Priorities
What needs solving first, based on the data and the needs of the people affected.
Expertise and services
Diagnosis and planning
We start from the real situation: the data available, needs, processes and resources. The aim is an action plan with priorities, options, responsibilities and implementation steps.
Contents
Who it is for
For administrations that need to clarify a priority: a problem that is known but hard to define, several needs competing for the same resources, or an initiative that has to be prepared before seeking funding.
The problem
A good decision starts from the real problems of towns and communes. The data often exists but is scattered; the needs are many and the resources limited. Without a shared picture, it is hard to establish what should be improved first.
That is why we start with analysis: we analyse the data, listen to the people affected and establish what is worth solving first.
What the beneficiary receives
We turn local data and needs into priorities, scenarios and action plans. The aim is an action plan that sets out:
Options
The possible interventions, compared on the basis of the information available.
Responsibilities
Who is responsible for each step, inside and outside the administration.
Implementation steps
The order of actions that turns the priority into an achievable project.
Stages
- 01
A conversation to define the collaboration
Together we set the problem to be clarified, the objectives, the responsibilities and the deliverables.
- 02
The real situation
We start from the data available, the needs, processes and resources. We listen to the people who use public services and to those who organise them.
- 03
Priorities and options
Together we establish what should be improved and compare the possible interventions.
- 04
The action plan
The priorities, options, responsibilities and implementation steps, in a working plan.
Responsibilities and limits
ARSC provides expertise, project preparation, the development of digital solutions and the evaluation of results, within the scope of each collaboration. The supply of equipment and the construction of infrastructure are the responsibility of specialised companies. Public administrations remain responsible for public decisions.
The action plan provides the evidence for a decision. Public priorities remain the administration’s decision.
Relevant projects and products
ARSC projects and initiatives are presented, with the organisation’s role and the published milestones, in the dedicated section.
To analyse data, a diagnosis can also use our own products, presented as demonstrations: CityTwin for scenarios on the map of the locality and TerraScan AI for territorial risks.
From the ARSC portfolio
- Mureș County Council Romania’s first Smart County Audit.
- Reșița City Hall Drafting the Smart City Strategy.
- Bihor County Council Drafting the county’s digitalisation strategy.
- Bucharest Sector 5 City Hall Drafting the digitalisation strategy.
- Bucharest Sector 6 City Hall The project “Planificare strategică pentru transformare digitală și energie verde” (Strategic planning for digital transformation and green energy), SMIS code 155741.
- Bucharest Streets Administration (Administrația Străzilor București, ASB) Drafting the digital transformation strategy.
- Târnăveni City Hall Drafting the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan and the traffic study.
- Negrești Town Hall Drafting the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan.
Questions
What data do we need to start?
We start from the data available. Missing data is itself a useful finding and is recorded in the analysis.
What does it cost and how long does it take?
Cost and duration depend on the problem, the objectives and the data available. They are set when the collaboration is defined, together with the deliverables.
Who decides the priorities?
The administration. ARSC provides the expertise and the evidence; public decisions remain the administration’s responsibility.
What comes after the action plan?
Once the plan has been drawn up, the collaboration can continue with preparing a project for funding (Smart Finance) or with developing a digital solution (development and integration).
A concrete need. A possible project.
Tell us what you would like to improve and what stage the initiative has reached. Together we will establish where ARSC can contribute.