India's municipalities are the weakest globally in access to resources, financial autonomy and revenue raising capability, says the Urban Development Minister
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Armed with a smart phone loaded with 'Beatbook', a beat constable would be connected to a centralised server to update records and fill logs from anywhere
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The PRSF project is the first guarantee operation of the World Bank in India without a financial counter-guarantee provided by the Government
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The country is looking at savings of nearly 100 billion units of power by the use of LED lights, the Power Minister has said
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GIGO JOSEPH – CEO, SmartCity Kochi, spoke to BWSC about how the project is helping achieve economic, social and environmental sustainability while leveraging technology via a Smart Digital Plan that offers more structured living conditions to its residents
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The Director of the National Institute of Design (NID) – India’s premier design institute – shares his thoughts on why we need to go beyond technology when talking about smart cities
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BWSC caught up with S. NARAYAN, CEO of Lavasa Corp. – a subsidiary of the Hindustan Construction Company. Here’s what he had to say about India’s first post-Independence hill station and ‘democratic’ development, while taking measure of 100 smart cities
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By effectively using open data technologies and processes to engage citizens, policy makers can add value to existing public services and make citizens partners in progress
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The Group's new online & print magazine - BW Smart Cities - seeks to connect everyone in the smart cities ecosystem to build a constructive discussion forum for issues related to new technologies, urban governance and partnerships
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The Internet of Things (IoT) is generating as much interest as it is questions. The idea of heterogeneous devices being able to communicate with each other through a variety of means is opening up a world of possibilities. BWSC caught up with UDAY CHALLU, CEO iYogi – a global technology products and services company from India that has developed an award-winning IoT platform – to talk about smart cities, public safety, smart homes and more.
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