Ingenio Nº 43 | FEBRUARY 2021

From strength to strength in spite of COVID-19 Ingenio AYESA 3 Nº 43 Ayesa achieves a record in new contracts in 2020

>> The company ended the year of COVID with 4% organic growth in terms of its core business. Over recent months, the firm has pushed ahead with its digital transformation process like never before.

Ayesa has pushed full steam ahead increase in new contracts’. This means that looking at different ways of growing and will throughout 2020, a year which was largely 2021 looks set to be a good year, with the continue to reinvent ourselves, as we have Summary dominated by COVID-19, and ended the year group expected to exceed 300 million euros always have done’. with 4% annual growth in terms of its core in new contracts for the first time in its Ayesa ended the year with a portfolio of business. history. projects worth 480 million euros, Its main activity, which is centred around its José Luis also explained how in 2020 Ayesa compared to 419 million euros at the end of Engineering and Technology areas, is set to ‘took the decision to pursue the most 2019.

03 2020: A Year Defined by COVID-19 06 The Bogotá Metro José Luis Manzanares Abásolo, CEO of Ayesa, during the Yearly Review Workshop on 22 December. 08 Using Technology to Combat COVID hit a record high thanks to the firm’s effective ambitious digital transformation process Last year, the company was awarded a management of the pandemic, which has ever seen at the company’, going on to number of major contracts, such as the 09 10 years of Ayesa in seen it keep going throughout. note how ‘healthcare management was our supervision services for the first line of Published by: Overall turnover for the year was priority and we have managed to digitalise all Bogotá’s metro system, worth 56 million Ayesa approximately 260 million euros, the result internal processes. This has consolidated our euros; the supervision services for water 10 A Leader in Metro Systems of disinvestment in power generation and position as a solid, competitive company’. pipelines in Saudi Arabia, worth 20 million Written by: other areas the group is involved in at an In terms of 2021, he noted that the main euros; the Tren Maya, worth 10.4 million Lidia Velasco international level. challenges for Ayesa will continue to be euros; and numerous IT implementation Momentum Comunicación 12 Digital Site At the firm’s annual senior management the expansion of its engineering area into and evolution projects for utilities and the meeting, José Luis Manzanares Abásolo, new markets, securing new technology public sector. One example of the latter is Contact: Events, Prizes and Conferences CEO of Ayesa, highlighted ‘the good clients and offering innovative digital the renewal of the maintenance services [email protected] 14 results achieved over the year, despite the transformation services. contract for the Gerhonte platform, a uncertainty caused by COVID-19, as well To finish, he said, ‘in 2021, we are going HR solution designed by Ayesa for the Head office: Transforming Through GIS as the growth in sales and profits, and the to make great leaps forward. We will be Andalusian Health Service (SAS). Edificio Ayesa, Marie Curie 2, 16 Parque Científico y Tecnológico Cartuja, 41092, . 18 Full Steam Ahead With R&D All content is subject to copyright. It is strictly ‘In 2021, we are going to make ‘Healthcare management was ‘This means that 2021 looks prohibited to distribute all or any part of this 19 The Ayesa Foundation great leaps forward. We will our priority and we have ma- set to be a good year, with the magazine without the express permission of be looking at different ways of naged to digitalise all internal group expected to exceed 300 the author. growing and will continue to processes.’ million euros in new contracts reinvent ourselves.’ for the first time in its history.’

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Taking urban regeneration to the next level

