2. What is smart city…??
A smart city is one that has digital
technology embedded across
all city functions.
Smart City uses digital technology and
information and communication this engage
more effectively and actively with its citizen.
The Smart City includes government
services, transport, traffic management,
energy, health care, water and waste.
3. Basic infrastructure for smart city
The core infrastructure elements in a Smart City
would include:
adequate water supply,
assured electricity supply,
sanitation, including solid waste management
efficient urban mobility and public transport,
affordable housing, especially for the poor,
robust IT connectivity and digitalization,
good governance, especially e-Governance and
citizen participation,
sustainable environment,
safety and security of citizens, particularly women,
children and the elderly, and
health and education.
4. Promoting mixed land use in area based
developments
Housing and inclusiveness
Creating walk able localities
Preserving and developing open spaces
Promoting a variety of transport options
Making governance citizen-friendly and cost
effective
Giving an identity to the city
Applying Smart Solutions to infrastructure and
services in area-based development in order to
make them better
5.
6. Public information, grievance
redressal , electronic service
delivery, citizens’
engagement, waste to energy
& fuel, waste to compost,
100% treatment
of waste water, smart meters
& management, monitoring
water quality, renewable
source of energy, efficient
energy and green building,
smart parking, intelligent
traffic management system.
7.
8. Different steps in the selection of smart cities are given below:
Letter to all state governments to shortlist potential smart cities based on stage-1
criteria according to number of smart cities distributed across states/UTs by the
MOUD-This is the first stage of Intra-State Competition
On the basis of response from states/UTs , the list of potential 100 smart cities are
announced. The second stage of All India competition begins
Each potential Smart City prepare its proposal assisted by a consultant and a hand-
holding External Agency
By Stipulated date Stage 2 proposal submitted . Evaluation by a panel of Experts
Selected cities declared-Round 1 smart cities
Selected cities set up SPV and
start implementation of their
SCP, Preparation of DPRs and
tenders etc..
Other cities prepare to improve
their proposal for next round of
the challenge
9. Challenges in smart cities
Given below are some of the key challenges that governments/businesses in
India will face while implementing their smart city strategies:
Replacing Existing City Infrastructure to Make It “Smart
City-Ready”
Providing Clearances in a Timely Manner
Financing Smart Cities
Dealing with a Multivendor Environment
Capacity Building Program
Availability of master plan or city development plan
Three-tier governance
Reliability of utility services
10. Open Government further E-government: putting citizens at the
centre of the processes
The smart organization of all that concerns citizens (knowledge,
talent, innovation, governance , etc…) taking advantage of the
existing resources
Six main axes: intelligent economy, smart mobile, smart
environment, smart Citizenship, smart way of life, smart
governance.
Being an Open Data, so that data and information are accessible to
Citizenship to innovate in the management and participations
systems
Promote governance, transparency, quality service, improved
energy system, mobility ... projects to be more likely to be effective,
in social and economics terms.
Identify needs of citizens to improve the quality of life, using cost-
benefit criteria
Efficient and sustainable response to the needs, and the capacity of
the environment to evolve
The balance harmonic development of cities based on the wishes of
the citizens is what makes it smart.
11. The smart city evolves with the environment, and develop
projects that give an efficient and sustainable response to the
needs of its citizens, equally smart, who use to their favour the
new technologies and the design of the city
The smart cities concept has gained a lot of attention lately and
it will most likely continue to do so in the future. Cities are
publishing smart plans, related conferences are trending and
more and more books are being written on the subject.
Smart technologies can provide solutions for cities by helping
them save money, reduce carbon emissions and manage traffic
flows.
