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The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) is planning to monitor water supply network in the city through Scada project and hopes to reduce the non-revenue water (NRW) losses from current 44 per cent to 20-25 per cent. The city has a network of water...
Article - 12/06/2019
Active Region(s): India
Solid waste management is a cause of concern for urban local bodies (ULBs) due to a rapid urbanization. In this view, the Urban Development Department of Odisha Government has decided to replicate Tamil Nadu’s model of Micro Composting Centre (MCC)...
Article - 12/06/2019
Active Region(s): India
The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC), which is implementing agency of RRTS project in India, has issued the civil tender for the underground section Anand Vihar to Vaishali of Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor. Tender floated...
Article - 12/06/2019
Active Region(s): India
The Smart Cities Mission mandates developing green and natural play areas, and a number of cities have introduced projects focusing on developing parks keeping children in mind. Under the Smart Cities Mission, there are currently 160 projects in 60...
Article - 12/06/2019
Active Region(s): India
The Government of Haryana is sketching the blueprint of a “Dream City”, an urban settlement flanking Gurugram in the south. The proposed city is being touted as Gurugram 2.0 and is conceived to ease pressures of urbanization on Delhi and Gurugram....
Article - 12/06/2019
Active Region(s): India
This past week saw two milestone gatherings for Australia’s two largest City Deals.The first was the Digital Western Parkland City pitchfest, heralded as a smart cities co-creation approach associated with the Western Sydney City Deal. The other was...
Article - 11/29/2019
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
Trivendra Singh Rawat, Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, inaugurated projects worth Rs 5.7 billion under the Smart City Mission. The projects include doon library, development of Paltan market, drainage system, sewage treatment, refurbishment of the...
Article - 11/28/2019
Active Region(s): India
The Modi Government has adopted a six pronged approach to curb the single-use plastic, which has been used extensively in the packaging industry in the country. However, the lack of proper recycling facilities has turned this ubiquitous packaging...
Article - 11/28/2019
Active Region(s): India
The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) is planning to introduce sensor-based underground drainage (UGD) monitoring system in the area-based development (ABD) part of the city. Ward numbers 17, 18, 19 and 20 come under the ABD area....
Article - 11/28/2019
Active Region(s): India
Ambikapur, a town of less than two lakh population in Chhattisgarh, is leading the way in modern garbage collection and disposal. Its solid waste management is emerging as a model for others States. The town in north Chhattisgarh’s Surguja district...
Article - 11/28/2019
Active Region(s): India
The Government has sanctioned 305 projects at an estimated cost of over Rs 28,600 crore under the Clean Ganga drive. Minister for Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said there has been improvement in the quality of water of the River Ganga. The...
Article - 11/28/2019
Active Region(s): India
The Smart Cities Council Australia New Zealand (SCCANZ) invites government stakeholders at all levels to join our 5G Community of Practice.This forum will facilitate dialogue and exchange among multi-sector stakeholders who have an interest in...
Article - 11/26/2019
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
Author: Chungha ChaRe-!magining Cities, a Seoul, Korea -based NGO and Council partner, recently published a research report on implementing digital twin technology. The report highlights benefits for both property developers and cities.What is a...
Article - 11/25/2019
Active Region(s): Main, North America
The Greater Chennai Corporation announced its partnership with ACT Fibernet, one of the regional Internet Service Providers, to set up WiFi zones in Chennai. The broadband initiative is part of the Smart City project started by the Tamil Nadu...
Article - 11/21/2019
Active Region(s): India
Bihar’s State Urban Development and Housing Department (UDHD) are to prepare a drainage plan for the State capital to prevent the kind of waterlogging experienced in the city this year following incessant rain. The Department will hire a private...
Article - 11/21/2019
Active Region(s): India
The Mohali Municipal Corporation (MC) has constituted teams to check the ground reality of garbage segregation at source. Directions have been issued by the MC Commissioner, Bhupinder Pal Singh, to issue warnings to residents if found flouting the...
Article - 11/21/2019
Active Region(s): India
GIZ, a German development agency, is working with civic authorities in Kochi on the Climate Smart Cities programme, will soon come up with a mobile app that can help them respond to waterlogging issues in a timely and organised manner. Kochi is...
Article - 11/21/2019
Active Region(s): India
Twenty Eight projects worth approximately Rs 350 crore, including the construction of three flyovers, five roundabouts, five escalators and three smart parking lots, were approved by the Board of Directors of Shimla Smart City Mission. All projects...
Article - 11/21/2019
Active Region(s): India
As we say goodbye to another year of the Barcelona based Smart Cities Expo World Congress, we reflect on what we saw, said and heard at what is clearly the world’s leading gathering of smart cities policy makers, practitioners and solution providers...
Article - 11/21/2019
Active Region(s): Main, Australia - New Zealand, North America
by Jason NelsonFor years, the Smart Cities Council has been advocating smart, shared infrastructure. We urge cities to install systems that can eventually be used for many city functions, even if they initially serve only one department. No...
