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Honeywell Completes City Surveillance And Emergency Response Technology Project In Ujjain

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NZ4 UltraSmart Science CitiesÂ© of the Future

Climate Change is Urban Development Agenda in India

Smart Cities for Jammu & Kashmir State : A Perspective

Data Driven GovernmentUnlocking Insights and Value for Citizens

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Smart Cities Lab Intro

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BLOCKCHAINing the Smart City

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Tailoring The Control Rooms To Human Again

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Cognitive: The Next Generation Of Smarter Buildings

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Smart cities: A Big Opportunity For IOT

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How City Authorities Can Augment Revenues Through Advertisements

SMART IT & COMMUNICATION Driving Digital Transformation

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SMART INFRASTRUCTURE Smart Townships Lead To Smart Cities

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SMART CITY NEWS Govt To Develop 300 Villages As Growth Centres, Says Pm 25 Cities Prepare Comprehensive Mobility Plans (Cmp)

Urban Development Ministry Asks Smart Cities To Firm Up Bankable Projects

Cisco To Help In Smart City Project

Gaia Smart Cities Raises $300,000 From Angel Investors Devang Mehta, Sandeep Shetty

Several Countries Keen To Participate In Smart City Project

Smart City Hospital To Be Supplied By Ge Healthcare

Uk Keen On Participating In ‘Smart City’ Project

Govt To Hand-Hold Smart Cities In Borrowing From Adb, World Bank

Tekes To Fund Finnish Innovation In India

Effective Sewage Management System Must For ‘Smart’ City: CSE

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Smart Cities for Jammu & Kashmir State : A Perspective -By Sanjay Sapru

The concept of smart cities originated at the time when the entire world was facing one of the worst economic crises. In 2008, IBM began work on a ‘smarter cities’ concept as part of its Smarter Planet initiative. By the beginning of 2009, the concept had captivated the imagination of various nations across the globe.

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he Objective of Smart Cities Mission is to promote cities to provide core infrastructure and facilitate a decent quality of life for its citizens. The way to approach it is by providing a clean sustainable environment and application of ‘Smart’ Solutions. The main focus is on sustainable inclusive development by adopting the methodology to look at compact areas and create a replicable model which will act like a light house to other aspiring cities. The Mission is meant to set examples that can be replicated both within and outside the Smart City, catalyzing the creation of similar Cities in various other regions of the country.

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uccess can be achieved by tapping on a range of approaches such as digital, information technology, best practices in urban planning, public-private partnerships, and policy change. The core infrastructure elements in a smart city would include adequate water supply, uninterrupted power supply, sanitation (including solid waste management), efficient urban mobility and public transport, affordable housing,( especially for the economically challenged) robust IT connectivity and digitalization, transparency of government,(e-Governance and citizen participation), sustainable environment, safety and security of citizens,( particularly women, children and the elderly,) and health and education. As far as Smart Solutions are concerned, an illustrative list is given below. This is not, however, an exhaustive list, and cities are free to add more applications. Accordingly, the purpose of the Smart Cities Mission is to derive economic growth and improve the quality of life of people by enabling local area development and harnessing technology and resources that lead to ‘Smart’ outcomes. Area based development will transform existing areas (retrofit and redevelop); including slums, into better planned ones, thereby improving habitability of the whole City. New areas (Greenfield) will be developed around cities in order to accommodate the expanding population in urban areas. Application of Smart Solutions will enable cities to use technology, information and data to improve infrastructure and services. Comprehensive development in this way will work towards improving quality of life, creating employment and enhancing incomes for all by bridging the gap between equality and equity for its citizens, thereby leading to inclusive Cities. In the past, an array of concepts, ideas, perceptions about urban development have frequented the cabinet corridors, however they haven’t been able to evoke the belief and excitement that I feel for ‘100 Smart Cities Initiative’ as proposed by the current Modi Government. This excitement isn’t restricted only to India. Experts are discussing its global impact and many have sharp and contrasting views on the subject.

