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The Smart City frenzy seems to be calling for innovative and more co-oprative tools for getting end-user feedback and suggestions.While cities across the country, have used the discussion forum on mygov.in to effective use for raising concerns and...
Article - 09/30/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Citizen engagement, Citizen engagement strategies and tools
Pune, the second largest city in terms of population among the 10 selected from the state of Maharashtra, is not wanting to leave any stone unturned in its effort for preparing a Smart City plan.The Pune with a population of 3.1 million, second to...
Article - 09/28/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Citizen engagement, Citizen engagement strategies and tools, Visioning and roadmapping tools
At the onset, the government has not prescribed any particular format or model for preparing a Smart City Proposal, as it does not believe in the 'one-size-fits-all' approach. Hence, the Centre has given a free hand to city planners to formulate its...
Article - 09/21/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Definitions and overviews, Citizen engagement, Policy frameworks and tools
Oulgaret Municipality has thorwn an open invitation to the local people to participate in a week long discussion-cum-consultation programme starting next Monday till 28 September, 2015 in order to draw a detailed plan for the Smart City proposal....
Article - 09/18/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Citizen engagement, Citizen engagement strategies and tools
The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation has taken the initiative to launch a new-age citizen centric solution service called 'BMC Sampark'. The service reinforces and supports the 'Swachh Bhubaneswar Abhiyan'. The service allows citizens to register...
Article - 09/08/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Smart City Concepts, Waste management, Citizen engagement
Kamikatsu, a small village in the mountains of Shikoku Island in south-west Japan, aims at being the country's first 'Zero Waste' community by 2020. And going by the pace of implementation so far, it seems that the Japanese' town is very much on the...
Article - 09/07/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Smart City Concepts, Waste management, Citizen engagement, Examples and case studies
The Maharashtra government has reportedly appointed ten senior IAS officers to 'mentor' each of the 10 cities in the state that have been selected by the central government in phase-I of 'Smart Cities' programme, to compete with each other and...
Article - 09/07/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Responsibility areas, Citizen engagement
Though the 'Smart Cities' initiatives around the globe are great case studies, each city has unique characteristics and problems and should focus on finding contextual local solutions.A Business Insider report quoted Managing Director of CISCO...
Article - 09/03/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Smart City Concepts, Telecommunications, Citizen engagement, Connectivity, Smart City Examples, Smart City Tools