Page 144 - Built Expressions - Online Construction Magazine - November 2014 Issue

Events concluded events Management of Smart City, the Next Big Business Opportunity The concept of smart city is a process or series of steps by which cities become more ‘liveable’ and resilient by offering citizen centric service delivery, intelligent physical infrastructure, real time information access and service monitoring and transparency of outcomes and performance. With the objective of understanding the opportunities that exist within the smart cities in India, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) recently organized a conference on ‘Infrastructure and Technology Opportunities in Smart Cities’. It was a forum for the industry and what all stake holders to (from left to right) discuss the needs in making ‘Smart Cities’ a reality Mr. Jagan Narayan Padmanabhan, Director – Transport Crisil Risk & Infrastructure Solutions Limited; Dr Ashwin Mahesh, in the country. A Knowledge Paper on ‘Infrastructure Founding Member, Bangalore Political Action Committee, and Technology Opportunities in Smart Cities’ Map Unity; MsVandita Sharma, IAS, Principal Secretary, In- was released by Mr. Roshan Baig, Minister for frastructure Development Department; Mr R Roshan Baig, Infrastructure, Government of Karnataka and Ms. Hon'ble Minister for Infrastructure Development, Information Vandita Sharma, Principal Secretary, Infrastructure & Public Relations and Haj, Government of Karnataka; Mr V Development Department, Government of Karnataka Ravichandar,Chairman, Feedback Consulting & Ms Archana during the conference. Vidyasekar, Team Leader and Senior Research Analyst, Frost & During his inaugural address, Mr. Baig said that Sullivan at CII Karnataka’s, Conference on Infrastructure and Karnataka has played a pioneering role in promotion Technology Opportunities in Smart Cities of Smart City solutions in country. With a total market value of $1.56 trillion by 2020, the Smart Cities are expected to create huge business smart CCTV surveillance, smart street lighting, smart water opportunities across different sectors. electronic management and community messaging. The frst phase of this City in Bangalore, Kochi in Kerala, lavasa hill City in fagship project will be rolled out in January 2015. Maharashtra are cities with ongoing smart initiatives. Government of Karnataka is proud to announce that The $90 billion Delhi – Mumbai industrial corridor electronic City project is currently the only brown feld eSDM envisions development of 7 smart cities along the cluster (electronic System Design & Manufacturing Cluster) area for which government of India has approved in the country to receive approval for a fnancial grant from the fnancial assistance of Rs. 17,500 crore at an average Central Government to spur innovation in product design and of 2,500 crore per city. Other planned industrial manufacturing. corridors like Chennai-Bengaluru, Chennai-Vizag and Ms. Vandita Sharma, Principal Secretary, Infrastructure Mumbai-Bengaluru will provide further opportunity Development Department, Government of Karnataka said for development of industrial nodes as world-class that as India prepares to surge ahead in manufacturing and cities with smart initiatives. ensuring a sustainable living to its citizens, it is important to Mr. Baig also stated that the Government of develop sustainable cities that are resource effcient, smart and Karnataka will develop Asia’s frst Internet of Things provides world class services to its dwellers. It is imperative for (IoT) Innovation hub, which will be developed by governments to dynamically adapt to the changing planning and CISCO in partnership with electronic City Industries implementation needs quickly and Government of Karnataka Association (elCIA) to provide smart parking, is committed to adopting itself to develop more and more PG 144 Built Expressions Vol: 3 Issue: 11 November 2014