Vladimir Cizelj and VLATACOM Solutions Introduce Smart Cities

Urbanization and the fast-paced development of large cities pose many challenges when it comes to the quality of life and citizen satisfaction.

To help address this issue, technology providers such as Vladimir Cizelj, PhD, and his institute called VLATACOM, have come up with the concept of smart cities. 

Basically, smart cities are cities that utilize information and communications technology to facilitate the process of development, as well as to monitor and manage the infrastructure, utilities, government services, and public organizations of vital importance for the quality of city life.  

What are the advantages of smart cities?

The main advantage of smart cities lies in the fact that they use modern-day technology to create a sophisticated networking system that allows safe data exchange and helps address all those problems caused by the constant growth of the population. Such infrastructure enables the proper functioning of all public services, civilian agencies, public and national safety mechanisms, which altogether causes a sharp increase in citizen satisfaction. 

As this innovative concept allows safe data exchange, those who live in smart cities can communicate more easily with the entire public sector. They can send a multitude of requests concerning personal documentation, queries about public safety, or proposals regarding local community development and improvement directly via a computer or a smart device. The queries can range from personal issues, education, transportation, safety, environment, labor rights, and other things of importance for the community. This system makes the entire government-citizen communication easier, time-saving, and stress-free as residents can get everything done from the comfort of their own homes and, thus, feel more inclined to actively participate in city life. 

Another major point is that a smart city equals a safe city. Smart cities use ICT to increase public safety, creating a secure environment for all citizens. For example, traffic management systems provide 24/7 traffic monitoring and allow the officials to immediately respond to any traffic violation or road congestion that typically happens on a daily basis. In addition, smart cities use advanced crime technology that uses surveillance technology to help the police and law enforcement officials to identify and catch those who commit any kind of crime. This leads to fewer crime occurrences and increased safety. 

What kind of smart city solutions does VLATACOM offer? 

VLATACOM Institute, established and led by Vladimir Cizelj, is a renowned research and development institute that is considered a leader in the field of ICT. Among other things, the institute is known for the development of its own smart city concept, which is based on VLATACOM’s state-of-the-art, multi-faceted, and fraud-proof ICT security systems and solutions. 

One of the bespoke solutions that the institute offers is a highly scalable ORAO platform (Observe Recognize Analyze Operate), which enables the integration of various private and public systems, third-party applications, and peripheral sensors. Thanks to the integration, the platform collects, monitors, assesses, and manages data necessary for the proper functioning of any smart city. What’s more, this multi-layered platform employs intelligent video surveillance to provide efficient incidental management, traffic management, and early warning system. 

As traffic management is one of the biggest issues large cities face, the team behind VLATACOM has developed a highly-efficient Traffic Management System, as well as Intelligent Traffic Management Services to help alleviate this problem. Vlatacom’s Traffic Management System is crucial for Command Control Centers since it is designed to enable them to control all special transport vehicles and manage the operation and functioning of the city’s traffic lights. Vlatacom’s Intelligent Traffic Management Services are used for monitoring and managing public transportation, as they inform the citizens about possible traffic congestion zones, block roads, pollution, as well as the quickest routes to take in order to reach the desired destination.  

Who is Vladimir Cizelj, the founder of VLATACOM?

Vladimir Cizelj, a PhD, innovator, scientist, engineer, and entrepreneur is a man who, thanks to his vision, knowledge, passion, and determination, managed to take information and communications technology to the next level. 

After graduating from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the University of Belgrade and getting his Master’s degree at the Bloomsburg University, Pennsylvania, USA, Vladimir Cizelj started his fruitful career at the acclaimed Institute of Nuclear Sciences, “Vinča”. There, he gained profound knowledge and much-needed experience of the most effective ways to develop and implement top-notch ICT security systems and solutions.

He used this knowledge to start his own business - his very own company, Vlatacom Ltd, was born in 1997. Thanks to Cizelj, the company quickly turned into an institute that is today regarded as one of the leading research and development centers in Eastern Europe dedicated to ICT security. 

To sum up

The concept of smart cities goes hand in hand with the constant growth and development of urban areas.

To make everyday life easier, technology innovators such as Vladimir Cizelj work on providing bespoke security and infrastructure solutions that facilitate every segment of today’s society. 

By implementing such an advanced technological framework, cities will not only be able to respond to their citizen’s needs, but they will also be ready for all the urbanization challenges that may arise in the future.