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GTU Smart City E-Newsletter Issue IX Date : 10-06-2016

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Dr Akshai Aggarwal says Goodbye to GTU and Welcomes new in-charge VC Dr Rajul Gajjar

Dr Akshai Aggarwal's term as Gujarat Technological University vice

chancellor came to an end on 7th June, 2016, Tuesday evening as the

new in-charge VC Dr Rajul Gajjar took over the responsibilities of the

post. Dr. Aggarwal served two terms as the VC of GTU. Dr. Gajjar has

had a long association with the technological varsity and knows the ins

and outs of its working. She said, "I have been in the academic field

for the past three decades and have been associated with national and

state-level academic programmes. I am happy to get this responsibility

and look forward to introducing new measures for the betterment of Media Coverage...

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GTU - IPR Start Up Issue and Opportunities ( Plasma Technology Case Study )

A Seminar on Plasma Technology was arranged by Gujarat Technological University (GTU) on March 5,

2016 at GTU in association with Institute of Plasma Research, Gandinagar to create awareness of plasma

high tech applications to faculty and students. GTU being Gujarat’s largest university with 5 lac students

and 17, 500 faculty spread over 500 affiliated colleges in the State of Gujarat, response was tremendous.

Seeing the phenomenal response, it was decided to hold two days training workshop jointly by GTU and

IPR. Consequently Start up workshop with plasma case study was jointly organised by GTU and IPR on

19th & 20th May, 2016 to introduce plasma start up opportunities along with practical demo at FCIPT at

Gandhinagar. Response of GTU and local university’s graduate engineering/technology students excellent.

Start up workshop proved to be true facilitator to students. Workshop included exposure on

1. Plasma technology opportunities in SME sector with demo on

Smart City News

List of Winners Cities Fast Track Smart City Competition

In the Fast Track Competition, 13 cities have been selected by the Urban Development Ministry to develop

as smart city across India. The surprising news is that the Lucknow City topped in this competition and

make its position in the list of 13 cities followed by the Chandigarh Warangal and Dharamsala.

The list was released by the Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu on 24th May, 2016, Tuesday. In January

2016, the Urban Development Ministry had selected the 20 cities out of 98 cities. But now, These cities

were chosen from the 23 that failed to get representation in...

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5 milestones of the Digital India mission as the Narendra Modi government turns 2

The Digital India mission, launched on 1 July 2015, was envisioned

with the aim to digitally-empower the people of the country. The mis-

sion, flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, aims to bridge the

digital gap and attract foreign investments in India.

It ensures that all citizens will have electronic access to government

services. The mission also seeks to provide high speed internet ser-

vices to the citizens. It also has business-related services like ease of

doing business. Providing free wifi in trains and at railway stations

also comes within the purview of Digital India. The initiative, which

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Britain offers to develop Amaravati into smart city

Britain will be collaborating with the state governments and

the municipal authorities to develop Pune (Maharashtra), In-

dore (MP) and Amravati (Andhra Pradesh) into smart cities,

British High Commissioner to India Dominic Anthony Gerard

Asquith said here on 27th May, 2016, Friday.

The High Commissioner, who met Maharashtra Governor Ch

Vidyasagar Rao at Raj Bhavan here, said a centre of excel-

lence on automobile …

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Smart cities mission: Rajasthan sprints ahead, set to start work in Udaipur

Rajasthan is moving ahead at a rapid pace in terms of development of smart cities. In January this year, the

Modi government announced a list of the first 20 cities to be developed as smart cities, and Jaipur and

Udaipur made it to that list.

Rajasthan was the first state to submit smart city plans in January this year. The state has proposed a total

investment of R6,457 crore over the next five years for developing Ajmer, Jaipur, Kota and Udaipur as

smart cities, as part of the Smart City Challenge.

Rajasthan has also taken the lead in setting up special purpose vehicles (SPV) for the implementation of

smart city plans. The state has set up

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Ghaziabad taps biz experts for smart city plan ideas

GHAZIABAD: After finding itself at the 87th position in the list of

smart cities released by the Union government in January, the Ghaziabad

Municipal Corporation is making renewed attempts to earn a better posi-

tion in future. The civic agency on Thursday organised an 'industry con-

sultation workshop' at its Navyug Market headquarters which saw repre-

sentatives from nearly 27 companies exhibiting their expertise in the

field of traffic management, waste management and integrated traffic

management system. It has also made significant changes in its smart

city plan, which will be ... Read More ...

Smart City scheme: Tech to drive innovative business ideas

Car navigation systems that can predict where and when traffic jams might occur, by siphoning data from

sensors in roads and other vehicles. Cameras that can spot litter in public places and call in the cleaning

crew. Self-adjusting street lamps.

These are just a few of the scenarios that could become commonplace as smart cities take hold over the

next few years. Driven by rising urbanisation and fuelled by technologies such as the IoT and data analyt-

ics, smart cities are on the cusp of explosive growth. Glasgow, Barcelona, Nice, New York City, London

and Singapore have already embarked on the trek. The smart city tech market ...

