The CAD Matadero building in Isla Cristina hosted this Thursday the final conference of the PACTO program. This initiative, jointly developed by the Isla Cristina City Council and the University of Huelva, aims to incorporate scientific knowledge, data, and new analysis tools into municipal planning and management.
The event was attended by the mayor of Isla Cristina, Jenaro Orta; the second deputy mayor and councilor for Social Policies, Gerardo Ramos; the project's principal investigator, Manuela Fernández Borrero; along with municipal technical staff and representatives from the research team.
The PACTO program has been crucial for advancing the development and improvement of the Urban Agenda Indicators Observatory Isla Cristina 2030. It has also enabled work on methodologies to utilize the information from this tool, facilitating better monitoring and evaluation of projects and decision-making across various municipal departments.
“"Ultimately, it is about having more and better information to make decisions, plan our projects, and subsequently evaluate their results."
Mayor Jenaro Orta highlighted the importance of the collaboration between the City Council and the University of Huelva, encouraging municipal technicians to keep the generated tool active and integrate it into daily work. The goal is for the project's knowledge and resources to be applied to the planning and management of future actions, thereby bridging university research with the needs of local government.
The conference included a practical case study: the analysis of a specific municipal project, the roundabout and cycle lane on Federico Silva Muñoz Avenue. The Observatory's tools were used to analyze how they can contribute to improving the planning of real municipal actions.
The PACTO program is designed as a space for knowledge exchange between the University of Huelva and the Isla Cristina City Council, connecting university research with the experience of municipal technical teams to foster a more efficient administration.
Funded by the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT), the project aims for the continuity of the developed tools and methodologies for their use in strategic planning and future City Council projects.
