This morning, Mayor Francisco Azcué, together with the head of the Veterinary Department, Dr. Julio Gesualdi, presented the Municipal Health Digitization Program, which aims to modernize animal health management through the digitization of medical records and health booklets.
In addition to optimizing responsible pet ownership, it allows for the strengthening of animal control on public roads, through the use of microchips and georeferencing for the Biting Dog Registry.
Azcué highlighted that this progress responds to the current public policies implemented by the administration “where we seek to bring order to our city. There is no progress without order, and that is what we are doing, respecting individual freedoms if a person wants to have a pet, but there is a regulatory framework and we must respect it.”
In this sense, he stated that although these types of initiatives “can generate certain tensions, such as the Animal-Drawn Vehicle Eradication Program, we are convinced that it is the best for our city because these are actions that tend toward the protection of animals and harmonious coexistence with people.”
Azcué made it clear that the use of new technologies is not only occurring in this area but is a hallmark of his administration: “Last year we created GESCOM; we are one of the few cities in the country that has created its own digital purchasing and supply system.”
Continuing along those lines, he recalled his recent participation in the IV International Congress of Smart Cities at the UBA Faculty of Economic Sciences. “I can tell you that we are in a good position regarding standards of innovation and technology, and that is thanks to the fact that we have put a lot of effort and investment into it, which in turn allows us to be more efficient,” he remarked.
CHARACTERISTICS
The Municipal Health Digitization Program involves both the health booklet “and any medical practice performed on a pet,” explained Gesualdi.
In the case of the Biting Dog Registry, “we are going to add the placement of a microchip to achieve the traceability of the identification data of both that pet and its owners,” he indicated.
In the municipality “we have more or less about 20 free clinical consultations per day, around 400 per month,” and this means “a lot of paper, writing, and wasting time. This tool streamlines the process and also allows us to share information with other areas that require it.”
PUBLIC-PRIVATE ARTICULATION
The implementation of the program is achieved thanks to joint work with the private sector. In this case, with the company KYAS SRL.
From the firm, Carlos Kupervaser commented that “we are from Concordia, we have been working in the city for more than 30 years, and for about five years we have been venturing into animal traceability,” expressing his gratitude to the Municipality for having called upon them to develop this public policy jointly.
For his part, Ezequiel Kupervaser highlighted that the digital health booklet, which bears the name Vet Card, “does not get lost, does not break, has the possibility of coexisting on a cell phone and notifying when the pet needs to receive its next vaccine or when the next treatment needs to be done,” and also “gives the possibility of providing the municipality with statistics and data that serve to carry out the different campaigns.”
This Thursday's presentation was held in the Assembly Hall of the Municipal Palace and was attended by the president of EMAPI (Mixed Entity for the Administration of the Industrial Park of Concordia) Luis Kolaric and councilman Felipe Sastre, among others.
In addition to optimizing responsible pet ownership, it allows for the strengthening of animal control on public roads, through the use of microchips and georeferencing for the Biting Dog Registry.
Azcué highlighted that this progress responds to the current public policies implemented by the administration “where we seek to bring order to our city. There is no progress without order, and that is what we are doing, respecting individual freedoms if a person wants to have a pet, but there is a regulatory framework and we must respect it.”
In this sense, he stated that although these types of initiatives “can generate certain tensions, such as the Animal-Drawn Vehicle Eradication Program, we are convinced that it is the best for our city because these are actions that tend toward the protection of animals and harmonious coexistence with people.”
Azcué made it clear that the use of new technologies is not only occurring in this area but is a hallmark of his administration: “Last year we created GESCOM; we are one of the few cities in the country that has created its own digital purchasing and supply system.”
Continuing along those lines, he recalled his recent participation in the IV International Congress of Smart Cities at the UBA Faculty of Economic Sciences. “I can tell you that we are in a good position regarding standards of innovation and technology, and that is thanks to the fact that we have put a lot of effort and investment into it, which in turn allows us to be more efficient,” he remarked.
CHARACTERISTICS
The Municipal Health Digitization Program involves both the health booklet “and any medical practice performed on a pet,” explained Gesualdi.
In the case of the Biting Dog Registry, “we are going to add the placement of a microchip to achieve the traceability of the identification data of both that pet and its owners,” he indicated.
In the municipality “we have more or less about 20 free clinical consultations per day, around 400 per month,” and this means “a lot of paper, writing, and wasting time. This tool streamlines the process and also allows us to share information with other areas that require it.”
PUBLIC-PRIVATE ARTICULATION
The implementation of the program is achieved thanks to joint work with the private sector. In this case, with the company KYAS SRL.
From the firm, Carlos Kupervaser commented that “we are from Concordia, we have been working in the city for more than 30 years, and for about five years we have been venturing into animal traceability,” expressing his gratitude to the Municipality for having called upon them to develop this public policy jointly.
For his part, Ezequiel Kupervaser highlighted that the digital health booklet, which bears the name Vet Card, “does not get lost, does not break, has the possibility of coexisting on a cell phone and notifying when the pet needs to receive its next vaccine or when the next treatment needs to be done,” and also “gives the possibility of providing the municipality with statistics and data that serve to carry out the different campaigns.”
This Thursday's presentation was held in the Assembly Hall of the Municipal Palace and was attended by the president of EMAPI (Mixed Entity for the Administration of the Industrial Park of Concordia) Luis Kolaric and councilman Felipe Sastre, among others.