The supervision services contract for Bogotá’s first metro system is helping it con- solidate its position as one of ’s leading firms for metro systems, taking its place alongside lines 1 and 2 of the Metro, of the Metro, lines 1, 2 and 4 of the Metro, and Line 12 of the City Metro in the company’s portfolio. For Ayesa’s Transport Infrastructure Division in Latin America, it represents the fruit of all their hard work over the year and a half the tender process lasted, and comes on the back of the experience and expertise acqui- red during the previous two phases, namely the auditing of the design work, the contract for which was awarded to Ayesa at the end of 2013, and the provisional construction proposal it drafted for a bidder in 2019. To have been selected to participate in Bogotá’s first ever metro system, which the city has fought hard for over the past 78 years, is a source of great pride for Ayesa. The achievement is also no small feat, given the fact that it is the biggest contract ever secured by the firm’s Engineering Area. However, this is much more than just a trans- port system. It is a major urban regeneration project, set to transform ’s capital city, improving the quality of life of its inhabi- tants and boosting its productivity. In terms of the tender process, which saw Virtual mock-up of one of the main metro stations in Bogotá. around a hundred firms show interest, the ‘This is the biggest engineering contract Bogotá will gain 1.4 million square metres team charged with securing victory for Ayesa ever awarded to Ayesa and is a reflection of of extra public space, including pavements, worked non-stop, right from the pre-qualifi- the excellent work we have carried out as squares, cycleways and roads. cation stage. Given the strict requirements, A city fit for the 21st century: Ayesa supervises part of major infrastructure projects in Latin only seventeen bidders submitted expres- America, and in particular metro systems’, The first line of the Bogotá Metro has been sions of interest, of which eleven were short- the construction of Bogotá’s first metro system notes José Luis Manzanares, CEO of Ayesa. designed based on strict energy efficiency listed and three presented bids. and environmental criteria. As such, the The work required of the team was complex, Integration entire system will be 100% electric with >> This is Latin America’s most eagerly-awaited infrastructure project, with a budget of 3,500 million but with a solid strategy, planning and organi- In a city where 12.7 million trips are made the trains running on clean energy, and the sation, as well as rigour, precision and discipli- project will create thousands of local jobs. dollars, and is set to help relieve congestion in Bogotá, a city with a population of eight million. each day, 50.1% of which on public transport ne, it was able to meet the stringent require- (TransMilenio, feeder services, buses and ta- Ayesa has been present in Latin America ments regarding experience and expertise, as xis) and 25.1% on foot or by bicycle, the Bo- since 2003, where it is now involved in pro- well as financial and legal conditions. Ayesa Empresa Metro de Bogotá has awarded the with the Italian companies Italferr and covering the preliminary phase (design gotá Metro will be a well-integrated addition jects in seven countries. Amongst its most was able to develop an excellent methodo- consortium PLMB, led by Ayesa, the supervi- Metropolitana Milanese, and the Colombian supervision) through to the construction, to the city’s existing public transport system. noteworthy projects here are the first line logy for carrying out its supervision work, re- sion services contract for Bogotá’s first me- firm MAB, have secured this 65-million- manufacturing, testing and commissioning Of the 16 new stations, 10 will be served by of the , lines 1, 2 and 4 of the sulting in an outstanding bid. tro system, the construction and operation dollar (56-million-euro) contract after being phases, as well as its operation over the first direct TransMilenio services. To allow the and lines 1 and 2 of the Panama of which will require a 3,500-million-dollar awarded the most points for their technical two years. city’s residents to get around more easily, Metro. Despite the fact that we budget. and financial proposals in a tender carried The first line of the Bogotá Metro will have there will also be feeder routes on Avenida In Colombia, Ayesa is currently involved in had to deal with the effects This is one of Latin America’s most eagerly- out in accordance with the Policies for the 16 stations spread over 23.9 kilometres, and Ciudad de Cali and Avenida 68, 19 kilometres other projects designed to improve urban of the pandemic, which awaited projects, given that Bogotá is the Selection and Contracting of Consultants will be able to transport 72,000 passengers of cycleways will be built and around 10,000 and inter-urban transport, such as providing made obtaining and sub- only major city in the region without a metro financed by the Inter-American Development per hour in each direction, i.e. more than bicycle racks will be installed at the stations. supervision services for the mitting documents system, and also due to the fact that it will Bank (IDB). a million passengers each day. The project The viaduct, which will be 13.5 metres high, network, RegioTram de Occidente, in Cundi- rather challenging, be one of the continent’s longest metro Ayesa and the other members of the is especially important given the fact that will be earthquake resistant. namarca, and overseeing the extension of we were able to put Mariluz Ramírez lines. consortium will carry out the project over Bogotá, with a population of 8 million, is one Furthermore, thanks to the creation of new Bogota’s bus system, Transmi- together a winning Dir. Transport Infrastructure The Spanish multinational, in a consortium the next eleven years, with the contract of the world’s most congested cities. areas and the regeneration of existing ones, lenio, along Avenida 68. proposal. Division in Latin America 8 PUBLIC SECTOR INTERNATIONAL 9

Peru: a decade of engineering and technology

>> The firm has accompanied the country as it has taken great leaps forward over the past decade, participating in numerous oil & gas, water, energy, utilities and transport projects.

