GTU Smart City E-Newsletter Issue XVII Date : 05-11-2016

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Indian Smart City Updates

Govt. to Show Results of Smart City Project Soon

According to the latest news, the Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said that the govern-

ment has proposed an investment of Rs 1.35 lakh crore for the implementation of ‘Smart City Project’ in

60 towns and 20 cities have started rolling out their schemes.

However, the every state has participated in the stiff competition of Smart City Project while UP state has

not shown any interest in the mega scheme of Modi’s government.

Naidu said that the result will be visible soon as the first batch of 20 cities are starting to roll out a range of

projects to ensure better living.

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Corporation Invites Applications for CEO & CFO Posts in Smart City Ltd.

In order to make Chennai as a smart city, the Greater Chennai Corporation

has invited the applications for CEO & CFO posts in Chennai Smart City

Limited (CSCL), the special purpose vehicle tasked with the project’s im-

plementation. This project will be implemented Rs. 518 crore worth solu-

tions related to water management and information communication tech-

nology and Rs. 848 crore worth retrofitting solutions for T Nagar.

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Mainly, the corporation has invited applications from people to fill the posts of CEO, CFO and company

secretary. The eligible people should be at least a decade’s experience in urban development, finance man-

agement and other related fields of work. ...

Nagpur Smart City project falls in hands of L&T

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) infrastructure major company has signed paper

with the Maharashtra government for converting Nagpur into a smart

city. Company has completed detailed surveys of the proposed junctions,

smart strip and zonal ring for surveillance and wifi deployment under

new smart city project.

L&T Construction is a technology, engineering, construction and manu-

facturing and financial services conglomerate smart World & Communi-

cations Business Unit. Company announced today ... Read More ...

Indore IMC Starts Work on All Overhead Cable & Electricity Lines Underground

In order to develop Indore city as a smart city, the municipal corpora-

tion has finally started the development work on Subash Marg and

Mhow Naka to Tori Corner. The corporation has first started widening

the roads to make it free from all overhead cable and electricity lines.

According to the sources, the corporation officials said that more than

50 percent construction work of roads has been completed and the un-

derground work would begin soon. ...

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TUFIDCO & City Corporation Formed Working Groups For Smart City

According to the published news in Times of India, a meeting was held

on Monday between Tamil Nadu Urban Finance and Infrastructure De-

velopment Corporation Ltd (TUFIDCO) and the city corporation to

find the suggestion on the smart city proposals and also from various

working groups.

A senior officer of the corporation said that actually the meeting was

called to form working groups for discussion on Lake restoration and

renovation, Traffic movement, Infrastructure planning, Parks and open

spaces and Non-motorized transport. ... Read More ...

New Delhi Smart City Project will Implemented by June 2018

As per the latest news, the urban development minister Naidu di-

rected the NDMC officials that the Rs 1,900-crore “Smart City”

project should be implemented by June 2018 and the efforts should

be visible by next June. He also said that the NDMC can become a

lighthouse for other cities to develop as a smart city.

According to the reports, the minister said that a Digital screens

should be set up at all major NDMC locations to display useful in-

formation such as weather, ...

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CISCO Ready to Digitally Transform 14 Cities in India

As per the published news of Economics Times, the CISCO is actively

working with state governments and its partners to digitally transform 14

cities. Not Just Nagpur in Maharashtra its has decided to connect 100 cities

as part of PM Modi’s ‘Digital India Program‘ initiative.

In a Q&A with IANS CISCO CEO Robbins said that we have joined hands

with state governments to digitally transform 14 cities with help of our part-

ners. He also said I wish to take this number to 100 in the next five-seven

years in line with the Indian government’s ‘Digital India Program’ and

‘make in India’ initiatives.

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India fights cancer using IBM Watson technology

According to the World Health Organization, cancers of all types claim

approximately 680,000 lives each year in India, making it the second lead-

ing cause of death in the country after heart disease. There are one million

new cancer cases diagnosed every year in India, and this is expected to rise

five-fold by 2020.

Compounding the growing health challenge, India faces an acute shortage of oncologists and radiation ther-

apists. Industry data reveals that the ratio of oncologists to cancer ...

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MP to set up 12 mini Smart Cities

With as many as five Smart Cities already being developed in the

state, the Madhya Pradesh government will be setting up another 12

‘mini Smart Cities’ to attract investors. Chief Minister Shivraj

Singh Chauhan announced the same during the Madhya Pradesh

Global Investors Summit (GIS). These 12 towns, to be converted

into mini Smart Cities, will be equipped with intelligent transport

management, ... Read More ...

Raipur to get command and control centre (invites bids for PMC)

As part of its Smart City proposal, the Raipur Smart City Ltd (RSCL), a

Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) has proposed to implement several smart

solutions projects through the More Raipur City Operations and Control

System (MRCOS). In this regard, the SPV has called for request for pro-

posal (RFP) for appointment of ...

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Now, a smart transportation hub for Vadodara

The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC), under its Smart City mission,

has invited expressions of interest (EOIs) to develop an integrated Smart City

transportation hub on a design, build, finance and transfer basis, in the city. The

last date of EOI submission is November 11. This project will also be the first

major work ... Read More ...

