The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)-mentored smart city pilot projects will be based on a PPP model where the foreign partner will also be responsible for mobilising multilateral funding
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PSUs like NTPC, Coal India and NMDC have been roped in to fund the setting up of over 60 Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations across 12 cities by this year-end
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The 'Smart City Maturity Model' (SCMM) has been prepared by the Indian School of Business (ISB) to help a city or state assess its technology readiness to align resources and capabilities
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Sweden, which has expertise in urban planning, power, sustainable transport and waste management, sees business opportunities with Indian partners in states
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Bloomberg Philanthropies, which will act as a knowledge partner for the 'Smart Cities Mission', will also assist in design and implementation of the process for selection of cities
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A report prepared by Nasscom on the Information and Communications Technology framework assumes that the total ICT spending for smart cities can account for 10-15 per cent of the overall budget
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IBM's Smart Cities Programme will help the selected cities address the challenges like waste management, disaster management and citizen services
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The process of selection for developing smart cities will be initiated after guidelines are issued to the states
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