At MUNIEXPO 2026, local governments showcase AI, safety, and emergency tools

MUNIEXPO 2026, the Local Government Conference, opened on Tuesday under the theme "Winning Partnership," with exhibitors presenting technologies meant to streamline municipal work. The event focused on systems for resident relations, smart security, emergency communications, education, transportation safety, and continuity during crises.

MuniForce drew attention as a CRM-based platform for managing customer and resident relations, already operating in eight local authorities, including Kiryat Shmona, Afula, and Ramat Gan. Alon Blum, who oversees customer-relations implementation at the company, said the goal is to gather scattered municipal data in one place, add artificial intelligence, and save time and money. He said the system lets different departments, from education to welfare, work from a single database and improve service.

Security and surveillance were also prominent. Commit presented a unified platform combining several products so different municipal departments can work together instead of using separate systems. Chen Agayev said the platform uses AI to analyze live camera feeds, identify unusual events, generate alerts, and even make automatic phone calls. He added that it can run either in the cloud or on local physical servers.

In education, Gordon College showed a simple tool for creating podcasts for kindergarten and grades 1 through 2, alongside robotics and coding initiatives. Other education groups promoted programs aimed at reducing violence in schools, including the Israeli nonprofit Akademyat Mazmichim, which Lior Shochat said ranks first in the GPN programs and has led to a significant drop in violence, and Nitzan, which helps children with attention and learning difficulties together with schools and parents.

In transport and public safety, Getter Group unveiled a solar-powered smart crosswalk system, now heading to a pilot with Tel Aviv municipality, intended to light dark streets near crossings and prevent pedestrian crashes. The company also presented a small portable defibrillator priced at only a few thousand shekels. Other exhibitors included Emilio Technologies, which showcased robotics and automated machines, Nexus Group, which presented PTT and MCPTT operational communications for rescue bodies and municipalities, and Arowmid, which offered command, control, and communications systems. Nexus CEO Gabriel Shamlo said its new emergency button is designed to keep working in kindergartens, banks, and other sensitive sites during power outages, network failures, and other extreme scenarios.