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title: "Cities by Google Cloud in Coimbra"
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type: blog
updated_at: "2026-05-31T09:40:16.249Z"
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# Cities by Google Cloud in Coimbra

After [Faro](https://www.focus-bc.com/blog/smart-cities-by-google-cloud-faro/ "Smart Cities by Google Cloud in Faro"), the next stop on Cidades Inteligentes by Google Cloud (“Smart Cities” by Google Cloud) was Coimbra, a city in central Portugal known for its University, the oldest in Portugal and one of the oldest in Europe.

Coimbra’s event happened on April 6. After the intervention of Luís João, Head of Public Sector Portugal @ [Google Cloud](https://www.focus-bc.com/google/ "Google"), our Managing Partner, Vasco Pinheiro, presented [City as a Platform](https://www.focus-bc.com/city-as-a-platform/ "City as a Platform"), our integrated and collaborative platform to feel, communicate and manage cities in their multiple dynamics and perspectives.

![Google Cloud Smart Cities notebook and pen](https://storage.googleapis.com/fbc-mkt-assets/focusbc/blog-posts/smart-cities-by-google-cloud-coimbra/1780220055599-9d8239b4-9c29-40f7-a6a3-06aa1e6be5d8.webp)

[City as a Platform](https://www.city-platform.com/) gives cities full control and visualization over their territorial planning and services management across their public services and departments. It provides the possibility to extend the reach and involve its own citizens with more transparency.

To know more about City as a Platform, we advise that you explore our case studies regarding the Municipal Councils of [Lisboa](https://www.focus-bc.com/case-studies/lisbon-traffic-closures-management-platform/ "Lisbon Traffic Closures Management Platform"), [Lagos](https://www.focus-bc.com/case-studies/urban-planning-management-platform/ "Lagos Urban Planning and Management Platform") and [Estrela](https://www.focus-bc.com/case-studies/estrela-parish-geoestrela-incident-management/ "GeoEstrela Incident Management Platform in Estrela Parish"). [Infralobo](https://www.focus-bc.com/case-studies/infralobo-smart-resort-platform/ "Infralobo Smart Resort Management Platform") and [GIRA](https://www.focus-bc.com/case-studies/gira-bike-realtime-platform-lisbon/ "GIRA Lisbon Real-Time Bike Sharing Platform") are also relevant projects in the business area.

There are more Cidades Inteligentes events coming! We will be there looking forward to meeting you.

-   [Famalicão: Apr 27, 2022](https://www.focus-bc.com/blog/smart-cities-by-google-cloud-famalicao/ "Smart Cities by Google Cloud in Famalicão")
    
-   [Cascais: May 25, 2022](https://www.focus-bc.com/blog/smart-cities-by-google-cloud-cascais/ "Smart Cities by Google Cloud in Cascais")  
    

Focus BC is a [Google Premier Partner](https://www.focus-bc.com/google/ "Google") since 2013, it is the highest status of a Google partnership.