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Not smart: If private players solve urban transport problems, governments shouldn’t get in the way

The furore over surging pollution levels in our cities which have made them among the worst in the world

on air pollution – and the perilous impact this has on citizens’ health – do not seem to have significant im-

pact on getting governments to address this growing crisis, apart from the tokenist odd-even scheme in

Delhi. Governments, both at the Centre and states, continue to quibble and nit-pick on petty issues ignoring

the enormity of the problem. The red flags raised by Delhi lieutenant governor Najeeb Jung to the Aam

Aadmi Party (AAP) government’s proposal to flag off an app based premium bus service – on the lines of

app based taxi services – to boost the rapidly buckling public transport system in the capital city, is only the

latest instance of government culture steeped in bureaucracy and political infighting. ...

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Threat of Cyber Attacks in Smart Cities

Smart cities are outcome of integration of technologies with new

or existing urban landscapes. There is going to be a paradigm

shift of what we experience and what we come to expect from

the cities around us. These “smart cities” integrate cyber-

physical technologies and infrastructure to create environmental

and economic efficiency while improving the overall quality of

life.

This have created important increases in the understanding of infrastructure usage, improved efficiency,

and better service provision to citizens. In times to come, smart cities will provide businesses with unprece-

dented economic opportunities. In effect, these transformations of today’s cities into smart cities will be an

amalgamation of two major technologies – millions of sensors connected to devices dispersed across a city

i.e Internet of Things (IoT) and Network that connects all of these nodes together and enables real-time

communication. ...

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Delhi, Mumbai And Bengaluru Rank Among The Worst Cities In The World On The Liveability Index

Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru - no one is smart enough

for this global livability survey of 181 cities. Parameters in-

cluded economy, human capital, technology, environment,

international outreach, governance, urban planning, public

management, social cohesion, mobility and transportation.

Surprisingly, the four cities were added to a list of 33 cities

making their debut on the list, for their population and eco-

nomic, political or cultural significance. ... Read More ...

Bringing Alive the Indian Smart City Dream

A smart city is a continuous process -- a series of steps by which cities con-

tinuously become more liveable and resilient by responding quickly to

newer challenges and adapting to newer technologies By Prabhu Rama-

chandran. A city connotes various meanings. Tall buildings, refreshing

parks, easy commutation etc are pictured as ideal cities in general. Howev-

er, cities have more to them. An ideal smart city is one where technology,

people, government and processes converge ...

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Venkaiah Naidu in Germany for 100 Smart Cities India Conference

Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu is in Germany to

attend a three-day conference on India's Smart City Mission. The conference

is being held in Berlin with the objective of receiving more cooperation from

Germany for the project and promoting more investments. Amidst global

interest in the initiative of development of smart cities in India, a three day

'100 Smart Cities India' Conference is underway in Berlin, Germany. It was

inaugurated by the Minister of Urban Development Mr. M. Venkaiah Naidu

and Germany's Minister of Nature Conservation, ... Read More ...

CII Taskforce Study Visit to Digital Villages in Gujarat

CII Gujarat Taskforce on Smart Villages & Cities Visited Digital Villages

of Gujarat, Punsari and Kadodara Village on Saturday June 4, 2016. Rep-

resentatives of GTU – Graduate School of Smart Cities Development are

member of CII Gujarat Taskforce on Smart Villages & Cities.

The CII Taskforce visited Punsari & Akodara village of Gujarat to under-

stand the work of the Gram Panchayat and to get Insights into Gujarat's

Rurban model. Punsari village received an award for being the best Gram

Panchayat from the Ministry of Rural Development in 2011. Akodra vil-

lage is the 1st Digital Village in India.

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Prof. Rajnikant Patel, Honorary Director,

Graduate School of Smart Cities Development (GSSCD)

Gujarat Technological University ,

Nr. Vishwakarma Government Engineering College

Nr. Visat Three Roads, Visat - Gandhinagar Highway

Chandkheda , Ahmedabad - 382424 , India

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Know more about Punsari Village:

Know more about Akodra Village:

Plasma Pyrolysis Dr. S. K. Nema

Plasma Nitriding Ms. Alphonsa J.

Nano particles Generation by Plasma Dr. Balasubramanian C.

Plasma Jet for Biomedical Applications Mr. Akshay Vaid

Plasma for Textiles Mrs. Nisha Chandwani

2. Start up ecosystem and challenges

3. Incubation and mentoring

4. Sources of finance for start up

5. Strategic options for adoption of plasma projects as start up.

It was gratifying that young engineers showed keen interest in Start up initiative and thus become job crea-

tor and nor job seeker, very much in line with vision of our Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Some more similar start up workshop would be worth while in other centres in Gujarat and elsewhere in

India.