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GTU Smart City E-Newsletter Issue XXII Date : 18-02-2017
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Indian Smart City Updates
Maharashtra to begin work on first 'smart highway
Move over smart cities. Smart highways with dedicated optical fiber cable
(OFC) networks, CCTVs, WiFi, electronic toll collections and e-traffic
management are here. The state government will undertake work on lay-
ing an OFC network on the Nagpur- Chandrapur highway, which will be
the first smart highway as part of a “smart cluster project” covering the
cities of Nagpur, Chandrapur and the industrial hub of Ballarshah. This
can later be replicated on other roads and highways like ... Read More ...
Raipur Smart City The Dream City of Aspiring Minds
Raipur is one of the proposed smart cities under “Smart City Mission” of Government of India. Various
initiatives have been taken by the Raipur Municipal Corporation in this direction, says Rajat Bansal, Mu-
nicipal Commissioner, Raipur Municipal Corporation, in an interview with Arpit Gupta of Elets News Net-
work (ENN). 21st century is the century of urbanisation with about 75 per cent of population dwelling in
city, have emerged a lot of ideas of making cities better place to live in. In the queue, the next hot topic is
the concept of Smart City. A city providing high quality life to its dwellers, by integrating economic, social
and environmental sustainability. ...
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Central district of Thiruvananthapuram favoured hub under Smart City project
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The verdict is out: The central business district (CBD), consisting Chalai,
Thampanoor and East Fort has been tipped the ideal location for area-based development under the Smart
City project. In an opinion poll conducted by the city corporation to elicit public opinion on the develop-
ment priorities for the urban renewal programme, the majority of the denizens favoured the central business
district. The CBD pipped six other locations in the mini poll. As many as 1,12,503 people participated in
the mini poll in which 21,394 persons supported CBD. Voting was conducted in various formats including
electronic voting machines (EVMs), new media, and SMS. ...
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Gwalior Smart City’s SPV Focuses On Economy, Mass Transit & Smart Solutions
Gwalior, a city in Madhya Pradesh known for its historic rele-
vance, was a part of the Smart Cities list released on September
21, 2016. Now, the city has it’s own Special Purpose Vehicle,
after the strategies were laid in two months. This SPV, led Vid-
isha Mukherjee as the CEO, will play a vital role in the smart
transformation of Gwalior by taking up specific projects...
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Smart cities: Pune Municipal Corporation plans India’s largest municipal bond issue of Rs 2,300 cr
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is planning a bond offering of R2,300 crore, in what will be the
country’s largest municipal bond issue till date. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) also pro-
poses to float bonds but for a much smaller amount of R200 crore. Pune, the second-largest corporation in
Maharashtra, earns the bulk of its revenues from property taxes and local body taxes which have risen
sharply in recent years. The PMC issue has not been guaranteed by the Maharashtra government.
Only a handful of municipalities are rated double A and above. Jayanta Roy, senior V-P at ratings agency
ICRA, says that due to the push from the Smart Cities and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Trans-
formation (AMRUT) programmes, ...
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Google Wins First City Wi-Fi Deal From Pune Smart City Development Corp.
Search giant Google has won its first city Wi-Fi deal in collaboration with companies like IBM, RailTel,
and Larsen and Toubro from Pune Smart City Development Corporation, a special purpose vehicle organ-
ised for the smart city mission in the city.
However the latest contract was at Rs 150 crore which also includes capital expenditure, operating ex-
penditure and revenue sharing elements. According to EconomicTimes Pune Municipal Commission-
er Kunal Kumar told that 15-20 percent revenue will be generated through this citywide Wi-Fi network will
be shared with the authority. ...
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Smart Cities Development - Global Updates
Funding and privacy are the real challenges facing smart cities
A smart city is this seemingly ubiquitous term for the data-driven urban and suburban environment that our
society is heading toward in the coming years. We spoke with University of Delaware (UD) policy scientist
Troy Mix last week, and he told us to think of it as a Nest thermostat of sorts, but on a bigger scale.
Smart cities will use data analytics to adjust to the needs of their citizens. That could dramatically improve
the convenience of everyday living. Getting there, of course, poses some unique challenges, and they might
not come from the side of engineering. ...
