Know about the elements of planning for a smart city and CIP capacity building for smart cities

1. Dr Geoffrey Clements
Chairman, Commonwealth Infrastructure Partners
2019
Smart Cities
The future of urban infrastructure planning
Focus India

2. Smart Cities – the future of urban infrastructure planning
What is a smart city?
• A smart city is often thought to be a city in which digital
technology is all-important. However, a truly “smart” city has many
other significant components.
• The starting point: intelligent, comprehensive urban planning
• The design anticipates future trends and growth

3. Smart Cities – the future of urban infrastructure planning

4. Smart Cities – the future of urban infrastructure planning
Elements of planning for a smart city
• To create a durable, sustainable smart city, the initial planning
must be forward looking. It must include:
Environmentally sustainable integrated urban environment
Integrated infrastructure development
Optimised transport connectivity, facilitating ease of movement between home, work, retail and leisure,
including minimising pollution-creating modes of transport

5. Smart Cities – the future of urban infrastructure planning
Elements of planning for a smart city
• To create a durable, sustainable smart city, the initial planning
must be forward looking. It must include:
Integration of nature with the urban environment, to create a balanced and pleasant space for living and
Smart communication, minimising the need for travel within the city
High quality accessible education, integrated from primary school to university and professional education

6. Smart Cities – the future of urban infrastructure planning
Chandigarh – a smart city in advance of its time
• A well-planned, forward-looking city has the ability to be sustainable
and “modern” for decades
• Chandigarh in northern India is a prime example.
• The Master Plan was created in 1951
• 68 years later, it is one of the most pleasant cities in India
• It has a high quality of life, with an almost complete absence of traffic
congestion
• Almost seven decades later, the city planning for Gandhinagar, the new
capital of the state of Gujarat, is using many of the features from
Chandigarh

7. Smart Cities – the future of urban infrastructure planning

8. Smart Cities – the future of urban infrastructure planning
A smart city depends on smart people
• Smart city planning must include the contribution of the people to
the intelligent city environment
• Artists’ renditions and scale models of new cities are often
remarkable for the absence of people on display
• A truly smart city must include smart education, from primary
school to higher and professional education
• Good quality education maintains an intelligent population –
contributing to a smart city worthy of the name

9. Smart Cities – the future of urban infrastructure planning

10. Smart Cities – the future of urban infrastructure planning
The CIP model for capacity building for
sustainable smart cities
• The planning, construction and operation of a smart city requires
the development of high-level advanced professional competence
and skills across all sectors
• Through its associates and partners, and through a combination
of international and local skills, CIP can deliver capacity building
for successful smart cities

11. Smart Cities – the future of urban infrastructure planning
CIP capacity building for smart cities
• International best practice in every sector
• Horizontal integration between sectors
• Integration between management and “technical” skills
• Vertical integration in every sector
• Ground-breaking capacity building and implementation capability
oEvery new smart city should be smarter than the previous one
oSmart city planning should be forward looking and not backward looking

12. Smart Cities – the future of urban infrastructure planning
CIP capacity building for smart cities
• Research must be integrated into capacity building
oThis enables quantification of the results and benefits
• Capacity building teams should integrate international & local
talent, expertise and experience
• Integration of professional capacity building with higher and
further education institutions for cross fertilisation
• Integration between the public and private sectors

13. Smart Cities – the future of urban infrastructure planning
Every smart city is unique
geoffrey.clements@commip.org
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