Last October, it was ten years since Ayesa the branch line of Line 4 of the Lima Metro), teworthy is its work with Petroperú, involving established a permanent presence in Peru, new clients in the Knowledge Technology carrying out engineering work and providing since going on to become a leading firm in Area and major infrastructure contracts supervision services for the Gasoducto Nor- the region. peruano (Great Northern Gas Pipeline). The firm has accompanied the country in its For José Luis Manzanares Abásolo, CEO of transformation over the past decade, during which time its economy has doubled in size Ayesa is currently and the quality of its public infrastructure network has improved significantly. drafting the project Over this period, Ayesa has taken part in more than 90 projects. Although its initial for the branch line work in Peru mainly involved the develop- of Line 4 of the ment of La Pampilla refinery and hydraulic projects in the north of the country, the com- Lima Metro pany soon added technology and highway engineering to its portfolio. Ayesa, ‘the hard work of key individuals, such as Javier Rodríguez, Nagi Chehab and Using technology in the fight against COVID-19 Large contracts Cristina Pardo, in addition to all the teams As such, in 2014 Ayesa was awarded its involved in the projects, has been key. Peru >> Ayesa is helping the public sector accelerate its process of digital transformation in order to fight first major contract, involving the drafting has everything necessary to move into the COVID-19 and mitigate the negative effects it is causing. of the construction project for Line 2 of the future as one of Latin America’s economic Lima Metro. This was followed by other large powerhouses. The major IT and engineering projects, such as the supervision of the projects we have been involved in over the Technology has allowed society to continue and the app mGerhonte was also laun- continue providing its services and avoid Gasoducto Sur Peruano (Great Southern Gas past ten years are a clear indication of the functioning over these past months, in spite ched, this allowing staff to access their pays- disruptions to its programmes despite its Pipeline), technology contracts for Enel and bright future ahead, as well as our ongoing of COVID’s best attempts to the contrary. lips (60,000 have been downloaded so far). offices being closed. the supervision of construction of Line 1 of commitment to creating local jobs and hel- Ayesa has played a major role in this accele- Another big battleground has been educa- Moreover, in Castile and León, Ayesa has the Lima Metro. ping the country generate wealth’. ration and in the development of technology tion. Following the closure of schools due to implemented an online appointment Javier Rodríguez, Country Manager for Peru ‘Ayesa Peru is eager to grow with the country platforms designed to improve the quality COVID-19, ’s Local Department of system for the region’s employment agency. and Colombia at Ayesa, highlights how these and to do this, we must be a part of the mo- of public services, having implemented Education launched an extremely ambitious projects ‘allowed the subsidiary to grow and Javier Rodríguez, Country Manager for Peru and Colombia. dernisation and digitalisation of its cities. Our numerous solutions in record time over project to create digital classrooms for all Tax and furloughs become one of the group’s most important’. aim is to continue to participate in projects recent months. Clearly, healthcare has been teachers in the region, thus allowing them to The firm has also adapted the relevant The firm’s portfolio in Peru has continued to designed to create a more modern, more a priority as a result of the urgency caused continue teaching from home, an initiative systems in response to changes to deadlines expand through airport projects, metro con- (including the supervision of the cable-stayed accessible and more developed country’, by COVID-19, although all areas of the public which was the result of multiple requests for paying taxes in Andalusia and to submit- tracts (such as the drafting of the project for bridge over the Huallaga River). Also no- concludes Javier. sector have seen improvements made to from schools and teachers. ting furlough applications. their IT systems. Another solution which was implemented The solutions offered by Ayesa see members In terms of healthcare, for many years now was the online enrolment system for of the public automatically sent relevant Ayesa has been a technology partner to non-university courses beginning in 2020. information, and involved making chan- Andalusia’s Local Health Department, Ayesa was also the consulting firm chosen ges to the internal processes which allow providing it with HR solutions. As such, to integrate the Andalusian Educa- Andalusia’s local systems to automatically recently, the contract to maintain and evolve tion Management Platform (Séneca) connect to the country’s central employment the Gerhonte platform was renewed, with a with the Andalusian Health Service’s agency, SEPE. value of six million euros. information system, Diraya. This solution Lastly, a team from Ayesa’s Public Sector Gerhonte is a highly complex system, both allows schools to report incidents and cases Division developed an app in record in terms of the number of professionals and of COVID-19 to the relevant health professio- time for the Regional Government of users it manages, as well as the wide range nals in real time, meaning effective contact Andalusia, which provides information of features it offers for doctors, nurses, ad- tracing. on beaches, in order to help it manage the ministrative staff, etc. In fact, it is the biggest Another area which has seen various pandemic during the summer. public-sector human resources management changes due to COVID-19 is employment, This was made possible thanks to the many platform currently in use in Spain, with more mainly as a result of changes to the law. It is years of experience the company has wor- than 5,000 active users responsible for within this context that Ayesa has designed king with IECA (the Institute of Statistics and managing the employee records and payroll a solution for the Andalusian Employment Cartography of Andalusia, which provided of the more than 100,000 members of staff Service to allow jobseeker applications to the map viewer), with whom it has a main- who make up the Andalusian Health Service be automatically renewed and members tenance contract, as well as the Department (SAS). of the public to re-register as a jobseeker of the Presidency of the regional govern- In the midst of the pandemic, a large number online. ment, with whom it has a software factory of changes had to be made to the systems, As a result, the agency has been able to contract. 10 CIVIL ENGINEERING CIVIL ENGINEERING 11

