<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Siemens, a technology powerhouse
that parades over 170 years in innovative, qualitative and reliable
technological excellence, has unveiled a data visualisation of Cape Town that
illustrates how data is critical to transforming Africa’s urban centres into
smart cities of the future as global leaders arrive this week to explore
economic opportunities at the World Economic Forum (WEF) conference.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">According to a statement from Apo
Group, made available to OpenLife, the brightly weaved fabric – inspired by Bo
Kaap (one of Cape Town’s most distinct and colourful neighbourhoods) – outlines
various infrastructure points of the city and its underlying data. Some of the
points include buildings, marine traffic, railway congestion, zoning,
waste-water plants, postal routes, trees, borders, pipelines and the ocean.<br>
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“These data patterns speak about unlocking the potential
of ;African ;cities through digital ingenuity. Data on each
infrastructure point gives greater insight on the challenges being faced in the
city, and helps leaders make smart urban planning decisions in future,” said
Siemens Head of Corporate Communications for Southern and Eastern Africa,
Keshin Govender.<br>
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“Siemens has a long history with the City of Cape Town and has assisted in
developing and maintaining many landmark projects. Throughout the years, we
understood the challenges it faced and in future we are open to continuing
these kinds of partnerships to help create a more connected, efficient and
powered city.”<br>
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Siemens’ historic relationship with the city goes back many decades to 1860,
when it developed the first telegraph line between Cape Town and Simonstown.
But it didn’t end there. In 1892, Siemens constructed the first public power
station (Molteno Dam) and in 1927, it electrified the Table Mountain cableway.
In 1988, the multinational was the electrical and mechanical subcontractor for
the construction of the Hugenot Tunnel and in 2007, Siemens commissioned the
first new power stations in democratic South Africa (Ankerlig and Gourikwa).<br>
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In 2010, the first hybrid laboratory was constructed by Siemens at the Cape
Gate Mediclinic and five years later it completed the Sere Wind farm. Earlier
this month, Cape Town was named Africa’s leading digital city, with its
economic centre contributing nearly three-quarters of GDP in the Western Cape,
and nearly R5 billion in foreign direct investment. More than half of emerging
tech companies in South Africa are based in the Western Cape, with most of them
stationed in Cape Town.<br>
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The city has also adopted a Resilience Strategy which speaks to a
compassionate, connected, and capable city, where Capetonians collaborate
across households, communities and institutions, to build collective responses
to the current and future social, environmental and economic challenges.<br>
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“It’s clear that Cape Town is embracing the Fourth industrial revolution. With
our expertise in automation, electrification and digitalization, Cape Town will
remain a powerhouse in Africa and lead the continent’s digitalization
revolution,” said Govender.<br>
<br>
 ;“Cape Town has come a long way since 1860, and going forward with smart
infrastructure connecting energy systems, buildings and industries, there will
be evolution in the way the city serves it citizens in their daily lives.”</p>

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