la palma smart island

What la palma smart island does

La Palma Smart Island is a government-led digital transformation project directed by the Digital Transformation Service of the Cabildo Insular de La Palma, the island council governing the island of La Palma in Spain's Canary Islands. The initiative aims to equip the 708 km² island with technologies that enable more efficient management of resources, services, and infrastructures, while creating structured interaction spaces between citizens, companies, and public administrations. Its stated beneficiaries are the island's residents, tourists, and local businesses, with service coordination distributed across all 14 municipalities of La Palma under Miriam Perestelo's leadership of the Digital Transformation area.

The project's offering is organized around six strategic pillars: Smart Mobility (sustainable and intermodal transport), Smart Environment (protected surfaces, renewable energy production, environmental monitoring), Smart Economy (entrepreneurship and post-volcanic economic recovery), Smart Governance (digital public administration), Smart People (digital inclusion and training), and Smart Living (healthcare and quality of life). Underlying technical infrastructure includes an island-wide LoRa wireless network for IoT sensor connectivity, an iHUB innovation hub, and open data systems for volcano and territory monitoring. A dedicated Smart Office coordinates all initiatives, and the project has executed energy efficiency audits covering 92 public buildings and outdoor public lighting across all 14 municipalities, plus analysis of 25 renewable energy installations spanning hydraulic, wind, photovoltaic, solar thermal, biomass, and micro-cogeneration assets.

La Palma Smart Island operates as a publicly funded, non-commercial initiative rather than a revenue-generating enterprise. Its budget is sourced from FDCAN (Fondo de Desarrollo Sostenible de Canarias — the Canary Islands Sustainable Development Fund) and European funds such as the European Energy Efficiency Fund, with an expected four-year development horizon. No commercial pricing is applied; services are delivered free of charge to end beneficiaries through public administration channels. The project has received five recognized awards between 2017 and 2023, including the Best Smart Island Project Award 2017 at the Smart Islands World Congress and the NovaGob Excellence 2022 Award for its open-data analysis of the Cumbre Vieja volcanic eruption.

Name

la palma smart island

Legal name

La Palma Smart Island

Website

https://lapalmasmartisland.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Short description

La Palma Smart Island is a publicly funded government initiative of the Cabildo Insular de La Palma that deploys IoT, LoRa, and open data infrastructure across six smart territory pillars to serve the island's 14 municipalities, residents, and tourists.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Smart City / Smart Island Public Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (92512), Public Administration (92)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900)

akta.pro primary industry

Smart Cities & Urban Innovation Programs (Digital Planning, Civic Tech for Cities) (BPAIANAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Smart Building Software Platforms (IWMS/CAFM Integration, Digital Twin, Command Center) (BPABAGAG), Smart Building Interoperability & Protocol Services (BACnet/Modbus/KNX Gateways) (BPABAGAM)

Keywords

• Smart city development
• IoT network infrastructure
• Digital government services
• Sustainable mobility programs
• Public sector innovation

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Cruz De La Palma

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Project funded by FDCAN (Fondo de Desarrollo Sostenible de Canarias) - Canary Islands Sustainable Development Fund. Development expected to take 4 years.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

La Palma Smart Island is a publicly funded smart-territory transformation program that deploys digital platforms, IoT infrastructure, and citizen services across the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands. Its core offering is the unified La Palma Smart Island Platform, organized around six strategic service programs (Smart Mobility, Smart Environment, Smart Economy, Smart Governance, Smart People, Smart Living) and supported by an island-wide LoRa network, an iHUB innovation hub, and a coordinating Smart Office. The project delivers public services for residents, tourists, and local businesses, and provides technical assistance such as energy efficiency consulting across 92 public buildings and all outdoor public lighting in 14 municipalities.