ved in building these kinds of large-scale thy achievements. foresee the problems which inevitably arise A journey spanning thousands of miles of roads infrastructures, which often have budgets In India, the company is participating in pro- when metro systems are being built, and in excess of a billion euros. The experience jects involving ten different metro systems, offer solutions to avoid delays and extra we have after almost 20 years of participa- making it one of the three leading interna- costs for our clients’, he adds. and tunnels, as well as 400 stations ting in projects all over the world involving tional transport engineering firms in the very different requirements and ground country. It achieved its first major project All-terrain engineering >> Ayesa consolidates its position as one of the world’s leading engineering firms for metro systems conditions has allowed us to win the trust here in 2011, which consisted of designing Ayesa has been importing and exporting en- after securing new contracts in Barcelona, Bogotá and Porto. of governments worldwide, who have given 26 stations on the Delhi Metro’s Magenta gineering expertise for decades thanks to its our engineers the honour of designing or Line, this being followed by metro contracts participation in major transport infrastruc- ture projects around the world. In terms of Over its 54 years of history, Ayesa has suc- metro systems, the company has experien- cessfully taken part in projects in all fields ce in all construction techniques, including of engineering, including civil, aeronautical, cut and cover (Málaga Metro), twin tunnels, industrial and computer engineering. Howe- single tunnels (Quito Metro and Lima Metro) ver, if there is one area where the company and mine or gallery (Line 8 of the Barcelona truly stands out it is in metro projects. In fact, Metro). since it was founded, it has provided design, Each project has involved different challen- supervision and project management servi- ges and therefore different solutions. ‘The ces for 30 metro lines all over the world. ground in Barcelona, which is largely hete- The firm has recently added to this long list rogeneous due to the convergence of rivers, with a contract for the much-awaited Bogotá sea and mountains, isn’t the same as the Metro and another for the extension of the ground in Bogotá, Panama or Peru, where (signed on 16 July last year). there is seismic activity. Some countries also Moreover, in Spain, at the beginning of involve particular difficulties, such as Saudi last year the multinational was awarded a Arabia, where the durability of concrete is contract for the extension of Line 8 of the a challenge due to the high temperatures’, . All three of these extre- notes Rosalío. mely important projects involve substantial What’s more, Ayesa’s portfolio includes both investment and are set to have an enormous elevated metro systems (the majority of impact for residents. those built in India) and underground metro The Porto Metro’s yellow line, passing over a bridge in the city. The contract, which has a value of 65 million systems. dollars (approximately 56 million euros at the Located in Vila Nova de Gaia, to the south An overall view providing supervision services for their in Calcutta, Jaipur, Noida/Greater Noida, BIM Ayesa has been of Porto, 3.1 kilometres will be added to the The Spanish group has been extensively in- first metro system. We have also become Lucknow, Bangalore, Pune and Mumbai. In engineering, the use of the latest techni- awarded the supervision line. It will include three new stations, one volved in metro projects in all the countries strategic partners for our private and public- ‘It is worth noting that in many cases, we ques is key to maximising the efficiency of underground in a cut-and-cover tunnel and where it has operations, in particular Spain, sector clients, providing them with services have been involved in various phases. For projects and minimising errors, therefore services contract for the two above ground. various Latin American countries and India. for their long-term projects which require example, in terms of the Bogotá Metro, we ensuring everything goes smoothly. extension of the yellow In the case of the Barcelona Metro, Ayesa is However, thanks to its broad expertise in outstanding expertise, this being made have already provided design and enginee- An example of such a technique is BIM (buil- currently carrying out the construction pro- railway systems, it has also taken part in possible by our multidisciplinary teams, who ring supervision services during the tender ding information modelling which is now line of the Porto Metro ject for the extension of Line 8, from Plaça complex design projects, such as for the have extensive experience in all kinds of phase. The fact that our clients award us being used more and more by the infras- Espanya (including remodelling work) to Follo Line, ’s first high-speed rail innovative techniques and solutions’. various contracts throughout the life cycle tructure sector around the world. current exchange rate), is the biggest even Gràcia, which will connect the Metro del Baix line, the Delhi-Meerut line (semi-high speed In Spain, the , Málaga Metro, of projects speaks volumes about our work’, Ayesa is contributing to its implementation awarded to the Seville-based multinational. Llobregat and Metro del Vallès. The project, train) and the Silvertown Tunnel in London, Metro, and Barcelona notes Rosalío Alonso, Managing Director for in Spain. We are now seeing more and more In terms of the Porto Metro in , with a budget of more than 320 million euros, applying new techniques to overcome the Metro all stand out, whilst abroad, lines 1, 2 Engineering. BIM requirements in tenders, something Ayesa has been awarded the supervision will see a tunnel boring machine add 4.1 challenging geotechnical conditions at some and 4 of the Lima Metro, Line 1 of the Quito ‘The construction supervision services we which has recently led Ayesa to participate services contract for the extension of the kilometres to the line. This is a much-awaited of these locations. Metro, lines 1 and 2 of the , provide as an engineering company are a in the creation of the latest Guide to BIM yellow line (Santo Ovídio-Vila d’Este), as part improvement for Barcelona, as it will double José Luis Manzanares, CEO of Ayesa, notes Line 12 of the , Line 1 of guarantee of success. The technical expe- Requirements in Tenders, published by of a consortium alongside the Portuguese the number of passengers the line is able to how ‘we are one of the few companies the Bogotá Metro and lines 4, 5 and 6 of the rience we have accumulated over these Spain’s College of Technical Engineers of firm FASE (Estudos e Projetos, S.A.). handle. with an overall view of everything invol- Riyadh Metro (Saudi Arabia) are all notewor- past twenty years is key in allowing us to Public Works. DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION 13 >> The platform serves a dual companies to quickly adapt their workpla- purpose – on the one hand, it ces to constantly changing situations, such as the one we are currently seeing caused allows staff to carry out a whole Digital Site: making the by COVID-19. This technology solution host of tasks, from clocking in is able to seamlessly integrate with all online to planning tasks within a enterprise systems, including ERP, building project; and on the other hand, access control and project management workplace digital it provides management staff systems. What’s more, it has been tried and with a comprehensive overview tested in other settings apart from offices, such as schools. of their company’s office(s) At the Greencities Forum, which took place and workload by way of a BI in Málaga last year, Pedro Sanz, Managing dashboard. Director of Ayesa’s Digital Transformation Area, highlighted the need to have tools

