NOVA Cidade

Do you know that NOVA Cidade connects territorial data with public health to build smarter cities?

A few weeks ago, we held a co-creation session in Comunidade Intermunicipal do Oeste as part of the Smart Healthy Region project, an initiative aimed at supporting better health decision-making through integrated data and territorial intelligence.

The session brought together key partners, including SPMS, Comunidade Intermunicipal do Oeste, Unidade Local de Saúde do Oeste, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública and NOVA Cidade, as well as members of the Intermunicipal Health Council, with city councillors and health representatives from the 12 municipalities of the Oeste region.

The main goal was to jointly explore and refine the key intersectorial health challenges in the region. Discussions were structured around three thematic tables: accessibility, mental health and cardiovascular diseases.

For municipalities and their political and technical leadership, this was a valuable opportunity to help shape the priorities of the platform, ensuring it effectively supports decision-making and addresses the population’s needs, while strengthening the role of local governments in cross-sector health governance.

We would also like to acknowledge the valuable contributions of Paulo Simões, Miguel de Castro Neto, Rui Santana, Inês Areosa Rodrigues and Cristina Mendes Santos, as well as the support of Recuperar Portugal, which has been instrumental in developing initiatives that support smart living.

Miguel De Castro Neto, NOVA IMS Dean and NOVA Cidade Founder, was invited to participate in the live debate “Expresso da Meia-Noite”, organized by SIC Notícias at the Portugal Smart Cities Summit 2026.

The round table reflected on the future of Portuguese cities, discussing the role of artificial intelligence in urban governance, the limits of technology, and the real impact of smart city strategies on citizens’ everyday lives, from mobility to housing.

The debate was moderated by Ricardo Costa and Bernardo Ferrão, and also featured Ana Abrunhosa, President of Câmara Municipal de Coimbra, Isaltino Morais, President of Câmara Municipal de Oeiras, and Paulo Simões, Executive Secretary of the Comunidade Intermunicipal do Oeste.

🔗 Watch the full episode here:
https://lnkd.in/eiuiSFpT

NOVA IMS is hosting a session of the 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘚𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳: 𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘚𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 next Thursday, April 9, at 12:00 PM, in Room 9.

This seminar will focus on carbon neutrality in cities and will feature Rui Dinis, Climate Action Manager at Lisboa E-Nova, who will explore key challenges and opportunities of climate action in urban contexts.

The seminar is part of the Smart Sustainable Cities course, dinamized by NOVA Cidade, and is open to the community, with no prior registration required.

🔗 Learn more: https://novaims.unl.pt/en/here-now/events/seminar-smart-sustainable-cities/