“ Smart City is one that provides everything for the needs of its citizens.” - Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister, India

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his is a simple yet revolutionary way of looking at cities. On one hand, it looks at the obvious issues surrounding infrastructure of cities whilst on the other hand it links up all the issues around governance, service delivery, citizens’ aspirations and their quality of life. ‘Smart Cities’ isn’t the first initiative aimed at addressing urban issues. It is based on the principle of competition wherein cities are competing against each other for access to funds, and to some extent for its prestige. Minister of Urban Development M. Venkaiah Naidu announced the first list of 20 shortlisted cities on January 28 which marked the end of the first phase of competition, wherein 20 out of the 98 cities resurfaced as winners. As per centre there is a mission to develop at least 100 smart cities in next 5 years. Each state is entitled to a specific number of cities for which it would be funded and supported.

here were many surprises. Major cities like Howrah, Hyderabad Bengaluru, Gurugram and Patna were surprise omissions from this City race. The biggest surprise was Bhubaneswar topping the challenge followed by Pune, Jaipur, Ludhiana, Davanagere, Guwahati, Kakinada, Belagavi outweighed many big cities. The respective state governments deemed these cities more competitive for the national challenge; however the top 20 city list was dominated by tier II and III cities with only Delhi and Chennai representing the metros of the country. Even the 2nd List announced in May 2016 also Included majority of tier II & III cities with few exception. As part of the competition, the cities had to submit area and city-wide development projects that were aimed at improving the quality of life for citizens by engaging with them and addressing their needs. They were asked to encourage the building capacity among city officials by moving towards e-governance and the use of technology. Their root aim was to develop a holistic city development plan with a vision for zero emissions and zero waste. Cities were asked to submit proposals that would not only change but transform them. India is currently one-third urban. Global trends have shown that urbanization stabilizes at 75-80 percent mark. This means twothird of urban India is yet to be built. By 2050, about 75 per cent of the population will be living in cities, and India is no exception. It will need about 500 new cities to accommodate the influx.

J&K State Approach till now was to include both Jammu and Srinagar to develop as smart city under ‘Smart Cities Mission’. The J&K government sent the proposal for both cities to the Centre. Sensing AIIMS-like agitation if one of the two capital cities-Jammu or Srinagar-was named by the Government as Smart City, the State Government refused to recommend either of them for inclusion in the list of 100 Smart Cities. The Centre went ahead without naming any of the Cities from Jammu and Kashmir but kept one slot vacant by naming only 99 Smart Cities. However lately, M Vankaiah Naidu formally announced two Smart Cities one each for Jammu and Kashmir.The announcement of two Smart Cities can be yet another bonanza of Prime Minister Narendra Modi Government to the State of Jammu and Kashmir after two All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), two Cancer Institutes and three Medical Colleges recently apart from number of other such initiatives. The concept of smart cities is not without its challenges. The success of such a city depends on residents, entrepreneurs and of course the implementing agencies. Also, there is a time factor as such cities can eventually take anything between 20 to 30 years. JK State has to start a fast Track development Plan & get the Project approved from center , I am confident , the way France, Japan, Singapore & Switzerland have adopted other smart cities in India ,we can market the our Smart cities for adoption by the Global First world countries. The faster incitation of the smart city Project may bring Peace & Prosperity back to the JK State.

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Honeywell Completes City Surveillance And Emergency Response Technology Project In Ujjain • Project Delivers Real-Time Safe City Monitoring for the Madhya Pradesh Police Department

Honeywell successfully completed a city-wide installation of surveillance and emergency response technology in Ujjain to support the Madhya Pradesh Police Department’s work in crime prevention, and traffic and crowd management during the SimhasthaKumbh.