Ayesa has developed a new technology It helps companies solution designed to help companies run run their offices their offices and manage their workload in an ever-changing environment, such as the and manage their current one caused by COVID-19. workload in an ever- Digital Site is a platform which serves to digitalise workplaces and allows employees changing environment to work effectively either remotely or at the office. It includes features for managing staff It integrates with working from multiple locations, as well as assigning and tracking tasks, amongst all company systems others. The tool serves a dual purpose – on the one such as ERP and hand, it allows staff to do everything they building access need to do to work effectively, from clocking in online to managing tasks related to their control solutions This is undoubtedly preparing us for the projects; and on the other hand, it provides next change, although we don’t know what a comprehensive overview of the capacity which allow companies to be flexible. it will be yet.’ of offices and how many members of staff As such, he explained how ‘data is the Some of the advantages of Digital Site are are working there at any given time, as well great asset created as a result of digital the optimisation of resources, energy effi- as of HR aspects and workload, using busi- transformation and here the same principle ciency, a reduction in costs and accessibility. ness intelligence (BI). applies. In just one click, we are able to find Thanks to Digital Site, which is now used by This new platform is allowing Ayesa to grow out where any given employee is, progress 5000 employees, managing teams working in terms of the implementation of systems made in terms of projects and the digital on site and remotely, or both, has never designed to increase flexibility and allow tools needed. been easier.

Adapting schools to the COVID era

Going back to school whilst navigating the The aim of this initiative is to measure the tion will be generated, such as the number new normal is certainly proving to be a lear- effectiveness of the system at schools of readings per minute. ning curve, involving strict rules designed to and identify other ways it can be used in This technology offers many different keep schools COVID free. Two of the most such settings. During this initial phase, the uses. For example, in addition to taking the widespread measures in place in Spain are temperature of pupils and detecting if they taking the temperature of pupils and requi- are wearing a face covering, it also has ring them to wear a face covering. great potential for monitoring attendance at Technology can be a great help in effectively schools by way of a cloud-based applica- implementing these measures, allowing the tion. For this pilot study, Ayesa has installed entire process to be automated, something a facial recognition terminal with tempera- which means more accurate temperature ture measurement, which emits an audio readings and therefore safer schools. warning if a pupil or teacher has a fever or It is within this context that the international is not wearing a face covering. engineering and technology consulting firm For decades, Ayesa has been leading the Ayesa has decided to run a pilot test for way in time and attendance systems with Digital Site, its integral office and building its solutions now being used by more than management solution, at the Malala Yousa- readings will not be stored and specific 20,000 people each day, as well as having fzai Infant and Junior School in Mairena del software will not be used to process the extensive experience in the technology Aljarafe (Seville). data. However, specific pieces of informa- used by the Digital Site platform. 14 NEWS DIGEST NEWS DIGEST 15

The CEO of Ayesa participates in Arancha Manzanares, at the forum Esri Spain’s Conference 2020 Andalusia Investors Day

José Luis Manzanares Abásolo, CEO of Ayesa, was interviewed by The Vice President of Ayesa, Arancha Manzanares, took part in the GM of Esri Spain, Ángeles Villaescusa, at the company’s 2020 the forum Andalusia Investors Day, organised by El Confidencial, conference. José Luis, who is also the President of the Technology where she briefly went through each chapter in the company’s Services Commission at Tecniberia, noted how in engineering journey, including its founding and local growth, its expansion ‘processes have remained largely the same. Although the sectors throughout Spain, its international growth and diversification, most related to trading are currently leading the way in terms and the creation of the Digital Transformation Area (2018-2020). of change, engineering is also going to see a transformation. As She also talked about how COVID-19 has highlighted the need for such, we shouldn’t be surprised if, in the not too distant future, companies to invest in technology, something which leads her to engineering companies are offering a range of technology services. believe that this sector will experience significant growth in the We’re not just going to be selling technical drawings but AI and short term. She said, ‘we continue to grow alongside our main data analytics solutions to improve decision-making processes’. clients, helping them on their journey of digital transformation’. The University of Seville selects Juan Carlos Castro gives a talk on the best dissertation cybersecurity in smart cities

