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The Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has launched the India Cycles4Change Challenge to support smart cities to implement cycling-friendly projects in response to the Covid-19. In the first phase, 10 cities will be selected and will receive...
Article - 07/02/2020
Active Region(s): India
Bandipora’s District Development Commissioner, Ravinder Kumar called for scientific disposal of solid waste in the district and directed the Municipal Committee Bandipora to come up with a plan after consulting experts for the same.He said this...
Article - 07/02/2020
Active Region(s): India
Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Minister of Shipping and the Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India, announced a new road project—Chambal Expressway—to facilitate traffic between...
Article - 07/02/2020
Active Region(s): India
Vijay Rupani, Chief Minister of Gujarat, inaugurated a rainwater harvesting project, which will be implemented in 1,000 government-run schools in Vadodara district at the cost of Rs 6 crore. This ambitious project will be aimed at storing around 10...
Article - 07/02/2020
Active Region(s): India
SenRa, a pan-India LoRaWAN public network operator, and CareBand, an innovative healthcare-focused wearable technology company, announced their collaboration to deploy smart solutions in India to safeguard citizens in the wake of the Covid-19...
Article - 07/02/2020
Active Region(s): India
Vote for Virginia’s FAACT at StateScoop!Virginia, a 2018 Readiness Challenge winner, has had multiple government leaders committed to making the Commonwealth ‘smart.’ Carlos Rivero, the current Chief Data Officer is the most recent and his office’s...
Article - 06/27/2020
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Smart City has been a buzzword for years now, but with technologies such as data analytics, artificial intelligence and internet of things coming into play, we now see the term metamorphose to a ‘Hyperconnected city’. As per an Oracle-sponsored...
Article - 06/26/2020
Active Region(s): India
In general, the pandemic and subsequent nationwide lockdown disrupted the growth of infrastructure companies for FY2020. It is estimated that 85 per cent of infra companies expect a substantial hit to revenues of about 55-65 per cent in the...
Article - 06/26/2020
Active Region(s): India
Chhattisgarh’s biggest solid waste processing plant was commissioned at the outskirts of state capital. The project would be implemented by Delhi MSW Solutions (DMSWSL), a subsidiary of Hyderabad based Ramky Enviro Engineers. The company had inked a...
Article - 06/26/2020
Active Region(s): India
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has announced that its waste-to-energy program would be extended beyond March 31, 2020. It said that the program would continue without any changes to its scope, nature, or coverage. No new posts will...
Article - 06/26/2020
Active Region(s): India
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has decided to monitor the city’s garbage management system by fitting global positioning system (GPS) to garbage auto-tippers and compactors. There are 550 garbage compactors and 4,000 auto-tippers in...
Article - 06/26/2020
Active Region(s): India
As a Readiness Challenge Winner, Miami did the work yesterday to be ready for the crisis todayIn recent months, Miami, like many other cities, has been concentrating on COVID-19 pandemic-related needs—establishing small business and resident...
Article - 06/25/2020
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Virtual training in a post-COVID 19 worldCOVID-19 is forcing cities and utilities to consider how they can expedite their digital transformation while still operating. A perfect storm of operational risks are on the horizon for cities and utilities...
Article - 06/23/2020
Active Region(s): Main, North America
The smart city project of Ahmedabad has again being rated the best smart city project in implementation. The special purpose vehicle, Smart City Ahmedabad Development, maintained it first position in terms of execution.According to AMC officials,...
Article - 06/19/2020
Active Region(s): India
The Jammu and Kashmir Government said that 24 smart city projects of worth Rs 1,065 crore under progress while the tenders for 42 developmental works costing Rs 1,213 crore have been floated. Giving breakup about these projects, around 182 projects...
Article - 06/19/2020
Active Region(s): India
The Delhi Metro is by far the largest and busiest metro in India, and second oldest after the Kolkata Metro. Delhi Metro has been operating with a loss on an EBT basis since 2010, although the loss has reduced after 2015-16. EBITDA margin declined...
Article - 06/19/2020
Active Region(s): India
Chandigarh’s Integrated Command & Control Center to help in disaster management & smarter governance
The Chandigarh Smart City Limited (CSCL) signed a contract with Bharat Electronics (BEL) for implementation of the Integrated Command and Control Center (ICCC). K K Yadav, commissioner, Chandigarh Municipal Corporation and CEO, Chandigarh Smart City...
Article - 06/19/2020
Active Region(s): India
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh inaugurated two integrated water supply projects for Imphal Planning Area Phase-I and Imphal Sewerage Project Phase-I through video conference from the Chief Minister’s Secretariat.The Chief Minister informed...
Article - 06/19/2020
Active Region(s): India
Among the many reflections the Smart Cities Council has made following months of intensive engagement with our company members and those in our network from government, is that the ability for business and the community to participate in the...
