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GTU Smart City E-Newsletter Issue XXVII Date : 12-05-2017
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BITS organized a two days National level seminar on “Smart Cities: Current Scenario and future challenges” on 24 -25 March - 2017
Smart City mission, intended to transform the lives and living conditions of the citizens of the country, is
the topic at hype in this age. Honourable Prime Minster Shree Narendra Modi is working rigorously in this
direction aiming to develop hundred cities all over the country. Under such innovative atmosphere, BITS
Edu Campus - Vadodara organized a two days National level seminar on “Smart Cities: Current Scenario
and future challenges” on 24th -25th March - 2017. The event carried an applaudable objective of provid-
ing a common platform for the government officials, semi government officials, faculty members, research
scholars, students, consultants, industrial people to come together and exchange their views on this most
demanding topic of the era.
Indian Smart City Updates
Venkaiah Naidu Announced Top 10 Clean Cities of the Country
According to the latest news, the Union Urban Development Minister
Venkaiah Naidu has announced the top 10 clean cities of the country.
According to the ranking, the first name is Indore, which is considered
as the cleanest city in the country.
Madhya Pradesh got the second place in the case of cleanliness. Bho-
pal, the capital of MP, has been considered as the second cleanest city
in terms of cleanliness. ...
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Traffic issue to be resolve in Chennai Smart City project
After a delay of two years, the Chennai smart city project is finally
going to start in year 2017. Main aim under Chennai smart city project
will be in focussing on traffic issues in the state Under the project .
Congested commercial hub T Nagar will be the first to be cured under
smart city project mission. The finance cleared for this purpose is Rs
200 crore. According to officials all the paper work has been complet-
ed in order to launch the smart city project. He said just the recruit-
ment process is left a bit that too will be completed by the end of this Read More ...
After poor Swachh ranking, LMC to fast-track Smart City projects
LUCKNOW: After failing miserably in Swachh Bharat Survekshan 2017, divisional commissioner has
asked Lucknow Municipal Corporation to fast-track the Smart City project. LMC has been limping so far
to put the smart city project on track and has been asked to speed up the process and complete individual
DPRs of various Smart City projects before June 25, the anniversary of Smart City Mission.
SCM is Centre's initiative to develop 100 cities of India into a modern urban ecosystem where a resident
can aspire for standard infrastructure and services. Though Lucknow missed the slot in top 20 smart cities
of India, ...
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Nokia helps build ‘smart region’ from the ground up
Nokia is using its smart city expertise to help make western China’s
TianFu New Area a science and technology hub. The Tianfu New
Area Chengdu Administrative Committee and Nokia have signed a
strategic agreement regarding digital city development. Both sides
will collaborate on construction of the data centre and related tele-
com infrastructure, the deployment of the trial for Internet of Things
(IoT) network, the incubation of IoT applications and devices, big
data, and the deployment of an end-to-end optics network. ...
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Union government seeks expansion plans for smart cities
HYDERABAD: With the Swachh Survekshan 2017 rankings out of the way, states will now have to get
down to the task of preparing urban expansion plans for smart cities as directed by the Union government.
The Centre has evolved a new sub-scheme for taking up urban expansion plans with the help of master
plans and GIS-based plans for the selected smart cities and all the capital cities. The state governments
have to send their proposals by the end of this month and prepare these plans in the next two or three
months. ...
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FSSAI proposes blueprint for 'food smart cities'
New Delhi: Regulator FSSAI has proposed widening the ambit of smart cities by incorporating food man-
agement system into it to ensure safe and nutritious food consumed by citizens.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and Urban Development Ministry on May 2
organised a workshop on 'Food Smart Cities' to discuss its framework and methodology for rollout. Senior
representatives from Smart Cities including Ludhiana, Ajmer, Jaipur, Gurgaon and Bhubaneswar partici-
pated in the meeting. ...
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National symposium on smart cities on May 5
VIJAYAWADA: Institute of Taxation & Accounting Professionals (iTAP) in association with Efftronics
will organise a two-day national symposium on ‘Smart cities- challenges and opportunities’ at Hotel For-
tune Murali Park here from May 5, Efftronics managing director D Ramakrishna has said.
Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, Ramakrishna said that the two-day national symposium
was aimed at creating awareness among government, industry and academia on various challenges and op-
portunities available in smart cities arena with latest technological trends like internet of things (IoT), artifi-
cial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), big data, analytics and mobile applications. ...
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Smart Cities Development - Global Updates
Saudi Ministry of Municipal Affairs: One Eye on Smart Cities, Another on Development
Riyadh – The Saudi Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs has taken quick and serious executive steps
towards 17 local cities for the purpose of moving them to the phase of “smart cities.” This step contributes
in growing investment opportunities, increasing job opportunities and achieving growth in the country.
This initiative launched by the ministry is one of the most prominent initiatives that are expected to leave a
huge impact on the level of activating partnership with the Saudi private sector, which contributes in build-
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Smart Technologies Updates
Electric Vehicles May Never Reach Their Full Potential Without a Clear Focus on Infrastructure
It’s not enough to focus on electric car sales. We need to focus on
making them into smart city and smart grid assets. While low gas
prices have created a challenging environment for electric vehicles,
year-over-year increases across nearly two dozen different EV
models in all major metropolitan areas of the U.S. illustrate an ob-
vious growth in electric consumption. But it raises a pressing ques-
tion for utilities and cities that want to stay ahead of the growth
curve: Is our infrastructure ready to accommodate citizens’ grow-
ing interest in EV transportation? ...
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Canberra trials new city mobility option: e-bike sharing
An apartment building in a Canberra suburb is the stage for what has
been referred to as Australia's first electric bike sharing program trial
involving a residential building. In a piece appearing in the Newcastle
Herald, Bykko founder and managing director Monica Zarafu outlined
the program, its compatibility with city mobility and the potential for
drawing more people into bike commuting and touring. Bykko and
developer Art Group partnered to offer 10 electric bikes for tenants of
the apartment building to use free of charge for one year. ... Read More ...
New toolkit to help smart cities be more accessible
A new toolkit has been launched to help cities implement smart city programmes that benefit all citizens,
including people with disabilities and older persons.
The toolkit is a result of the Smart Cities for All initiative led by G3ict (Global Initiative for Inclusive
ICTs) and World Enabled, with the support of Microsoft.
A survey of more than 250 experts worldwide, conducted as part of the toolkit, found that 60 percent of
them feel that smart cities are failing persons with disabilities and older persons. Only 18 percent of the
experts were aware of a smart city that is using ICT accessibility technical standards. ...
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Prof. Rajnikant Patel, Honorary Director,
Graduate School of Smart Cities Development (GSSCD)
Gujarat Technological University ,
Nr. Vishwakarma Government Engineering College
Nr. Visat Three Roads, Visat - Gandhinagar Highway
Chandkheda , Ahmedabad - 382424 , India
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