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Smart Cities Council Partners have the unique opportunity to engage with multiple cities at the same time working together using the Council's Smart Cities Activator Platform. Here is an example of how the process works. You can download the PDF and...
Article - 10/16/2020
Active Region(s): Main, North America
As per a new study from Technavio, the smart city market size is poised to grow by more than $2118 billion during 2020-2024 with the decreasing price of connected devices expected to fuel market growth.The report from global technology research and...
Article - 10/16/2020
Active Region(s): India
Bharatpur is likely to become a Smart City in the coming years as the plan to include the city in the Narendra Modi government’s Smart City Mission has intensified. Recently, the Urban Development Department has sent a proposal to the Union Ministry...
Article - 10/16/2020
Active Region(s): India
The current COVID-19 pandemic has had unprecedented impacts on individuals and society as a whole. What was initially considered a China-specific outbreak spread quickly throughout the world, hospitalizing many and killing thousands. Until recently...
Article - 10/16/2020
Active Region(s): India
While the initial caseload of Covid19 in India was confined to metro cities like Delhi and Mumbai, it is now the Tier 2 and 3 cities that are contributing the most to new COVID-19 cases in the country. The increasing caseload has also led to...
Article - 10/16/2020
Active Region(s): India
Nokia announced an automated, zero-touch elevated temperature detection solution designed to help spot potential COVID-19 infections in facilities with thousands of people. The Nokia Automated Analytics Solution for Access Control streamlines and...
Article - 10/16/2020
Active Region(s): India
The Mangaluru Smart City (MSCL) has recently begun the implementation of its QR code-based Solid Waste Management System (SWMS), which is set to cover all the 60 wards of Mangaluru, in a phased manner.The first-of-its kind system will increase the...
Article - 10/09/2020
Active Region(s): India
Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh rolled out a “smart ration card” scheme for providing subsidized foodgrains to 1.41 crore beneficiaries in the State. He also announced a separate state-funded scheme to provide subsidized rations to nine lakh...
Article - 10/09/2020
Active Region(s): India
The Noida International Airport and Zurich Airport International AG on October 7, 2020, signed a concession agreement that would allow the Switzerland headquartered company to build and operate the Noida International Airport at Jewar for 40 years....
Article - 10/09/2020
Active Region(s): India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the world’s longest railway tunnel above 10,000 feet height on October 3. The Atal Tunnel was completed at the most difficult time of coronavirus pandemic. This project is currently the best example of...
Article - 10/09/2020
Active Region(s): India
The International Institute of Information Technology in Hyderabad (IIIT-H) has set up the Smart City Research Center (SCRC) with support from the Indian Government’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY), Smart City Mission and...
Article - 10/09/2020
Active Region(s): India
What is post COVID Urbanism, and why do we need to discuss it?Well, everything about 'place' is changing, and the COVID pandemic has highlighted this.On Tuesday 6th October the Smart Cities Council hosted a discovery session with an online audience...
Article - 10/07/2020
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
In response to the urgent need for plastic waste management, Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) in partnership with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) positively impacted more than 33,000 households across three wards of Mumbai—K-East (...
Article - 10/01/2020
Active Region(s): India
Eight cities in Uttar Pradesh have been identified for installation of e-charging facility for two, three and four-wheelers. According to a recent proposal, the e-charging facilities under the smart city projects will be simultaneously launched in...
Article - 10/01/2020
Active Region(s): India
The Noida Authority launched an integrated control room for the better management of solid waste in the city. The objective of the ‘Integrated Control and Command Centre’ is to monitor the waste collection, transportation, and remediation of the...
Article - 10/01/2020
Active Region(s): India
CBRE India’s Government Practice - a dedicated vertical for undertaking government and public sector mandates, recently crossed the coveted milestone of providing services across 100 top cities in the country. The services provided by CBRE...
Article - 10/01/2020
Active Region(s): India
The Patna Municipal Corporation has come out with a plan to improve its ranking in the next Swachh Survekshan survey, which is conducted annually by the Union ministry of housing and urban affairs (MoUHA) under the Swachh Bharat Mission.This time,...
Article - 10/01/2020
Active Region(s): India
Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam (UJVNL) is planning to set up two first-of-its-kind power general plants in Bazpur and Nadahi of combined capacity of 32 MW at two state-owned sugar mills where electricity will be generated from the cane waste for the...
Article - 09/25/2020
Active Region(s): India
The civic administration’s bid to appoint a private agency to collect and transport construction debris and recycle the waste has received poor response. There have been many complaints against construction debris being disposed along the roadsides...
Article - 09/25/2020
Active Region(s): India
The Ajmer Municipal Corporation is developing a mobile application, which will depict the location of garbage points and toilets in the city. The app will prove helpful for the general public as well as the tourists. Moreover, people will be able to...
Article - 09/25/2020
Active Region(s): India
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar launched different projects of rural development department (RDD) and urban development & housing department (UDHD) total worth Rs 602.58 crore through video conferencing.Of the total 602.58 crore; projects...