The Simhastha Kumbh is among the world’s largest holy gatherings that attracted approximately-

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jjain’s city-wide surveillance project covered all major checking bays connected to the city with integrated closed-circuit televisions (CCTVs) and automatic number plate reading cameras (ANPR) using a command and control center, which integrates the emergency response and traffic management systems for the Madhya Pradesh Police Department. The cameras supporting ANPR technology recognized the number plates of suspicious vehicles against the police department’s pre-loaded data in the system, and helped in counting vehicles from various checking bays. Facial recognition cameras facilitated identification of people on the police department’s alert list against their pre-loaded images in the system. As part of the project, 667 video cameras were installed for the SimhasthaKumbh event at the Mahakaal Temple, and at 134 locations around the city. The project covered traffic and crowd management at checking bays, ghats, temples, and ashrams. During the event, the system gathered real-time data to help authorities react to any incident and monitor areas for disturbances. Cisco, the networking partner for Madhya Pradesh city surveil-

lance project, helped Honeywell manage and process huge volumes of video data on its platform. The Madhya Pradesh police department has formally acknowledged Honeywell’s contribution in the city-wide installation of surveillance and emergency response technology helping with crime prevention and traffic and crowd management. Senior members of the police department appreciated Honeywell’s range of solutions, proven track record, and global leadership in safety and security, making it the ideal partner for the project.

“This project is an example of our long-standing commitment to making cities smarter, safer, and more secure, in-line with India’s 100 Smart Cities vision. We have already carried out successful city surveillance projects including in Bhubaneshwar in Odisha, Aurangabad in Maharashtra, an 11-city project in a large central state, and will continue to focus on this area.” - Priyanshu Singh, general manager of Honeywell Building Solutions in India The command and control center at Ujjain’s Superintendent of Police office was visited by prominent dignitaries attending the SimhasthaKumbh including the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, the National President of the Bharatiya Janata Party, the political leader of the Indian National Congress, and the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry.

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Cities are recognizing the benefits of an open and technology agnostic approach to become ‘smart’. Being locked-into a solution from a single vendor is blocking innovation and is costly while challenging in terms of connectivity, interfaces between applications and city verticals, standards and procurement. Smart Cities Lab as open eco-system that develops independently but integrates seamlessly at a higher level, is supporting ICLEI in India towards the promising recently launched 100 SmartCities program from the Indian government. „Open“ is key to unlocking increasing value over time from different verticals and applications now arising and join the India Smart Cities initiatives.

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aking the city ‘smart’ requires a technology-agnostic„eco-system“ to deliver not only technical functions, but also supporting the city stakeholders with systems for collaboration and a technical node. The City-as-a-Platform“ approach of Smart Cities Lab supports the local eco-system while keeping doors open for future improvements and new partners and solutions providers, made in India.The implementation of different applications should not happen in silos, and not in only one city.The actual challenges in India require a holistic approach like FIWARE and OpenStack, which leverage on the assets of more then 1.000 applications and solutions from the last 2 years. The unique opportunity today is that any city faces the same challenges, and collaboration between the Indian cities is key in terms of cost-efficiency, fast implementation and customization to the Indian context. Not every city have to re-invent the wheel, and can benefit from the huge assets derived from the Smart Cities eco-system as the first facilitator of the FIWARE platform in India.

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SMARTCiTiES “A city platform based on FIWARE and OpenStack is capable of working as a „glue“, to support the many ‘smart’ projects and cases already envisaged, to allow the development of others as yet not conceived, and to enable the use of the new technologies and standards which are still evolving. Together with ICLEI in India, we are looking forward to support all Smart Cities in India! The collaboration with ICLEI is a milestone for Smart Cities Lab aiming to support India´s Smart Cities, enabling all interested cities access to the expertise and technology in partnership with the experienced and established network of ICLEI.”

- Olaf-Gerd Gemein, CEO of Smart Cities Lab globally In such an evolving environment, though, where innovation is rapid and the technology is still being developed, open-ness is best delivered via interfaces and open API´s. Smart cities globally are very much in this evolving stage, not limited to India today. Business models, interconnection methodologies, IoT and connectivity technologies are all in a process of continuos change and improvement. India today can benefit from the experiences of the Smart Cities Lab, the eco-system and global networkof FIWARE experts together with ICLEI.

Towards India

ndia is on the way to speed up the process becoming a smart country. The actual ambitious SmartCities program pave the way towards a better quality of life for 100+ Million Indian in the next three years. Starting with 37 cities in 2016, the next wave of 45 cities join the program 2017.