Article - 11/19/2019
Active Region(s): Main, North America
by Nick Schiffler Companies looking to supply smart cities with products or services have plenty of opportunities available across the country. As more local governments begin investing in the smart cities movement, companies in the business-to...
Article - 11/19/2019
Active Region(s): Main
Research firm ESI ThoughtLab has released the findings from a year-long study of 100 cities from around the world. Smart city veterans will be glad to know that it affirms what we’ve been saying for years. But the study also points out the...
Article - 11/19/2019
Active Region(s): Main
The hunt for the smartest and most sustainable communities and cities across the ASEAN region is about to begin.The ASEAN Smart Urban Development Challenge was announced in Sydney recently by the Smart Cities Council Australia New Zealand as part of...
Article - 11/15/2019
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
Over 350 delegates, 100 speakers, 50 cities, 30 sessions and six big lessons. Smart Cities Week 2019 brought together our entire ecosystem on both sides of the Tasman to road test ideas and engage in robust debate. So, what did we learn? 1....
Article - 11/13/2019
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
The United Nation Habitat has cleared a grant of Rs 100 million to Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) with the aim to improve sanitation and health facilities in Pink City. A team of UN Habitat visited the JMC headquarters and met mayor Vishnu Lahta...
Article - 11/12/2019
Active Region(s): India
Following the steps from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to fix potholes and pay Rs 500 as compensation to citizens if their complaints were not taken up within 24 hours of being submitted, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP)...
Article - 11/12/2019
Active Region(s): India
The Kollam Municipal Corporation (KMC), which governs the city of Kollam, has launched Intelligent Property Management System (IPMS) to regulate the recording and tax-fixing of properties and the e-governance facility, Integrated Management System (...
Article - 11/11/2019
Active Region(s): India
On the lines of ‘Clean Ganga’ project, the Union Government has given its nod for ‘Clean Krishna – Godavari’ project, aimed at rejuvenation of the two major rivers in two Telugu States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.Conservation of the two...
Article - 11/11/2019
Active Region(s): India
Five companies have come forward to manufacture e-autos and e-rickshaws in Kerala as part of the electric vehicle revolution. All companies have made their first model. They will be launched by the beginning of 2020. This is in addition to the...
Article - 11/11/2019
Active Region(s): India
When Romilly Madew AO (Chief Executive Officer, Infrastructure Australia (IA)), Cynthia Gillespie (Director of Advisory Services, WSP) and Ian Maxted (Chief Development Officer, Broadspectrum) assembled on stage at Smart Cities Week...
Article - 11/09/2019
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
After Chennai, the Coimbatore Corporation is planning to procure an amphibian equipment to remove water hyacinth, weeds and silt from the city lakes. The civic body is planning to procure the equipment at a cost of Rs 8.5 crore under the smart city...
Article - 11/07/2019
Active Region(s): India
SWaCH has set up dedicated centers across Pune for daily recycling process, taking a step towards green future with proper plastic waste management. The plastic collected through these centers is being sent for recycling through which various...
Article - 11/07/2019
Active Region(s): India
In the coming months, do not be relieved if a traffic policeman does not catch you for not wearing a helmet. The challan for paying the fine may land later at your doorstep. CCTV cameras have been installed at various spots on MG Road and other...
Article - 11/07/2019
Active Region(s): India, Readiness Guide Online
Gap Inc and Arvind Limited unveiled a new water treatment facility in apparel manufacturing, which could save as much as eight million litres of fresh water per day or 2.5 billion liters a year.The new facility put up at Arvind’s denim manufacturing...
Article - 11/07/2019
Active Region(s): India
ABB Electrification has launched an interactive ‘Smart City’ to mark the UN’s World Cities Day. The interactive landscape shows some of the safe, smart and sustainable solutions that can contribute to the design of a comprehensive ‘smart city.’...
Article - 11/07/2019
Active Region(s): India
By Adam Beck, Executive Director, Smart Cities Council Australia New ZealandAs I prepared for my keynote speech at the New Zealand Association of Local Government Information Management conference in Wellington last week, I wanted to look and...
Article - 11/04/2019
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
What are the burning issues that keep Jamye Harrison up at night? We checked in with Arcadis’ new Global Smart Cities Lead at Smart Cities Week.Smart is about people, not technology. Jamye is passionate about human-centred design – and this is what...
Article - 11/04/2019
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
Thirteen winners have been applauded for their visionary leadership, best practice projects and real-world impact at the second annual Smart Cities Awards.Telstra and GWI partnered with Smart Cities Council Australia New Zealand to present the...
Article - 10/31/2019
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
Three quarters of Australians still commute by car, but a new strategy from the Smart Cities Council outlines six essential steps to smarter, sustainable and inclusive urban mobility and better cities.Mobility Now, released as part of Smart Cities...
Article - 10/31/2019
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
The Government of Telangana and ACC have entered into an agreement to convert plastic waste as fuel. In the past two months, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has collected 150 metric tonnes of plastic waste, with help from resident...
