Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunication chooses Smart Bench as award in elementary schools competition
Ministry of Trade, tourism and telecommunication of Serbia started a platform for elementary students, “IT caravan”, which promotes the application of digital technologies and internet in education and their safe use. Competition is annual, and includes 2000 pupils from more than 25 elementary schools in Serbia.

Problem Description
Ministry wanted to award winning schools and their students with solution that would be digital, innovative, yet demonstrate digital transformation in easy to understand manner.
Solution
Strawberry Energy Smart Bench was chosen as an award for the winner of “IT caravan” competition, because of its unique combination of physical presence (it is a bench) and digital assets (it provides charging, WiFi internet, customized landing page), and IoT (environmental sensors). It is good example of how digital transformation can influence many aspects of our lives, even urban furniture. It is installed in the school’s playground.
Personal quote from the client
“I am convinced that Smart Bench will become a new place for socializing, as pupils will be able to charge their mobile phones, browse the internet, but also to find out the temperature, humidity, level of CO2 or noise in their environment.”
Tatjana Matic, State secretary at Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications
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How Tourism Organization is using Smart Bench for advanced city experience
Tourism Organizations Budva (TO Budva) is in charge of promoting tourism of their local municipality, as well as performing other duties relevant for the development of communication and advertising activities in Montenegro tourism.

Challenge
TO Budva was running Zero Waste Project and was searching for solution that can promote sustainability initiatives but also to serve as central information point to tourists in the city.
Solution
TO Budva recognized Smart Bench as innovative tool that can increase the tourism potential and provide advance tourism experience. The bench serves as:
• Central tourist info point
• Digital content platform that is constantly enriched with new useful information
• Tool that can have new functionalities added (e.g. wayfinding, ticket purchase…)
• Physical representation of municipality’s green initiatives

Personal quote from client
“The aim of this project was to raise the quality of the tourist offer we have in the city of Budva. Small, modern projects, like Smart Bench, in the best interest of our tourists, but also fellow citizens, will become a priority in the development of our touristic destination,” said the representative of Tourist Organization of the Municipality of Budva, Montenegro.
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