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“We do not yet know which models of interoperability will emerge, between cities, applications systems and providers. What is required from an open system, therefore, is the ability to inter-operate with others via defined interfaces. This is the case both with respect to existing systems and applications and future ones“reported Machina Research in his actually published white paper „The Smart City is Open: the role of open systems as a key enabler of the smart city.The various applications of the Smart Cities Lab eco-system are developed using common connectivity and APIs on the Application Platform FIWARE. This would require the city to committo FIWARE and OpenStack as the platform(s) to be usedwhile the applications are able to integrate with each other through open APIs as well as with the city platform. This is today the huge advantage for India. More than 100 global cities worldwide are already committed to FIWARE in the last months, joining the Open&Agile Smart Cities Initiative.“

- said Rahul Tomar, CTO, Smart Cities Lab in Mumbai

The preconditions are tremendous, India is the world’s largest democratic country and have proofed his capability to innovation and flexibility. The momentum today coasting towards fast implementation, can be raise awareness and act as role model for the cities. International experts have co-designed the programs plus various ministry in India have worked in close cooperation, as the local adoption is crucial for success. FIWARE and OpenStack have proofed to be the platform of choice for Smart Cities, not only in Europe.

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NZ4 UltraSmart Science Cities© of the Future -BY Mr. Bruce Haxton, Leader of NZ4 Global Alliance

“The smart cities of the future will not only be “smart” technically as stated below but will need to be “smart” sustainably; environmentally, economically, and educationally.” “The ‘Smart Cities’ will also need to be part of a strategy to stimulate regional economies and supporting regional Technology Clusters to implement national technology strategies”.

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What is a Smart City? What is a NZ4 UltraSmart Science City© of the Future?

ikipedia defines a Smart City as “A smart city is an urban development vision to integrate multiple information and communication technology (ICT) and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions in a secure fashion to manage a city’s assets – the city’s assets include but are not limited to, local departments’ information systems, schools, libraries, transportation systems, hospitals, power plants, water supply networks, waste management, law enforcement, and other community services. (Wikipedia 2016) The NZ4 Global Alliance is an alliance of 13 entities (both companies and specific experts in a critical fields) that came together to provide a new approach to: 1) provide environmentally sustainable projects, 2) promote Net Zero Energy, Water, Food, and Waste (often called Closed Loop Design), 3) create economically and educationally sustainable communities, 4) design Life Style Communities (life, work, play, educate, and training communities); 5) stimulate Science Communities (Stimulating and Supporting Technology Clusters); and 6) design Future Cities based on the concept of Anticipatory Sustainability (looking into the future in a very unique manner so as to anticipate and solve future problems…..before they happen).

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few years ago the NZ4 Global Alliance came together to analyze net zero energy and water for Science Parks. Science Parks are urban environments that “commercialize” the “intellectual property” of an educational institution. The alliance grew as the needs of the team tried to meet the demands of an ever changing and fast paced society. The team initially coalesced around Bruce Haxton, Rick Cantwell, John Andary, and Tom Kubala the original core team. As the team ventured into closed loop design the expertise of Bre Sarte’s Sherwood Design Engineers were required to add sustainable infrastructure analysis and design. Also included was an array of specialists in advanced food systems and waste to biofuels.

oncurrent with the closed loop design studies and information refinement was a special study by Bruce Haxton called the “Global Critical Path Analysis”. This study was a complex analysis of 1) Critical Global Problems and 2) Information derived from future systems analysis. The following critical

Closed Loop Design 2013

factors resulted: 1) There is going to be a global shortage of food starting in 2017 beginning in Asia and finally reaching North American by 2050, 2) there is an accelerating pace of life based on advances in technology led by space exploration, 3) technology clusters will compete globally and need to be supported and refined to remain competitive, 4) stimulating education and intellectual property (by supporting technology clusters) can create jobs and higher quality of life, 5) Life, Work, Play, Educate Environments foster high quality of life, energy conservation, and potentially increased environmental quality. 6) The pace of global urbanization is increasing and will be at approximately 70% by 2050, 7) Global population growth will geometrically increase to 9 - 10 billion by 2050 (currently projected to be closer to 10 billion).

