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100 Smart cities - 1) Need "Sensible" / "Common Sense" cities before "Smart" cities. Rationalise existing systems 2) GIST is the gist of Smartcity ( Government, Industry, Society and Technology) 3) India's ICT platform has improved significantly, 260 Million Internet users 4) Create the right policy framework and encourage Open eco-system and architecture, Avoid Monopoly 5) Start-ups, Products, innovation will have a big role
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Captivate. Innovate. 1
CREATING 100
SMART CITIES
G Krishna Kumar
Vice President - Symphony Teleca
Adviser – Centre for educational and social studies
14-Nov-14
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SMARTNESS ?
• “Sensible” first , “Smartness” will follow
– Basic infrastructure and systems in-place
– “smartness” to improve efficiency
• GIST is the gist of Smart city
– Government, Industry, Society, Technology
– Enables economic growth, job creation, social welfare,
environment
– Participative governance, people’s attitude
– Common man oriented
• ICT platform as an enabler for delivering physical services
• It is a “continuous process” to make our lives better
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THE INDIAN CONTEXTIndia in the midst of an ICT Wave overall 75% Tele-density and 100% in cities, Internet and Broadband –
260+ Million subscribers. 50+ Million Mobile broadband users!
• Technology adoption positive
• Some form of E-governance exist
• ICT infrastructure has improved
Focus on Brownfield cities. Recognize
Kochi, Guwahati and Goa!
Prioritize
• Each city will have different priorities, utilize civic groups
• Traffic and Transportation
Rationalize existing systems
Bus Arrival Info, Ticketing, Parking,
Local trains
E-governance - Work flow Automation. Fix accountability.
Improve Grievances redressal and Land registration
A few thoughts for adding “Smartness”
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Policy framework, “Make it Happen”
• Bring-in top talent, Inspiring leaders
• Top-down Planning, Bottom-up ideas
• Master plan to details, measurable targets , Independent
Evaluation Office
• Complex system- Fix Accountability. Create a Nodal
agency to be responsible for the overall smartness
• Operationalize in smaller areas/wards ( Activation centers)
Innovation and Ecosystem
• Encourage start-up ecosystem ( Hardware and software)
• Encourage “Make In India” and smaller Indian companies
• “Open”, heterogeneous systems, interoperability. AVOID
Monopoly
• Add new courses both Engineering and Business
• India specific solutions
• Use NSDC ( National skill Development corporation) &
MOOC extensively to educate/enhance skills at all levels
• Utilize the Demographic dividend
Indian IT Industry
• 3 Million workforce across R&D, Analytics, enterprise
• Extensive experience on cloud, Analytics, Connected
Devices, IOT
• Possible PPP: Education/skill Development
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OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR IT INDUSTRY
• Start-ups and Product
creation
• Innovation potential
• Skilled and mature
workforce
• Localization
• Multi-vendor complex
systems
• Hardware capability
Opportunities Challenges
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TAKE-AWAY!
• Rationalize existing systems
• Gist of a Smart city is GIST
–Policy framework
–Create the right eco-system
• IT Industry will have a significant role