Article - 10/31/2019
Active Region(s): India
Japan-based NEC Technologies India (NECTI) has launched a FIWARE-based smart cities platform in India. The new product from NECTI is based on FIWARE Foundation’s open source platform, which supports Next Generation Service Interfaces, a globally...
Article - 10/30/2019
Active Region(s): India
Sebi has relaxed norms for ‘Muni Bonds’ issuance to help smart cities as well as entities working in areas of city planning and urban development work, including municipalities, raise funds through debt securities. The decision comes after the board...
Article - 10/30/2019
Active Region(s): India
Recently, Kolkata was awarded the C40 award for “green mobility - low carbon commute transition” in Copenhagen. Keeping this in mind, the Transport Department of Kolkata plans to switch to electric vehicles for public transport in the city by 2030....
Article - 10/30/2019
Active Region(s): India
Delhi Metro has taken a huge step to improve last-mile connectivity. The Delhi Metro feeder bus services for last-mile connectivity will be enhanced for passengers in the national capital as the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has decided to...
Article - 10/30/2019
Active Region(s): India
When Michelle Fitzgerald is out talking to the community about smart cities, she never leads with technology. Instead, every conversation starts with people and their problems – “and only then about how technology and data might help solve those...
Article - 10/26/2019
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
The Smart City project works got a big push with the government releasing Rs 1.86 billion for Visakhapatnam Smart City Corporation. It includes the Central share of Rs 1 billion and the State margin money. A GVMC official said that a GO was issued...
Article - 10/24/2019
Active Region(s): India
The Andhra Pradesh Government has launched an ambitious project to provide a drinking water connection to every household in the state by 2022. Panchayati Raj and Rural Development Minister P Ramachandra Reddy said that the State-wide water grid...
Article - 10/24/2019
Active Region(s): India
With the interest around electric mobility growing in India, many States are preparing to adopt mass-scale electric mobility, with some wanting to take a lead. Chandigarh is soon to join the list of regions in India having their own EV policy. With...
Article - 10/23/2019
Active Region(s): India
The Odisha Government has decided to expand the ban on single-use plastics across all villages from next year Gandhi Jayanti (2020). For this, they will soon issue a circular. Following the Centre’s footsteps, the Government introduced the ban in...
Article - 10/23/2019
Active Region(s): India
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has issued three different Request for Proposals (RfPs) for the procurement of a total of 3.7 MW of solar power through open access for the airports at Raipur, Coimbatore, and Aurangabad. The breakup of bids – 1...
Article - 10/23/2019
Active Region(s): India
by Nick SchifflerAt the Smart Cities Council, we work to keep our cities and our industry partners ahead of the game. As part of that effort, we’ve partnered with GovWin, a marketing intelligence solution that covers the federal, state and local...
Article - 10/23/2019
Active Region(s): Main, North America
by Adam BeckAs the Executive Director of the Smart Cities Council Australia, I work with cities throughout the Asia-Pacific region. I wanted to share with readers in other regions an issue that has become top-of-mind in Australia… and one that...
Article - 10/23/2019
Active Region(s): Main, North America
The Smart Cities Council helps cities all over the world to build smart city action plans. For instance, I’m writing this post from Korea, where we are collaborating with the World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization, an international association...
Article - 10/23/2019
Active Region(s): Main, North America
The City of Newcastle is rapidly emerging as one of Australia’s smart cities testbeds. More than 100 projects have been deployed in recent years or are currently underway as the post-industrial city capitalises on “once-in-a-century” development,...
Article - 10/20/2019
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
The Thiruvananthapuram City Corporation is set to broaden non-biodegradable waste management with micro-level segregation and storage focusing on the recovery of saleable types. Dry waste, which is now being collected through special collection...
Article - 10/17/2019
Active Region(s): India
June 2014 marked the unveiling of the Indian Government’s aggressive plan to build 100 smart cities in India. The Union Ministry of Urban Development is responsible for implementing the mission in collaboration with the state governments of the...
Article - 10/17/2019
Active Region(s): India
To upgrade and strengthen 500 kilometres of State highways as well as look for measures to reduce accidents and fatalities on roads, the Uttar Pradesh Government will get $400 million loan from World Bank. For this, an agreement was signed between...
Article - 10/17/2019
Active Region(s): India
To evaluate various technologies available for the onsite processing of wet waste by bulk generators and individual households, the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has formed a high-level technical committee consisting of both Bruhat...
Article - 10/17/2019
Active Region(s): India
The Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA) has come out with a plan to invest Rs 14.31 billion to construct new housing schemes, bridges and roads along with laying new drainage lines. In addition, the urban development body has also sought a...
Article - 10/17/2019
Active Region(s): India
To whom it may concern SMART CITIES POLICY: AUSTRALIA’S NEXT MOVE Dear concerned friend,We are writing to share some thoughts about national smart cities policy in Australia. Or lack thereof.This is an adapted letter sent to The Hon Allan...
Article - 10/14/2019
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand