Part of the company’s E-Citizen solutions
TORONTO – Rogers Communications and Montreal’s bciti, an innovative smart city platform provider, today announced a new partnership which is aimed at helping Canadians remotely access municipal services and information from home or on their smartphone in real time.
“Now more than ever, it is vital for cities and local government leaders to keep Canadians connected to the latest information and services from anywhere, at any time,” said Dean Prevost, president, Rogers for Business in the press release. “Through this collaboration with bciti, Rogers is helping Canadian cities and their governments keep residents connected and informed with 24/7 digital access to a full range of municipal services, as well as real-time community alerts.”
Bciti offered by Rogers is meant to be a cost-effective, integrated, and secure smart city platform and mobile app which will seamlessly integrate with existing city websites and allow users to submit and track requests in real-time and view upcoming community events and meetings.
As well, with the bciti ecoLocal feature, community businesses can sell products through the app for in-store pickup or home delivery from a local partner, too. The app also includes a dashboard that anticipates residents’ needs based on analytics driven by city data and artificial intelligence, powered by the Rogers network.
“During critical periods such as the Covid-19 health crisis, the need for Canadian cities to get closer to their citizens becomes even more important,” said Vivianne Gravel, CEO of bciti. “We are excited to launch this strategic alliance with Rogers to deliver these essential smart city services to Canadian cities; together we will unlock the full potential of digital transformation and place Canada on a path to success in the new smart city landscape.”
This is part of Rogers’ expansion of its portfolio of smart city and E-Citizen solutions to meet the needs of Canadian municipalities and businesses. To learn more, please click here.
