Playa de Palma, an extremely popular resort with the Germans, will have a total of 21 cameras equipped with an artificial intelligence system that will automatically detect potentially conflictive situations, crowds, abnormal behaviour, abandoned objects or acts of vandalism.
On Wednesday, the municipal governing board approved the contract for 11 new video surveillance cameras, which will be added to the ten already installed in the tourist area. According to the Palma council spokesperson, Mercedes Celeste, the purchase of these new cameras will cost around €90,000 and will be financed with funds from the sustainable tourism tax (ITS) tourist tax.
The eleven new devices will be equipped with an artificial intelligence system that will automatically detect risky situations, crowds, abnormal behaviour, abandoned objects or acts of vandalism. They will be active 24 hours a day, seven days a week. ‘They will cover critical points on the first and second lines of the beach and the areas with the heaviest traffic,’ Celeste explained at a press conference.
The contract includes the image recording system, the video analysis licence and the complete installation and commissioning service.
This action, the councillor stressed, is part of the security investment plan for Playa de Palma, under which, for example, new vehicles and drones have been purchased for the local police. The Governing Board has also approved the regulatory bases for the call for grants for projects to raise awareness, promote human rights and intercultural coexistence for the years 2026 and 2026.
These grants, which were first introduced last year, are intended to strengthen institutional support for associations of migrants living in Palma, consulates and organisations working to promote coexistence and integration. This new call for proposals will have a budget of €1,250,000, representing a 25% increase in funding, and will be distributed across two distinct lines.
The first, for awareness-raising and human rights, will increase from €80,000 to €90,000 and is open to NGOs and non-profit associations in the third sector. The second, for participation and interculturality, increases from €20,000 to €35,000 and is open to associations of migrants or entities and organisations that promote activities to prevent discriminatory, racist or xenophobic behaviour. The maximum amount that each project can receive increases from €5,000 to €6,000. An amendment to the strategic plan for citizen participation grants for the years 2025-2027 has also been approved as a matter of urgency.