Ayesa continues to support the world of higher education as Juan Carlos Castro, Head of Cybersecurity Auditing and Consulting well as recognise academic excellence amongst students. At at Ayesa, participated in the 4th International Industrial Innovation the ceremony held by the University of Seville’s Higher Technical Congress, ‘Innovation and Progress of the Industrial Revolution: School of Computer Engineering last November, the company Industry 5.0’, organised by the Professional School of Industrial presented the award for the best dissertation to Isidoro Jiménez Engineering at the Catholic University of Santa María, in Peru. Espina. The title of the project, supervised by Dr Manuel Jesús The event, which took place from 3-5 December, saw Juan Carlos Domínguez Morales, was iVAN. Another show of Ayesa’s give a talk on cybersecurity and its fundamental role in industrial commitment to the world of academia was the session given by settings. During his presentation, he explained the methodologies Yolanda Gordón Mateos, from the company’s HR Department, to and standards for industrial cybersecurity being developed by students enrolled on the University of Seville’s Master’s Degree in Ayesa, as well as the main services and most disruptive areas of SAP Consultancy. technology it is currently involved in. Ignacio Hinojosa at the forum Juan de Dios Hermosín at the Building a Sustainable Future XVIII APTE International Conference

El País, Cinco Días and Cadena SER brought together the main APTE, the Spanish Association of Scientific and Technological players from Spain’s infrastructure sector at the forum Building a Parks, invited Ayesa to participate in a round-table discussion at its Sustainable Future. Ignacio Hinojosa, Deputy Managing Director XVIII international conference, which took place on 22 September. for Engineering at Ayesa, participated in the round table on Juan de Dios Hermosín (Ayesa’s Chief Technology Officer, CTO) priorities for investment, alongside representatives from Typsa, attended the event on behalf of the company and discussed Sener, Tecniberia and Seopan. He pointed out how ‘despite the current challenges involved in talent management. ‘We’re an pandemic, the country must be able to prioritise in terms of ETC (engineering, technology and consultancy) company and sell spending and lay down some general guidelines’. He then went knowledge, which is why we have to go in search of exceptional on to outline areas which must receive investment, such as the talent. Since 2011, we’ve placed a real focus on hiring the very best maintenance of roads, road safety, the transition to 2+1 roads professionals, being helped in this task by our Talent programme. and lanes restricted to public transport. However, we must now reflect on where we’re going’. Nicolás Costábile takes part in Presentation of an advanced the V Oxford Arbitration Day workflow viewer on SCP for Ausape

This event took place last November and was organised by the Last October, Ayesa took part in the opening session of a theme day Commercial Law Centre (Harris Manchester College, University organised by Ausape on mobility and SAP Cloud Platform. Antonio of Oxford), the Oxford International Arbitration Society and the Monzón and Enric Castella presented Ayesa’s experience with EDUCA Foundation. Specialists from all over the world Workflow Management and Process Visibility in SCP Cloud Foundry discussed important issues related to international arbitration, environments. Enric focused on new process automation products such as complex construction arbitrations, failure to perform on SAP Cloud Platform, the platform as a service for creating new due to pandemics and arbitration, and interim measures in applications or extending existing ones in a secure cloud computing international arbitration. During the discussion with a panel environment. Specifically, he talked about the implementation of made up of professionals from the sector, Nicolás, who is a an advanced workflow viewer for Enel’s distribution work in Spain, lawyer and expert on the subject, approached the issues from the aim being to improve its business processes, including those a client’s perspective. involving purchase orders for goods and services. 16 CIVIL ENGINEERING CIVIL ENGINEERING 17

Transforming organisations through GIS

>> Ayesa has extensive experience in implementing geographic information systems. Last year, our partner Esri awarded a project implemented by Ayesa for forestry group Arauco.

