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The 1st SmartCitiesCouncil® - Europe Stakeholders’ Assembly recently took place in Dublin, Ireland on the 9th of November. The day’s theme was Accelerating your innovation economy and focused on how smart city solutions can advance innovation and...
Article - 11/21/2018
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Economic development, Energy, Telecommunications, Transportation, Waste management, The Enablers, Citizen engagement, Connectivity, Data management, Finance and procurement, Policy and leadership, Smart City Examples, SCC Spotlight Cities
In India, where there are cities struggling to provide even basic amenities to their tax-paying citizens, a village in Gujarat—Punsari—is equipped with modern amenities like CCTV cameras, WiFi and a renewable energy power station. However, a...
Article - 08/21/2017
Active Region(s): India
Category: Economic development, Waste management, Citizen engagement, Policy and leadership
Most cities are trying to do a better job at managing resources such as water, power, gas and waste. And most cities are trying to find jobs for the chronically under-employed. Here's an idea from Veolia that combines the two. Rather that use old-...
Article - 02/19/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Upward Mobility, Economic development, Waste management
Under the AMRUT (Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation) plan, the Madhya Pradesh government has proposed to improve basic infrastructure relating to water supply and sewerage network services besides storm water drainage, urban...
Article - 11/06/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Built environment, Economic development, Waste management, Water and wastewater, Policy and leadership
With just another 45-odd days remaining for the deadline to submit a comprehensive sustainable Smart Cities Proposal (SCP) under the Smart Cities Challenge, most of the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) are working overtime to find out the best solutions...
Article - 11/02/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Built environment, Economic development, Waste management, Citizen engagement, Policy frameworks and tools
The Ministry of Urban Development has approved the first batch of state level Action Plans under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) aimed at enabling water supply as per the norm and providing water supply and sewerage...
Article - 10/23/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Built environment, Economic development, Waste management, Water and wastewater, Financing and procurement tools
Malaysia's Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) has proposed to invest $ 30 billion in two urban development and housing projects in India, as per a statement from the Ministry of Urban Development.Malaysia's Minister of Works, Haji...
Article - 10/16/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Built environment, Economic development, Waste management, Computing resources, Financing and procurement tools
Umesh Pratap Singh, Municipal Commissioner, Kanpur Municipal Corporation.There are many reasons why Kanpur is the city of promise. It's not just the largest city of Uttar Pradesh, but the fifth largest in India by land area, the 10th most populous...
Article - 10/09/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Built environment, Economic development, Waste management
Speaking at the Smart Cities Council India's first tour stop in Ahmedabad were, left to right: Camille Richardson of the U.S. Consulate in Mumbai; Pratap Padode, founder of Smart Cities Council India; Vishal Kundra of AECOM, and Neelesh Kelkar...
Article - 07/22/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Smart City Concepts, Economic development, Waste management, Policy and leadership