Article - 06/17/2020
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
We asked 150 smart cities policy makers and practitioners one question: "If there was a data set you wish you had access to during this current health pandemic (COVID-19), what would it be?"We captured the responses from this survey and have...
Article - 06/16/2020
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
As the COVID-19 pandemic began to increasingly affect cities across the U.S. earlier this year, a number found they needed to quickly determine a way to provide citizens with access to key city services—and, at the same time, enable municipal...
Article - 06/16/2020
Active Region(s): Main, North America
With the disposal of Covid-19 waste posing a big health and environment risk, especially in the wake of reports of improper disposal, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has moved in to regulate it by starting daily online tracking of the...
Article - 06/12/2020
Active Region(s): India
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launched the online waste exchange platform of the Andhra Pradesh Environment Management Corporation (APEMC). The digital platform was launched on the occasion of World Environment Day. APEMC has...
Article - 06/12/2020
Active Region(s): India
Recykal, a digital technology company in the waste management space, announced a pan-India partnership with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages (HCCB) for Project Prithvi, a joint initiative for developing...
Article - 06/12/2020
Active Region(s): India
Chandigarh, one of the greenest cities in India, is all set to have its prestigious 24x7 water supply project in Manimajra. The Chandigarh Smart City (CSCL) has floated Rs 160-crore tender by completing the paper works. The tender will be opened on...
Article - 06/12/2020
Active Region(s): India
The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS) under the Union Ministry of Jal (Water) Shakti released the operational guidelines for the second phase of the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM II) on May 2020. The guidelines hold significance as the...
Article - 06/12/2020
Active Region(s): India
The world of smart cities deployment has tended to be a challenging one.For years we have observed many behaviours and processes that do not naturally fit with the fast paced nature of deploying solutions that pupport to help generate greater value...
Article - 06/07/2020
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
The Smart Cities Activator is an innovative online platform for collaborative, multi-stakeholder planning. It allows project teams to rapidly gather stakeholder input, use proven project templates and employ powerful online planning tools....
Article - 06/07/2020
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
The Smart Cities Activator is an innovative online platform for collaborative, multi-stakeholder planning. It allows project teams to rapidly gather stakeholder input, use proven project templates and employ powerful online planning tools....
Article - 06/07/2020
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
Just south of the Adelaide CBD in South Australia is the municipality of Unley. Like many suburban communities Unley has a village-like feel with a major road corridor - King William Road - serving as somewhat of a heart to the local services...
Article - 06/07/2020
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
What has the need to test, track and monitor during a pandemic shown us about data sharing?Impelled by tracking and monitoring cases of COVID-19, the State governments of NSW and Victoria are currently sharing sensitive health data for the...
Article - 06/07/2020
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
In 2017 the Smart Cities Council embarked on a journey to create a blueprint for smart urban development. The goal was to provide scope and definition to the concept of using technology and data as accelerators to sustainability outcomes in...
Article - 06/06/2020
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) has floated tenders to set up a dedicated flood control room near the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway. Once operational, the control room will serve as a nodal centre from where necessary machines and...
Article - 06/04/2020
Active Region(s): India
The Kerala Government has exempted the barcoded plastic bags used for collecting biomedical waste from the plastic ban imposed in the State from Jan 1, 2020. This follows a representation by the Indian medical association (IMA) to the government...
Article - 06/04/2020
Active Region(s): India
State-owned power giant NTPC has incorporated a joint venture firm NTPC EDMC Waste Solutions for developing and operating waste to energy project.NTPC has incorporated a joint venture company with East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) with equity...
Article - 06/04/2020
Active Region(s): India
Seven cities in Karnataka—Bengaluru, Tumakuru, Mangaluru, Shivamogga, Belagavi, Davangere and Hubballi-Dharwad—are being developed under the Smart City project. Now the Karnataka Government has proposed to develop four heritage cities under the...
Article - 06/04/2020
Active Region(s): India
The Gujarat Water Infrastructure has floated tenders for Chavand Bulk Pipeline Project. The scope of work involves design, construction and operation for Navda to Gadhada (Package-1, NC-39) bulk pipeline including ROU, construction of RCC U/G sump,...
Article - 06/04/2020
Active Region(s): India
As we move through this 'transition phase', out of the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, our cities are being stress-tested on a number of fronts.Transport is one such area, as we found out when sitting down with Alana Newbrook of WSP.Alana joined us...
Article - 06/03/2020
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
In the latest smart city rankings announced by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Nagpur has slid from being No. 1 to to No. 28 with 46.35 points. Ahmedabad was first with 81.37 points and Agra scored 78.22 points to secure the...
Article - 05/28/2020
Active Region(s): India
The Chandigarh Smart City Limited (CSCL) has extended deadline of all ongoing projects by two months due to the time lost during the lockdown. CSCL CEO KK Yadav said although all allotted works had been restarted, the deadline had been extended by...