Ayesa has decades of experience working behind it. It owns 1.7 million hectares of land tions. This has led the company to specialise with geographic information systems. As a and is present in various Latin American cou- in government and public-sector projects, as technology consulting firm, it has taken part ntries. The processes used at its subsidiaries well as in utilities, where extensive expertise in some thirty GIS projects. In recent years, were in some cases disparate and based on on the processes involved in these complex these systems have not stopped evolving, completely different solutions, something sectors as well as how they work is and are no longer simply used for mapping, which caused a number of difficulties in essential. but in many cases have become central to terms of running the group. Miguel Ángel Hurtado, Head of Ayesa’s the digital transformation of entire industries However, thanks to Araucaria, it has been Centre of Excellence for GIS, notes how ‘we Spatial data infrastructure for Panama’s Geospatial Hub Unifying and rationalising Repsol’s GIS and companies. able to standardise its processes in , Mexico’s former Secretariat of Social One of the cornerstones of Panama’s digital architecture The platform Araucaria, implemented by and through advanced GIS Ayesa has carried out Development plan, which aims to modernise the country Ayesa has been involved in various major GIS Ayesa for the Chilean forestry group Arauco, solutions. Moreover, for the first time the ESRI This project has seen Ayesa build a spatial and its public services, is geospatial data. As projects, a recent example being the unifica- was recognised by ERSI at an international geodatabase has been integrated with SAP some thirty GIS projects, data infrastructure (SDI) to allow Mexico’s such, the Government has decided to create tion of Repsol’s global GIS infrastructure. The level as one of the best technology projects HANA as an enterprise database, something above all for the utilities former Secretariat of Social Development to a technological ecosystem to help manage aim was to reduce licence costs, rationalise of 2020. 72 projects in total were chosen by very few organisations in the world have store, manage, analyse and view spatial infor- the country’s geographic information as well resources and standardise its corporate GIS the manufacturer from countries around the done. and public sectors in mation. The solution brings together informa- as keep an inventory of its territorial assets model. Ayesa has helped Repsol to achieve world. Ayesa is an expert in implementing GIS Spain and Latin America tion from the various social programmes of and resources, these being geolocalised and just this, taking into account the specific re- Ayesa is one of the world’s most experien- platforms and integrating with them other the former Secretariat of Social Development incorporated into smart systems. Within this quirements for each country where migration ced companies in GIS (geographic infor- enterprise systems. Its most impressive are continuing to show that, regardless of the and the Single Register of Beneficiaries in context, the National Authority for Govern- and rationalisation of Repsol’s GIS infrastruc- mation systems) solutions. It was based on achievements include data portals and spa- country or industry, we are able to undertake one place. Ayesa has also developed a tool ment Innovation (AIG) has entrusted Ayesa to ture has taken place, in addition to managing this expertise and its experience with other tial data infrastructure; corporate geographic pioneering implementations using cutting- for viewing GeoBI and has managed the spa- implement a single geographic information the change, organising training and providing enterprise systems that Arauco decided to information systems; integration frameworks; edge GIS and SAP technology. This is all tial component for master addresses in order system (GIS). information to the relevant individuals. place its trust in the firm once again by choo- emergency and disaster risk management possible thanks to our fantastic international to geocode them. sing it as its technology partner. systems; analysis and decision support team, which is always willing to give their As such, Ayesa was responsible for designing systems; and big-data and social media solu- all’. and building the system Araucaria, develo- ping the necessary apps and ensuring the successful migration from the previous da- tabase to SAP HANA. It also helped Arauco manage the change in the three countries where it has forestry operations, namely Chile, Argentina and Brazil. The project consisted of creating a new in- formation and enterprise asset management system, which involves a number of apps designed to streamline the group’s opera- tions and make them more efficient. These cover the entire production cycle, including the planning and supervision of forestry operations. Segura River Basin Authority Ayesa designed and For more than five years now, Ayesa has been working with the Segura River Basin built the Araucaria Authority to turn its corporate geographic system, and migrated information system into a state-of-the-art solution which uses the latest Esri software. the previous database This has enabled it to base its GIS viewers to SAP HANA on faster and more user-friendly tools. Ayesa has developed the viewers for the Segura Thanks to the implementation of the new River Basin Authority’s corporate geographic version of ESRI’s GIS system, the group has information system, which allow both staff been able to improve the quality of its data, and members of the public to access a vast remapping its forests and building a new amount of information relating to the basin inventory, as well as introduce a central plat- of the Segura River, in addition to a large form as part of its process of digital trans- number of orthoimages from 1927 through formation. Arauco is one the world’s biggest to the present day. forestry groups with 47 years of experience 18 R&D FOUNDATION 19