Product overview

La Palma Smart Island is a unified digital transformation platform project organized into six interconnected strategic areas: Smart Mobility, Smart Environment, Smart Economy, Smart Governance, Smart People, and Smart Living. The platform is supported by technical infrastructure including a LoRa network for IoT connectivity and an iHUB innovation hub. A Smart Office coordinates all initiatives. The project is funded by FDCAN and directed by the Digital Transformation Service of the Cabildo Insular de La Palma, aiming to create efficient resource management and citizen interaction spaces over a 4-year development period.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• La Palma Smart Island Platform Unified digital transformation platform providing technologies for efficient management of island resources, services, and infrastructures, and creating interaction spaces between citizens, companies, and administrations across La Palma. It is the core program through which the six strategic pillars (Smart Mobility, Smart Environment, Smart Economy, Smart Governance, Smart People, Smart Living) are coordinated and delivered.
• Smart Mobility Strategic service program promoting sustainable mobility on La Palma, including electric and emission-free transportation, intermodal transport options such as bicycles, public transport, and shared vehicles, and efficiency initiatives to optimize energy use. Targeted at residents, tourists, and the local tourism ecosystem.
• Smart Environment Strategic service program focused on environmental monitoring and sustainability, including protected surface management and renewable energy production from electrical, wind, photovoltaic, solar thermal, biomass, and micro-cogeneration sources. Aligned with the island's Biosphere Reserve status.
• Smart Economy Strategic service program fostering the local business ecosystem, supporting entrepreneurship, promoting local business resilience following the Cumbre Vieja volcanic eruption, and encouraging citizen proximity and agility in service design.
• Smart Governance Strategic service program enabling digital government services, efficient public administration operations, and citizen-government interaction across the Cabildo Insular de La Palma and the 14 municipalities.
• Smart People Strategic service program focused on citizenship and digital inclusion, offering digital skills training, social integration initiatives, and accessibility programs for residents and visitors across La Palma.
• Smart Living Strategic service program encompassing healthcare, sustainable development, and overall wellbeing improvements for island residents, with a focus on quality of life enhancements.
• Smart Office Digital transformation office serving as the central coordination hub for the Smart Island project and its strategic pillars, providing project coordination services across the island's smart-territory initiatives.
• Red LoRa (LoRa Network) Island-wide Long Range (LoRa) wireless network infrastructure enabling IoT connectivity across La Palma for sensor data collection and smart device communication, supporting environmental monitoring, smart mobility, and other smart island services.
• iHUB Innovation Hub Innovation and technology hub supporting the development, piloting, and deployment of smart island solutions and technologies, providing an integration and interoperability platform for new smart-territory innovations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Energy audits completed for 92 public buildings and all outdoor public lighting across 14 municipalities
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• 14 Municipalities of La PalmacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership with all 14 municipalities on the island for coordinated smart island development and energy efficiency initiatives.
• Cabildo de La PalmacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent organization leading the Smart Island initiative through the Digital Transformation Service.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Actility: Actility provides LoRaWAN IoT network infrastructure and platform services used by smart city and smart territory operators. Directly comparable to La Palma's Red LoRa deployment as a foundational connectivity layer for island-wide IoT use cases.
• Everynet: Everynet operates carrier-grade LoRaWAN networks globally, including regional and country-scale IoT connectivity for smart city and smart territory use cases. Closely comparable to the LoRa infrastructure layer La Palma has deployed.
• Sentilo: Sentilo is an open-source sensor and actuator platform widely adopted by Spanish municipalities for smart city IoT deployments. Directly comparable to La Palma's open data and IoT sensor stack for territory monitoring.
• FIWARE: FIWARE is an open-source smart city platform used by European municipalities to integrate data from mobility, environment, and governance services. Comparable to La Palma's iHUB and open data systems for citizen-government interaction.

Broad incumbents

• Smart Nation Singapore: Singapore's national Smart Nation program is a government-led digital transformation initiative covering mobility, environment, economy, governance, and living. Comparable as a publicly mandated, multi-pillar smart territory program, though at vastly larger scale.
• Sidewalk Labs (Alphabet): Sidewalk Labs pursued integrated urban technology platforms addressing mobility, energy, and governance in a defined territory (Toronto). Comparable to La Palma as a multi-pillar smart-territory operator, though operated by a private parent and at city scale.
• Siemens Smart Infrastructure: Siemens Smart Infrastructure delivers building automation, energy management, and district-level optimization platforms used in public sector digital transformation. Overlaps with La Palma's energy efficiency work across 92 public buildings and outdoor lighting.
• Schneider Electric EcoStruxure: Schneider Electric's EcoStruxure platform integrates building, energy, mobility, and grid management for cities and territories. Comparable to La Palma's integrated six-pillar platform with similar multi-domain integration ambitions.

Emerging players

• Hive Power: Hive Power provides AI-based energy management and flexibility platforms for distributed renewable energy assets. Comparable to La Palma's Smart Environment pillar focused on renewable integration and energy efficiency.

Regional players

• Jeju Smart Island (Korea): Jeju Island operates a government-led Smart Island initiative covering mobility, energy, and tourism across a single island territory. Comparable to La Palma as a public-sector island program, though serving a different geography in East Asia.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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