela - Autor invitado Leave a Comment

Crisis Management in Joao Pessoa

Like the rest of the world, us team  of the João Pessoa Sustentável Program were not ready to face the pandemic caused by the new Coronavirus. In March 2020, we were celebrating a bit more than a year since the launch of our association between the Municipality of João Pessoa and the Bank. We were organizing activities in various components of the program, to promote urban … [Read more...] about Crisis management: fighting hunger through the use of technology. João Pessoa’s challenges.

Monitoring informal settlement growth in Manaus, Brazil with drones

December 10, 2019 por Mauricio Bouskela - Hallel Elnir Leave a Comment

Many cities in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) face the challenge of rapid informal urban growth, which prevents them from providing basic services to their citizens and have a sustainable urban development. Today, drones, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) provide key information for cities to better understand informal growth patterns and improve … [Read more...] about Monitoring informal settlement growth in Manaus, Brazil with drones

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