On 16 and 17 April 2026, Municipalia, the Local Authorities’ Trade Fair, will bring together decision-makers and stakeholders from Walloon local authorities at the WEX in Marche-en-Famenne. The event is designed to help elected representatives, public procurers and department heads identify practical solutions to the day-to-day challenges faced by local authorities, with a strong focus on citizens’ well-being. On the agenda: innovations and feedback on key themes such as the smart city, security and the modernisation of public services.
On this occasion, CODRA invites you to discover pragmatic approaches to regional management: real-time SCADA monitoring of public buildings, an integrated SCADA solution for enhanced public safety, and a smart city vision centred on the interconnection of infrastructure.
Practical information
- Municipalia 2026 – Local Government Exhibition
- WEX, Marche-en-Famenne (Belgium)
- 16 April 2026 to 17 April 2026
- CODRA stand: Hall 5 – stand 5B21
SCADA for public buildings: turning your field data into quick decisions
Between budgetary constraints, public expectations and operational challenges, the management of buildings open to the public (town halls, schools, stadiums, multi-purpose halls, etc.) calls for more precise control. SCADA enables a shift from ‘incident-based’ management to ‘evidence-based’ management: equipment status, alerts, facility availability, event traceability and operational indicators.
For a local authority, the benefits are clear:
- responsiveness: better detection of malfunctions (heating, ventilation, lighting, access, technical alarms, etc.) and faster action;
- service continuity: minimising equipment downtime that affects public access or the running of events;
- cost optimisation: prioritising interventions, streamlining maintenance, and making investment decisions (renovation, replacement, extension) more objective.
This approach to real-time SCADA forms the foundation for structuring more efficient technical services, whilst enhancing the quality of service provided to users.
Integrated SCADA solution for security: enhancing public safety with a unified view
Cities and local authorities face a dual challenge: ensuring citizens’ safety whilst achieving a better return on investment from existing infrastructure. An integrated SCADA solution addresses this challenge by providing a centralised and contextualised view of events, useful both in day-to-day operations and during exceptional situations.
The business benefit for a local authority is to create a more robust organisation, with:
- improved coordination between operators and relevant stakeholders (security, operations, service providers);
- a faster response capability, as information is consolidated and more easily actionable;
- better utilisation of security systems (and therefore increased return on investment), by facilitating the correlation between events, alerts and affected areas.
At Municipalia, CODRA is promoting this “control centre” approach: unifying information, reducing blind spots and securing operations, all in the service of the collective good.
Smart city: interconnecting buildings, transport, water and energy to improve efficiency
A smart city is not simply the sum of isolated projects: it is the ability to interconnect infrastructure and manage a region as a coherent whole. Municipalia promotes this approach through the concept of the smart region and solutions designed to support local authorities. CODRA aligns with this approach through an operational vision: collecting data, making it understandable, and enabling rapid decision-making.
In a smart city journey, several areas reinforce one another:
- Mobility: better monitoring of the region’s facilities and services, better contextualisation of incidents, and smoother operations.
- Water management: SCADA for distributed facilities, improving service continuity, and enhancing the ability to anticipate issues in critical infrastructure.
- Building interconnection: aggregating information from different public sites to create a multi-facility, multi-site overview useful for overall management.
- Energy efficiency: having reliable indicators to objectively identify deviations, compare sites, prioritise actions and support energy-saving policies.
In short: a high-performing smart city relies on a robust management backbone. The challenge for decision-makers is to ensure sustainable investment choices, with measurable benefits in terms of costs, service efficiency and quality of life.
Let’s discuss your challenges at Municipalia
Are you a representative or a department head (technical, buildings, security, water, mobility)?
Come and discuss your 2026–2027 priorities with CODRA at Hall 5 – Stand 5B21: SCADA, integrated SCADA solution for security, smart city interconnection.
