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Lima and CAF Sign $500,000 MoU to Launch Smart Security Studies

An 18-month technical cooperation begins in Cercado de Lima to design an interoperable crime-prevention system scalable across the capital.

Overview

  • Mayor Renzo Reggiardo and CAF president Sergio Díaz-Granados signed the memorandum in Lima to formalize the cooperation.
  • CAF will administer US$500,000 in non-reimbursable support to fund diagnostics, design and technical structuring for an intelligent security system.
  • The initial focus is the Cercado de Lima district, selected for its high concentration of incidents and strategic importance, with plans to extend to adjacent districts.
  • City officials frame the effort within a broader smart-city approach that contemplates AI-enabled cameras, smart traffic signals, traffic management sensors and integrated emergency response.
  • Authorities indicate the technical phase will set the roadmap, with a subsequent agreement expected to define deployment schedules and next steps.