Article - 05/28/2020
Active Region(s): India
The Agra Municipal Corporation (AMC) has launched a citywide nullah (drain) cleaning campaign. According to civic body officials, there are 446 small and large drains in the city. All these are supposed to be cleaned by June 10. Mayor Naveen Jain...
Article - 05/28/2020
Active Region(s): India
The way we look at urban design is going to change post pandemic. The Greater Chennai Corporation is in discussion with architects, urban design experts and engineers to incorporate certain changes in upcoming projects. For instance, parks will be...
Article - 05/28/2020
Active Region(s): India
Many smart city projects, which were stalled due to lockdown over the outbreak of Covid-19, have resumed in Kochi. Cochin Smart Mission (CSML) has already started road work and hospital development projects while more works are expected to begin in...
Article - 05/28/2020
Active Region(s): India
The coronavirus (COVID-19) is continuing to fundamentally shape the way that the public sector operates and does business. As cities and other public agencies are responding to the ongoing pandemic, GovWin’s team of state and local market analysts...
Article - 05/26/2020
Active Region(s): Main, North America
The 'One Minute Read' series provide a range of insights from leadership cities as well as programs and frameworks to help accelerate smart cities throughout the ASEAN region.The series includes the following:The 4 Commandments of Smart Cities by...
Article - 05/24/2020
Active Region(s): ASEAN
PK Pole, Divisional Commissioner of Kashmir, reviewed the status of Srinagar Smart City Project at a meeting of senior officers of concerned departments. The meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar, VC SDA, Commissioner SMC, Director...
Article - 05/24/2020
Active Region(s): India
The Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) has begun the pre-monsoon cleaning of drains here in the state capital. With BMC's focus on Covid-19, many important operations like pre-monsoon preparedness had taken a back seat. Last year's BMC budget...
Article - 05/24/2020
Active Region(s): India
The Coimbatore Municipal Corporation (CMC) is seeking the second instalment of fund to carry out projects under the Smart City mission. The corporation proposes to execute 48 projects at the cost of Rs 984.86 crore. The central government will...
Article - 05/24/2020
Active Region(s): India
The Karnal Smart City project has come to a standstill due to the ongoing Covid pandemic lockdown. Around 30 projects costing around Rs 450 crore could not be commenced as their tenders were not processed due to the lockdown. To call the tender,...
Article - 05/24/2020
Active Region(s): India
The Hubballi Dharwad Smart City Limited (HDSCL), Karnataka has issued a tender for the commissioning of rooftop solar PV systems worth approximately 340 kWP on discount over retail tariff basis on net metering or gross metering at multiple locations...
Article - 05/24/2020
Active Region(s): India
We are delighted to present the Data Leadership Vitals - Purpose, Privacy, Security, Ethics and Governance.The Smart Cities Council launched the Centre for Data Leadership in January 2020 after more than three years of listening and learning...
Article - 05/23/2020
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
Category: Data management
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are targets for global development adopted in September 2015, set to be achieved by 2030. All countries of the world have agreed to work towards achieving these goals. ...
Article - 05/20/2020
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
NEC Technologies India (NEC India) has helped Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) convert its smart city control center into a war room to combat the spread of coronavirus in the city. The Integrated Command Center has been set up to...
Article - 05/15/2020
Active Region(s): India
Dehradun Smart City Limited (DSCL) has utilized the Integrated Command and Control Centre for monitoring and surveillance activities in the fight against Covid-19. DSCL authorities have worked in collaboration with the District Administration in...
Article - 05/15/2020
Active Region(s): India
After a long gap since the imposition of lockdown, work has resumed at major projects under the Smart Cities Mission of the Central government. Work has started on a low scale – at Periyar bus stand and multi-level car parking facility near...
Article - 05/15/2020
Active Region(s): India
A Bhopal-based startup company has developed Smart Restroom Monitoring System (SRMS) which consists of smart supervising equipment for the public washrooms to ensure cleanliness, hygiene and social distancing amidst the coronavirus pandemic.The...
Article - 05/15/2020
Active Region(s): India
Bhagalpur Smart City has been supporting the city administration in combating COVID-19 using various initiatives. The key initiatives taken up by BSCL include use of technology for spreading awareness; innovative IEC measures for sharing experience...
Article - 05/15/2020
Active Region(s): India
Philadelphia has used the ‘smart city journey’ to pro-actively solve city-wide issues with agility and innovation. The smart city journey has helped COVID-19 responsiveness.Trust and stakeholder engagementEvidence has shown that governments that...
Article - 05/11/2020
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Though there is no scientific evidence to prove that coronavirus transmission happens through sewage, the State government is planning to build captive liquid biomedical waste treatment plants in 20 major hospitals. A proposal seeking financial...
Article - 05/07/2020
Active Region(s): India
L&T has partnered with over 20 city administrations across India to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. To aid surveillance, the company is bringing out the many AI and ML assisted technologies that it is piloting for smart cities projects.“With its...
Article - 05/07/2020
Active Region(s): India