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IoT developments in ASEAN highlight economic potential in the region
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is proving to be a bright spot for enterprise Internet
of Things (IoT) and smart city projects, with countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia, and Vietnam aggres-
sively pursuing IoT projects of their own. The latest developments in the region were seen at the 12th edi-
tion of Asia IoT Business Platform 2017 in Singapore on 14 February 2017. This is the first time that the
conference was held here. Frost & Sullivan estimates the IoT market in ASEAN to be valued at US$1.68
billion in 2015, and expected to grow 35 per cent a year to reach US$7.53 billion in 2020. ...
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How Dubai is becoming a smart city
Dubai is becoming a smart city with an am-
bitious goal of making its people the happi-
est on earth. The city has launched various
initiatives whilst integrating technologies
such as Information Communication Tech-
nologies [ICT] and the Internet of Things
[IoT] into its hard and soft infrastructures.
These initiatives and technologies will trans-
form its networks and services into a more
efficient, intelligent and collaborative eco-
system. In 2013, His Highness Sheikh Mo-
hammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced
the launch of the Dubai Smart City project…
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How the IoT and smart cities can help meet sustainable development goals
Many cities around the world are already overcrowded, leading to transport and traffic congestion, and a
strain on resources such as water, energy, and safe housing. This is a key challenge for governments world-
wide, with Goal 11 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) being to “make cities and human
settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.” Governments can tackle these challenges using tech-
nology. Meeting sustainability goals in cities requires completely new concepts for urban mobility and the
sustainable use of resources – in other words, the evolution of a city into a smart city….
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Smart Technologies Updates
Construction Corner: Constructing a ‘smart city in a box’
Chicago is going with what it calls an Array of Things to get a reading of the city's overall health. They're
overlaying modern technology on an city that already exists. But in Virginia, just outside Washington,
D.C., a private equity company called 22 Capital Partners is planning to build a much smaller smart dis-
trict, but doing it from scratch. They're calling it a "city-in-a-box."
It's been interesting to watch the press handouts as they bring partners on board. They've signed up the
Tishman Construction unit of Los Angeles-based AECOM. They also have Trinity Group Construction and
DVA Architects. ...
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Smart Home, Building, and City Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Applications
Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications growth is expected to accelerate, particularly in certain in-
dustry verticals, and especially due to the anticipated Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem. One of the key
areas of growth for M2M and IoT falls within the area of smart homes, smart buildings including offices
and industrial, and smart cities. One of the original definitions of a “smart home” is a residence that has
highly advanced automatic systems for lighting, temperature control, multi-media, security, window and
door operations, and many other functions. With the expansion of broadband communications and M2M/
IoT, intelligence in the home is taking on a whole new meaning as various connected home applications are
transforming entertainment, information, health and general well-being. ...
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IoT developers face critical questions when building smart cities
The company hopes to help cities and commuters find new
ways to process data into fresh insights saving time, fuel, and
energy. Smart cars, buildings, and cities will emerge together
Besides working with manufacturers on instrumentation within
vehicles, IoT innovators are focusing on vehicle to vehicle and
vehicle to infrastructure communication.
According to Bob, connected cities will generate new data for
autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicles. At a recent North
Texas IoT hackathon, smart city and connected car were strong
areas of innovation. Defining the customer is essential for
smart city development ... Read More ...
How 5G Can Help Municipalities Become Vibrant Smart Cities
The next generation of wireless network infrastructure will be built using small-cell networks employing
5G wireless technology. This report presents how the connectivity and computing capacity unleashed by
these high-speed wireless networks can have significant economic and community benefits, through reduc-
tions in energy usage, traffic congestion and fuel costs, or by creating jobs as well as entire new industries
across the United States. The full potential of Smart Cities will be unlocked by 5G networks and small
cells. Telecom operators could invest large amounts to deploy next-generation wireless technology, while
faster internet connections could result in creating a more competitive workforce in different localities –
which would, in turn, attract higher-paying jobs. Deploying the infrastructure required for 5G will also cre-
ate new construction jobs. ...
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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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