Naya Raipur issues RFP for public bicycle system

For those of you who haven’t been to Amsterdam, it’s time to put on your

cycling gear. The Naya Raipur Development Authority (NRDA) has is-

sued requests for qualification (RFQs) for design, procurement, installa-

tion, commissioning, operation and maintenance of a public bicycle shar-

ing (PBS) scheme in the city...

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Now, an online shop to tackle e-waste (and it’s India’s first)

The waste management ecosystem in India is fragmented, complex and

inefficient. Can the country resort to some online help? We are in the

midst of a global, technological revolution where the Internet has be-

come a powerful enabler and conduit for all interactions in our lives;

ranging from trivial and everyday activities like buying groceries, hail-

ing cabs, to potentially life changing ones like marriage, job, property -

the Internet is all around us, every step of the way Read More ...

MP saves Rs 10 crore annually (& keeps away hackers)

The Government of Madhya Pradesh lacked the core IT infrastructure to

offer efficient delivery of government services to government depart-

ments, citizens and businesses. Due to the lack of a central data reposito-

ry and interoperability within the various other data centres, the state

government was unable to initiate e-governance in Madhya Pradesh. In

line with the NeGR, the government decided to set up ...

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Indore stands out as role model for Smart City mission: Venkaiah Naidu

Union minister Venkaiah Naidu praised the Madhya Pradesh government

for making remarkable progress in the Smart City mission, saying Indore

stands out as a perfect example before the country in meeting challenges.

“We will provide all possible help to Madhya Pradesh on priority basis

for its urban development mission. Constant efforts are needed to com-

plete infrastructure development in small urban habitats. Madhya Pra-

desh has now become an important state, and urbanization ... Read More ...

'Smart' makeover proposed for Pune railway station

PUNE: Smart City Plans for the city may potentially impact the railway station and allied services. As a

result, the railway station and adjoining areas will be redeveloped on Smart City lines to enhance passenger

amenities, easy access, enabling optimal utilization of land at railway stations, as part of Smart City devel-

opment. The proposed redevelopment involving railway stations envisages improving integrated public

transport hub, waiting halls and other amenities for passengers, development of residential and commercial

spaces, land scaping, etc, the ministry of urban development's press statement states. ...

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Smart Cities Development - Global Updates

Smart Technologies Updates

IBM To Organise Smartcamp For Smart City, Invites Applications From Tech Based Start-ups

IBM, under its Global Entrepreneur Program is organising a

startup challenge – IBM Smartcamp for Smart City. Tech-

based startups are applicable to participate in the event.

B2B and B2C startups working in the areas of energy, utili-

ty, transportation, sanitation, agritech, water conservation,

citizen management, safety, and surveillance can apply for

the event. ... Read More ... Read More ...

Smart city IOT platform targets global problems

Mobile operator Orange launched an Internet of Things and Data analytics

platform for global large scale deployment.

Dubbed Data Venue, the platform is targeted at enterprises in the smart cities

sector as well as health and automotive. With already 56 percent of decision

makers known to consider IoT as strategic, Data Venue is expected to help

multinational and large national corporations seize the endless opportunities

offered by the IoT revolution. Its use cases include improving safety and user

experience within smart cities, by connecting street lights or parking meters ... Read More ...

Bosch Beyond Mobility 2016 - Smart Cities, Home Appliances and more

Bosch India, a technology services company, showcased their connected

and smart solutions for multiple industry sectors at an event yesterday at

the Bosch India headquarters in Bengaluru, India. Bosch is a company

largely known for their mobility solutions in smart and connected technolo-

gy, and the speakers and announcements at the event highlighted their

reach into other sectors like Industrial technology, Consumer Goods, ...

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BMW's vision for the smart city of the future includes autonomous driving and AI

Imagine the not-so-distant future, where a fully autonomous car drops you off at

work on time and returns to pick you up at 6 p.m. with your tennis racquet in the

car, if that's part of your evening's schedule, or the groceries that you need if

you're heading home. You don't even own the car but, instead, have pre-

purchased the miles you need to accomplish your tasks. This is the vision that

BMW has for the future of the automobile and urban living, which it focused on

at an event in Santa Monica, Calif. ... Read More ...

Bhubaneswar to float RFP for sensor-based ITMS

Bhubaneswar will soon float requests for proposal (RFPs) to imple-

ment an intelligent traffic management system (ITMS) under its

Smart City Mission plan. Once the tender process is completed, the

implementing agency will have to complete the project in just nine

months. Canada-based firm IBI Group will be the programme-

implementing agency for the ITMS in the city...

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Cubic Transportation Systems: Surface Transport Management solution

Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS), a business unit of Cubic

Corp., last month launched its new Surface Transport Man-

agement solution in Melbourne, Australia. The technology

provides operators a way to share information on incidents

across all modes of travel from an information and decision

support perspective, according to the company. The software

also allows operators to coordinate a multimodal response. For

example, if a specific train route is delayed or cancelled, lead-

ers can move additional loads onto parallel surface streets. .. Read More ...

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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