archiveDecember 2015

Policy & Regulation

“A CITY IN FLORIDA LAUNCHES SMART TOURISM APP”

Civic Resource Group International (CRG) and the Downtown Development Authority of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (DDA) today announced the completion of the DDA’s modernizing Smart City initiative. The joint collaboration achieves the goal of designing and delivering a mobile solution that provides instant, multi-aspect navigation data. Residents, visitors and tourists in the city of Fort Lauderdale now have access to a broad variety of digital sources of information. The two organizations are pioneering the first complete multifunction solution that supports Smart and Sustainable Urban Mobility, as well as Travel and Tourism...
Smart Energy & Water

“DRONES IN ITALY HELP TO PERFORM O&M OPERATIONS FOR CITY UTILITIES”

Enel Green Power is now learning how to fly. In order to increase the efficiency and competitiveness of its plants, EGP is constantly testing technological innovations as they appear in the energy market, and not only there. Besides the storage systems that it has integrated into solar fields and wind farms, or the machines used for marine energy –to mention only two of the latest experiments launched over the last few years – EGP has also introduced drones that fly over dams and plants to its portfolio of cutting-edge solutions,...
Smart Cities

COMING SOON: INNOVATION LAB FOR SMART CITY SOLUTIONS IN JAIPUR

The city of Jaipur will soon boast of its own, state set-up, innovation lab. Set up by the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA), the innovation lab will focus on smart city solutions in collaboration with tech players and startups and will be operational before the new year sets in, Shikhar Agrawal, Joint Development Commissioner of JDA told us. The space and technology infrastructure for the innovation lab will be provided by the JDA, which will invite startups and other companies to come and collaborate for locally relevant solutions. “Innovation labs will...
Smart Cities

IMC: CONGRESS, BJP SPAR OVER SMART CITY PROJECT

BJP and Congress corporators recently traded barbs during a special session of Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC), which was convened to share suggestions for the Smart city project.A wordy duel ensued when opposition leader in IMC, Fouzia Sheikh Aalim accused BJP of draining coffers and telling lies to residents of Indore. “Crores of rupees have been spent on organising such events at 5-star hotels. Such sessions can be organised at the IMC office,” Aalim said. It will take only one visit to Indore by any central government official to reject city’s...
Smart Infrastructure

SYNCO IC FROM SIEMENS BRINGS BUILDING AUTOMATION TO THE CLOUD

The Siemens Building Technologies Division presents Synco IC, a cloud-based system for the remote control and monitoring of HVAC plants. Synco IC is one of the first building automation systems designed specifically for use in smaller and medium-sized buildings. Up to now, it has not been economical to use building automation in properties of this size. Synco IC provides a complete plant overview and shows the most important information about the connected plants at a glance. Operators see immediately which plants are connected to the building automation system, whether any...
Smart Cities

FRENCH AMBASSADOR, SMART CITY DELEGATION ON VISIT TO NAGPUR

François Richier, Ambassador of France to India, along with SPS Bakshi, CMD, Engineering Projects India Ltd (EPI) are currently visiting Nagpur. Richier arrived in Nagpur on Dec 16th and was greeted by Maharashtra CM. On visit to Nagpur, meeting with Deputy Mayor, Commissioner Hardikar and stakeholders from the Smart Cities mission was held. Richier led a 14-member delegation, including heads of top French companies active in the smart cities and urban development sectors, who represented their expertise in their respective areas.  The participating companies include Alstom Transport, Dassault Systèmes, Egis, Lumiplan, RATP...
Smart Cities

RAJE URGES PUBLIC TO KEEP RAJASTHAN “CLEAN AND LIVEABLE”

Noting that the government alone cannot keep the cities clean and liveable, Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje recently urged the public as well as Mayors, representatives of the local municipal bodies to work together to improve environment.Raje, while addressing the inaugural session of the ‘Municipalika 2015’ stated that the state government is working in line with the Union Government’s series of programmes at urban reconstruction, consolidation and reforms. “Rajasthan is earnestly working for the initiatives of the centre such as Swach Bharat Mission, Smart Cities, Atal Mission of Rejuvenation and...
Smart Cities

SMART CITY: RS 8,000 CR PROPOSAL FOR BHOPAL GETS FINAL TOUCHES

Financial model of an estimated Rs 8,000 crore, Bhopal’s smart city proposal is being worked out in consultation with state government, ahead of submission deadline of December 15.Top officials of state government’s urban administration and development department (UADD) and consultants from UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) are reviewing proposals from seven cities of Madhya Pradesh, participating in Union government’s smart cities challenge, an official said. Twenty cities would be selected for the mission in first year and winners are likely to be declared in January 2016. Sources said Bhopal...