LuxAid Demonstration Fund
High-Tech poles for smart cities
Enterprise
Cacttus SH.A.
Presentation of the enterprise
Established in 2003, Cacttus SH.A. is a leading ICT company in Kosovo, specialising in smart infrastructure and digital solutions for public and private clients.
Amount of co-financing
EUR 350,000
- Kosovo
- 2025
- Ongoing
Challenge
Urban centers in Kosovo face increasing pressure from traffic congestion, lack of real-time environmental monitoring, inefficient public parking systems, and underutilised digital infrastructure. In Prishtina, only 35% of public parking spots are sensor-equipped, and data from smart systems is not yet utilised to manage traffic flows. Public authorities lack access to actionable data to improve service delivery and urban sustainability.
Innovative solution
Cacttus is scaling its AI-powered Smart Pole infrastructure, combining Wi-Fi, environmental sensors, parking data, and emergency response tools into a unified system. The solution acts as a data aggregation platform to serve mobility, health, and agriculture sectors, enabling smart service delivery, new innovations, and systemic urban improvements.
Impact
- 104 Smart Poles & 4,000 IoT devices deployed across four municipalities
- 15 jobs created in ICT, engineering & operations
- 100,000 citizens benefitting from improved mobility, safety & digital inclusion
- Training for 100 people – 50 municipal staff + 50 youth/ICT professionals (incl. 20+ women)
- Up to 20% CO₂ emissions reduction through traffic optimisation & environmental monitoring
Photo credit ©Cacttus and LuxDev
Targeted Sustainable Development Goals
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50 municipal staff and 50 ICT professionals are trained in Smart City and IoT tech.
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104 Smart Poles & 4,000 IoT devices are deployed across four municipalities.
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100,000 citizens benefitting from improved mobility, safety & digital inclusion.
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Smarter mobility solutions aim to reduce CO₂ emissions by 20%.
News
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