New R&D challenges ahead Ayesa Foundation >> Ayesa ended 2020 with seven ongoing R&D projects, representing 60 million euros in funding. In the second half of the year, two new projects on energy and digitalisation were launched. Emprendis: our commitment Some of Ayesa’s biggest developments companies and research centres. users to change their power consumption have been the result of its R&D&I work. Its aim is to develop the next generation of and thus make savings. to the disabled which not These include big-data systems for calcula- building-integrated photovoltaic modules Ayesa will lead the consortium for the four- ting millions of electricity bills in Spain, an (BIPV) and product-integrated photovoltaic year, 8.3-million-euro project, which includes even a pandemic can stop electric vehicle charging system, and a smart modules (PIPV), based on fully sustainable, ten other European partners. platform for managing energy produced at earth-abundant thin film technologies. This Of all the projects Ayesa is currently involved >> The Ayesa Foundation holds the 5th Emprendis Awards, an homes, based on smart grids. undertaking is a continuation of a previous in, Super PV is the one with the biggest initiative which has helped 304 individuals get into the job market. Acutely aware of the fact that innovation is H2020 project, Starcell, which came to an budget, namely 11.6 million euros. The the future, the company continues to invest end this year. energy sector is experiencing a revolution significant amounts of time and money in re- Today, BIPV and PIPV are key technolo- driven by the introduction of new technolo- The crisis caused by COVID-19 is ‘To date, a total of 304 individuals have search projects, with the aim of anticipating gies set become the backbone of ‘nearly gy, something which is changing everything affecting large swathes of society and secured a job thanks to the Emprendis the needs of the marketplace and offering zero-energy buildings’ and ‘net-zero energy from generation to consumption. This project is silently exposing just how vulnerable Awards, which also serve to provide the customers outstanding solutions based on districts’. seeks to improve the life cycle of solar certain groups, such as the disabled, winning organisations with an incentive really are. to continue their good work. And, even Lockdowns, the closure of centres and more importantly, we must strive to shine other problems caused by the pandemic a light on a problem that is still present in have all put the spotlight on another society and which, as a developed nation, issue often faced by the disabled – a lack of financial resources. That is why To date, a total five years ago, the Emprendis Awards of 304 individuals were created by the Ayesa Foundation. Their mission is very simple – to improve have secured a the employment prospects of disabled persons, thus ensuring greater equality of job thanks to the opportunity, personal development and Emprendis Awards an improvement in their quality of life and that of their families. we just cannot allow to continue. Now, Ana Manzanares, President of the Ayesa Foundation. Last year, which was largely defined by within the context of COVID-19, they need COVID-19, the foundation once again the support of public and private-sector entries were submitted by non-profits showed its commitment to these awards organisations more than ever’, highlights based in the seven provinces that make by providing funding for ten initiatives Ana Manzanares, President of the Ayesa up Andalusia, of which ten were selected created by associations based in Anda- Foundation. by a panel made up of individuals from lusia, designed to promote the inclusion Following this latest round of funding, the the non-profit sector, including Antonio of those with physical and cognitive Emprendis Awards have helped a total Fragero (Proyecto Hombre), Juan Luis disabilities in the job market. of 350 people get into the job market. 22 Muñoz Escassi (AFA [Andalusian Asso- ciations and Foundations]), José Soto (Andex), Juan Román (Hélice) and Ricardo technology. The second is Islander, a continuation of the power plants and make European products Galán (Ayesa Foundation). Spain occupies fourth place in the ranking of H2020 project NETfficient, which has now more competitive. Specifically, Ayesa will The Ayesa Foundation will provide 5000 European countries which received the most ended. This project will roll out an innovati- develop a technology platform for smart euros in funding to each project. As always, the winning initiatives are varied funding as part of the EU’s H2020 program- ve energy model featuring state-of-the-art operation and maintenance (O&M), bringing and adapted to the needs of each area, me during the period 2014-2019. Although energy generation and storage techniques, all the advantages offered by the IoT and association and disability, although, due data is still not in for 2020, this trend looks as well as a smart technology platform for data mining to solar power plants. The result to COVID-19, projects involving digital set to continue. managing the entire system. Although the will be greater profitability and efficiency of transformation and digital skills training Over this period, Ayesa participated in seven system will be installed on the German island the sites. Ayesa will also implement a digital have increased significantly. projects, representing 70 million euros in of Borkum, it is expected to be replicated twin model (a virtual replica of an object or The non-profits involved all highlight the funding. It is currently involved in seven on five other islands in , Croatia and system that simulates its behaviour), which damage the pandemic is causing, not projects worth 46 million euros, five of Scotland. will allow faults and losses to be pre-empted, only in financial terms but also due to the which are the result of different H2020 calls Renewable energy generation and storage thus making predictive maintenance at the situations families were forced to endure for proposals and two of which are funded technology will be installed at 33 prosumer plants possible. during lockdown. by Spain’s Centre for the Development of households, a hundred homes will be con- Another H2020 project Ayesa is involved in Industrial Technology and European Regional nected to the district heating network, powe- is SND-microSENSE. Here, the goal is to 2020 Winners Development Fund. red by marine energy, an electric vehicle develop a secure solution for decentralised Two of these projects were launched in the charging-discharging network will be set up, electrical power and energy systems which Autismo Cádiz Molinos del Guadaira second half of the year. The first is Custom- and demand response will be implemented, is resilient to cyberattacks, ensures privacy Apadis Bahía de Algeciras Upacesur Educa Abriendo Puertas Fejidif Art, an 8-million-euro project in which Ayesa this taking the management of energy pro- and protects against data breaches. Ayesa is Apannedis Asansull is participating alongside 15 other European duced at homes to the next level by allowing the company leading this project. Niños con Amor TAS Ingenio_16