Kick-Off 2023
This year's Kick-Off was at VIP Executive Art’s Hotel. The afternoon was packed with company discussions and in the evening we had dinner.
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Ana Guerra
- Feb 23
- 4 min
Being a new dad at Focus BC
Being a new dad is a transformative experience. We had a chat about it with Bruno Simões who recently became the dad of a baby boy.
Ana Guerra
- Feb 16
- 1 min
11th Anniversary of Focus BC
Focus BC turned 11 years old in 2023. We had cake and champagne at the office and then we left for dinner at Maat Café & Kitchen.
Ana Guerra
- Jan 24
- 1 min
Focus BC visited IOT Solutions World Congress Barcelona 2023
IOT Solutions World Congress in Barcelona happened from January 31st - February 2nd.
Ana Guerra
- Dec 20, 2022
- 1 min
Focus BC receives PME Excelência 2021 award
Focus BC is one of Portugal's PME Excelência 2021 according to IAPMEI and Turismo de Portugal.
Ana Guerra
- Dec 15, 2022
- 1 min
Focus BC wins Google Cloud Solution Partner of the Year 2022
The award was given by Google to celebrate Focus BC's solutions City as a Platform and Mapify IoT.
Ana Guerra
- Nov 3, 2022
- 2 min
B-Smart Famalicão Case Study - Smart City Management Solution
B-Smart Famalicão is an integrating hub of data from multiple sources and in numerous ways, informing decision-making.
Ana Guerra
- Oct 31, 2022
- 1 min
Focus BC at Smart City Expo World Congress Barcelona
Barcelona for Smart City Expo World Congress was our last stop this year. The leading event for smart cities worldwide.
Sandro Batista
- Oct 18, 2022
- 3 min
A hybrid way of working at Focus BC
Flexibility is about empathy. We’re all humans, but we don’t all function the same way.
Ana Guerra
- Oct 13, 2022
- 1 min
Focus BC at Portugal Smart Cities Summit 2022
The biggest event concerning the future of cities in Portugal happened on October 11, 12, and 13 and Focus BC was present once again.
Ana Guerra
- Sep 2, 2022
- 3 min
Lisbon Case Study - Floods Data Catalogue
A flood data catalogue was developed for the city of Lisbon. Sources such as transport infrastructure and hydrogeology feed the catalogue.
Ana Guerra
- Sep 2, 2022
- 3 min
Location Intelligence Myths Slowing Down Your Business
Location intelligence is often associated with GIS. However, it brings something completely different to decision-making.
Ana Guerra
- Jul 20, 2022
- 1 min
Focus BC is coming to Portugal Smart Cities Summit 🏡🏥🏦🚖
For the second year in a row, Focus BC will have its own booth at Portugal Smart Cities Summit, the biggest smart cities event in Portugal.
Ana Guerra
- May 26, 2022
- 1 min
Cidades Inteligentes by Google Cloud ends in Cascais
Cidade Inteligentes by Google Cloud comes to an end at Cascais. Many of our clients were present at this event.
Ana Guerra
- May 12, 2022
- 1 min
Focus BC participated in Geospatial World Forum 2022
Focus BC was invited to participate in a panel about “enabling connected city infrastructure”.
Sandro Batista
- May 2, 2022
- 3 min
4 (and a half) day workweek at Focus BC
To minimize the impact of the pandemic, we decided to offer Friday afternoons off and haven't stopped since.
Ana Guerra
- Apr 28, 2022
- 1 min
Famalicão hosts Cidades Inteligentes by Google Cloud
We visited Famalicão for another Cidades Inteligentes by Google Cloud event. The Municipality of Famalicão is also one of our clients.
Nuno Serra
- Apr 20, 2022
- 1 min
Focus BC receives PME Líder status once again in 2021
Becoming a "PME Líder 2021" (Leader SME 2021) is a seal of reputation given by IAPMEI to distinguished Portuguese SMEs.
Ana Guerra
- Apr 7, 2022
- 1 min
Focus BC visits Coimbra for Cidades Inteligentes by Google Cloud
Coimbra was the next stop for Cidades Inteligentes by Google Cloud. We were there to present City as a Platform.
Ana Guerra
- Apr 5, 2022
- 1 min
Focus BC speaks about Smart Destinations at Algarve Tech Hub Summit
Back to Algarve for Algarve Tech Hub Summit. Sandro Batista spoke about how Mapify can help cities with tourism and hospitality.
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