Article - 09/25/2020
Active Region(s): India
As an immediate response to COVID-19, several smart cities leveraged smart solutions and facilities that were implemented as part of the 100 smart cities programme. Deloitte, in its recent report, “India Smart Cities’ COVID-19 Response”, highlights...
Article - 09/25/2020
Active Region(s): India
On Monday 21 September we hosted our Plenary Morning for Smart Cities Week Australia New Zealand 2020. In this streamed plenary session we work through a range of topics that support the operationalisation of technology and data investments in...
Article - 09/23/2020
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
The European Union’s (EU) bank will invest 650 million euros for the construction of Kanpur’s first city metro line, its second biggest operation outside Europe that will finance a 32.4-km metro line with stations and rolling stock.The European...
Article - 09/18/2020
Active Region(s): India
The European Union’s (EU) bank will invest 650 million euros for the construction of Kanpur’s first city metro line, its second biggest operation outside Europe that will finance a 32.4-km metro line with stations and rolling stock.The European...
Article - 09/18/2020
Active Region(s): India
Kolkata Metro is also gearing up to get back on track with proper measures in place. Kolkata Metro is focusing on online smart card recharging system to avoid crowds at the ticket counters at stations.Posters will be distributed among commuters and...
Article - 09/18/2020
Active Region(s): India
The Tirupati Smart City Corporation Limited (TSCCL) advisory committee has approved several eco-friendly initiatives including setting up of battery charging stations, modular toilets and dormitories for RTC commuters. The proposed battery...
Article - 09/18/2020
Active Region(s): India
The Nava Raipur Atal Nagar Smart City Corporation Limited (NRANSCCL) has invited bids for the installation of 2.9 MW of rooftop solar projects at various locations under the capital expenditure (CAPEX) model. Besides the design, engineering,...
Article - 09/18/2020
Active Region(s): India
The Institute for Management Development, in collaboration with Singapore University for Technology and Design, has released the 2020 Smart City Index, with key findings on how technology is playing a role in the COVID-19 era. Four Indian cities—New...
Article - 09/18/2020
Active Region(s): India
About half the cities I talk to say they are the next Silicon Valley for their country or region. They love branding their city as a hub of innovation and entrepreneurialism with no clear understanding of what Silicon Valley had to do to become...
Article - 09/15/2020
Active Region(s): India, Main, Australia - New Zealand, Europe, North America, Smart Cities Activator, ASEAN, Smart Cities Week
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) signed an agreement with an environmental organisation for the Mithi river clean-up project. Officials said that MMRDA had received a proposal from the Marine Debris Partnership, which...
Article - 09/11/2020
Active Region(s): India
Regarded as India’s spiritual capital, Varanasi is being beautified under the old Kashi rejuvenation project worth Rs 80 crore. Work is on to give the city’s narrow lanes a retro look along with smart facilities. Six wards—Dashashwamedh, Jangamwadi...
Article - 09/11/2020
Active Region(s): India
India's official recycling capacity of construction and demolition (C&D) waste is a meagre 6,500 tonne per day (TPD) – just around 1 per cent, according to a new analysis by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). The country’s total C...
Article - 09/11/2020
Active Region(s): India
Despite the challenges posed by COVID-19 pandemic, Shimla Smart City project is gaining momentum as Rs 550 crore would be spent on increasing liveability and beautification of the tourist town. Urban development minister Suresh Bhardwaj said that as...
Article - 09/11/2020
Active Region(s): India
Those residing in low-lying areas of the city or in localities that get flooded by Vishwamitri river monitor its levels anxiously when there is heavy rain or water is released from the Ajwa reservoir.So far, this level was noted by Vadodara...
Article - 09/11/2020
Active Region(s): India
A fresh approach to supporting startups across Australia and New Zealand is underway with the announcement that the Smart Cities Council has broadened its partnership categories to include early stage startups.Under the new partnership program...
Article - 09/08/2020
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
Led by Carlos Rivero, the CDO for the Commonwealth of Virginia (USA), this panel at Smart Cities Week Global 2020 will be exploring how cities around the world are implementing open data initiatives.Register to attend Smart Cities Week here (free.)...
Article - 09/08/2020
Active Region(s): India, Main, Australia - New Zealand, Europe, North America, Smart Cities Activator, ASEAN, Smart Cities Week
In 2015, Stephen Adler, the Chief Information Strategist for IBM stated that IBM’s view about ‘smart cities’ was that a smart city was ‘self-aware.’ Peter Hirshberg, the Chairman of the City Innovate Foundation stated probably more comprehensively...
Article - 09/08/2020
Active Region(s): India, Main, Australia - New Zealand, North America, Smart Cities Activator, ASEAN
An Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) will be set up on the premises of Bihar Sharif Town police station to monitor a host of services and activities in the town. The decision was taken at the review meeting of Biharsharif Smart City...
Article - 09/04/2020
Active Region(s): India
Chirala municipality has bagged Swachh Survekshan 2020 award instituted by the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) under sanitation management category. The other towns and cities from Andhra Pradesh that won the awards are Vijayawada (Krishna),...
Article - 09/04/2020
Active Region(s): India