Articles for Governance

IBM to invest $3 bn on 'Internet of Things'

Technology giant IBM is targeting USD 40 billion in annual revenue from cloud, big data, security and other growth areas by 2018, while already offering smart cities solutions

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Bridging the Gap: From basic needs to smart cities

Vishal Dhar, President, iYogi spoke to Lakshya Rathore of BW Smart Cities at the launch of its print magazine about smart cities and why it is important to start with catering to the basic needs of citizens

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A Hub, Not an Island: SmartCity Kochi

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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Socially Smart: Designing Cities with Responsibility

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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Building a 365-Days Economy: The Lavasa Experience

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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BW|Businessworld joins India on its journey toward 100 smart cities

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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What Shade of Smart? Brownfield cities may be the way forward

Given the opposition against the Greenfield model, a majority of the 100 smart cities are expected to follow the Brownfield path. Cyberabad, a dynamic example of retrofitting, can show the way

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Innovation and cooperation key to smart cities: Amsterdam Mayor

Amsterdam Mayor Eberhard van der Laan is leading a business delegation of about 60 representatives from the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area to India

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