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The concept of the smart city as the next stage in the process of urbanisation is gaining immense popularity and has become quite fashionable in the policy arena, recently in India. Creation of world class urban infrastructure is on the radar of the new government, as Finance Minister Arun Jaitley proposed to set asideRs7,060 crore to commence a project to develop 100 smart cities in his first annual budget in July.
Considering this as a big business opportunity Sistema JSFC, the Russian oil to telecom conglomerate with $34 billion of annual revenue, plans to approach the Indian government with a proposal to develop smart cities on the lines of projects it has implemented back at home.
Though the concept of smart city essentially means efficiency based on the intelligent management and integrated ICTs, and active citizen participation but then it actually implies a new kind of governance, genuine citizen involvement in public policy.
Even the Vendors are eyeing this booming sector and want to be a partner while the newly formed Modi government is willing to make changes by creation of Smart cities. SAP was in news recently that India’s Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC), with a vision to improve quality of life through better administration and citizen services, has implemented solutions from SAP to automate and centralize public service offerings. Available in Hindi, the solutions will help BMC manage and streamline day-to-day functions, including issuing marriage certificates, birth and death registrations, city infrastructure development and open space management, including roads, parking, traffic signals, community halls and schools. The solutions will also streamline permits, health services, water supply, lake conservation and tax collection, among other services.
Not only in India but the concept of Smart Cities is gaining traction globally. The role of advanced technologies such as ‘Big Data’ and ‘Cloud Computing’ in the development of genuinely ‘smart cities’ will also be covered through discussions and exhibitions at the GITEX Smart Cities Experience during Gitex Technology Week 2014. Brands from all across the world will display their products and solutions around the Smart Dubai strategy of Smart economy, Smart environment, Smart governance, Smart society and Smart mobility.
