The document discusses how a consulting firm can add value to a Smart City Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV). It outlines three key ways: 1. Assisting in the development of detailed project reports and selection of implementation partners. This includes developing requests for proposals. 2. Ensuring stakeholders, resources, and consortium partners are coordinated according to the project management plan. Monitoring outcomes against goals. 3. Organizing and strengthening the managerial, financial, and legal capabilities of the urban local government and SPV. Managing the delegation of decision-making authority from the municipal corporation to the SPV.

1. Smart Cities- A Consulting Firm’s Perspective &
Value Add
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Smart Environment
Promote a more sustainable environment for the people
through emphasis on a system of reusing & recycling
Smart Economy
Improve & promote the overall business climate, the advancement of
Fintech & Reindustrialization and city attractiveness for startups &
investors
Smart People
Enable people to interact with service providers and participate in civil
society with ease & confidence, embracing change with ease &
comfort
Smart Government
Promote a data driven approach to further promote
development of e-governance & related public services
Smart Living
Instill & enhance citizen’s confidence & ability in
transacting electronically with the public & private sector
Smart Mobility
Facilitate Commuter’s Choice of efficient & integrated
multimodal transportation with maximized usage of public
transportation
SMART CITY
OBJECTIVES
Smart City Themes & Policy Objectives
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3. Municipal Governments
Urban City Planners
Utility Providers
Financial Institutions
Central Government
& State Government
SPV
PMC & Hand Holding
Agencies
Industries &
Companies
Social Organizations
Eco System ComponentsEcoSystemComponents
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Assisting in the development of DPRs along with selection of implementation partners
Developing the DPR with detailed technical / functional and financial specifications along with
break even analysis
Developing RFP documents with detailed technical and financial specifications for selection of
implementation partners
Managing the bidding process and assisting the SPV in shortlisting & selecting suitable partners
Ensuring coordination of stakeholders, resources, consortium partners as well as integrating the
activities in accordance with the project management plan
Monitoring and evaluating project outcomes against the project plan and the project performance
baseline
Conducting Training Need Assessment across all involved stakeholders on core technical areas
along with project management requirements
Developing training modules across subject areas and across levels in the involved organizations
A Consulting Firm Would Add Value in a Smart City SPV By
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4. Municipal Governments
Urban City Planners
Utility Providers
Financial Institutions
Central Government
& State Government
SPV
PMC & Hand Holding
Agencies
Industries &
Companies
Social Organizations
Organization Designing,
Development & Restructuring of
the SPV
Strengthening the Managerial,
Financial, and Law Enforcement
Capabilities of Urban Local Govt
Building Accountability in the SPV
Towards Delivery of Services to
Citizens
Managing Delegation of Decision
Making Authority from Municial
Corporation to the SPV
Eco System ComponentsEcoSystemComponents
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 Ensuring discharge of committed funds by the Central Govt. & State Govt. to the SPV by
working with them.
 Making the SPV financially independent by working with it in order to set up financial
intermediaries, issuing municipal bonds and engaging with the private sector.
 Cross Pollinating the best practices used by Consulting Firms in other SPV led PPP Models in
industries such as Roads & Highways, Metro Rail, etc.
A Consulting Firm Would Add Value in a Smart City SPV By
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World’s Leading
Smart Cities
New York London Stockholm Tokyo Seoul
 Declared the “smartest city” in
2017, New York partnered with
IBM to launch the IBM Business
Analytics Solution Center.
 Collaborated with Cisco and City
24/7 to strategically place smart
screens throughout the region
for reporting news, events, and
even offer coupons.
 Developed smart hubs with NFC
technology and WiFi capabilities.
 Ranks among the top cities in car
sharing services, education,
innovative economies, internet
speed, and WiFi hotspots.
 In the smart tech community,
London is revered for its smart
transport system of buses,
trains, and shared vehicles.
 London’s city’s congestion tax
further influences citizens to
utilize public transport in a
nationwide effort to mitigate
dependency on fossil fuels.
 London ranks among the best
cities for international outreach,
human capital, innovative
economies, and WiFi hotspots. .
It partnered with O2 to
launch Europe’s largest free WiFi
network.
 A recipient for the Intelligent
Community of the Year Award in
2009, Stockholm was
named Europe’s Green Capital in
2010 by the European
Commission.
 Stockholm’s elaborate public
transportation network consists
of ferries, high-speed trains, up
to 2000 city buses, 1000 local
trains, and trolleys (most of
which run on green energy).
 Stockholm ranks high in citizen
participation (city residents
recycle almost 100 kg of waste
per person).
 In 2011, Tokyo collaborated with
companies like Panasonic, Tokyo
Gas, and Accenture to develop a
suburban “smart town” that
produces zero carbon emissions,
and was powered completely by
renewables. Tokyo’s rail system
has taken on smart capabilities.
 Tokyo’s rail system has taken on
smart capabilities in recent
years, which is essential in its
handling of over 100 train lines
and transporting upwards of 14
billion passengers per year.
 Tokyo ranks especially high in
smart parking, WiFi hotspots.
 Seoul has been immersed in
smart technology for years,
having been named the world’s
first smart city back in 2014.
 Seoul’s “Smart Seoul 2015”
campaign provided top-notch
healthcare facilities for the
disabled and elderly and
provided them with tablets and
smartphones to assure they
received timely attention.
 Along with playing host to the
upcoming 5G network, Seoul is
among the world’s leaders of
utilizing smart technology in
mobility and transportation.
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By deploying the best practices used in world’s leading Smart City
projects, a Consulting Firm could catapult the city under
consideration into the league of world’s best Smart Cities

6. Thank You
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