he solution is not just Smart Cities, but rather creating urban environments that solve future problems in a synergistic manner. The solution that The NZ4 Global Alliance developed is

to create smart sustainable science cities that support the local technology clusters, create sustainability; environmentally, economically, and educationally. Our work has grown out of Science Park design that was originally meant to “commercialize intellectual property” in an efficient manner. To that we added environmental sustainability and a concept of very high technology education, innovation, and training. To this mix we added the expertise of designing live, work, play, educate, and training environments called “Life Style Science Parks and Cities”. This environment has the added benefit of stimulating interaction of the residents thereby promoting “cross pollination” of ideas, and fostering innovation.

ets first look at the early net zero energy and water science park designs. These solutions were developed for the 2010 and 2013 IASP World Conferences in Denmark and Brazil. The Brazil solution was the first closed loop system that grows its own food and recycles waste.

Net Zero Energy and Water Design 2011

ore recently, The NZ4 Global Alliance produced a NZ4 UltraSmart Science City© of the Future design that utilizes Aquaponics, Aeroponics, and other Advanced Food Technologies. The following scheme is a much denser urban environment than the previous schemes with its own food systems as an integral part of the urban design. This was a “self sustaining” design.

The Smart Net Zero Urban ScienceCity with transportation systems. 2015

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he more advanced food systems produce up to 100 times the food of traditionally grown food with only about 10-20% of the water. The food systems could be integrated into the urban form and ultimately take approximately 10 - 20% of the land area. The city of the future would need to rely on mass transit coexisting was a pedestrian based urban environment. It is forecast that the future cities will significantly limit cars from the central city. In this case, cars would be on the periphery of the city accessible via mass transit for travel outside the city proper. The urban environment above would have a university at its heart with its complement of technology incubators and “clean high technology” manufacturing sites within the urban environment. The urban area around the city would accommodate 2.5 trees per city dweller to recycle carbon dioxide back into oxygen. The waste is recycled into usable resources (co-generation of energy) or used as fuel

via biofuel production using duckweed and other methodologies. The urban form is also related to the forms needed to harvest both solar energy and rainwater. The rainwater is harvested and used as a “thermal heat sink” for use in heating and cooling the buildings. Geothermal technology is also used. The smart science cities of the future will become technology clusters of their own, supplying economic development for their region. In a much larger view, these science cities in the short term could act as stimulus for a region. The “smart city” locations could be analyzed to be very strategically located to reduce unemployment, increase needed food in regional areas, and strategically revitalize an entire nation as suggested below. These sites are prioritized by both need (unemployment) and the ability for the local entrepreneurs to organize and lead a Public Private Partnership (PPP) promote by tax abatement strategies at the local, state, and federal level.

Potential Smart Stimulus Cities in the USA with priorities indicated

The NZ4 Global Alliance The NZ4 Global Alliance is a consortium of professionals that work as separate entities or together as a team to meet the needs of the various clients for high performance and net zero energy buildings and urban environments; the following are NZ4 Global Alliance members: Bruce Haxton, NZ4 Co-Team Leader (Global Sustainable Strategy and Future Trends) Rick Cantwell, NZ4 Co-Team Leader, President of Odell International (Management) Richard Stoner, AgriHouse, (Aeroponics, and Leaf Sensor Technology) Tamra Fakhoorian, Algae/Duckweed Expertise John Andary, Integral Group (Bioclimatic Engineering, Net Zero Energy Specialist) Tom Kubala, The Kubala Washatko Associates (sustainable architecture) Fred Meade; Science Park Consulting (public policy and science park expertise) Michael Perciali, Green cGMP Architect; (sustainable research laboratory expertise) Bry Sarte, President of Sherwood Design Engineers (sustainable infrastructure) Peter Why, International Science Park Consulting (global science, global trade) Mohan Bajikar, India Regional Member, (Specialist in vertical food growth agriculture)

Additional Resources: Sustainable Teaching Trends: Closed Loop Aquaponics Teaching Tools for K-12, School Planning and Management, Peter Li Education Group, Dayton, Ohio, (Cover Article) November 2015 (Bruce Haxton and Rebecca Nelson; Primary Coauthors)* Lead NZ4 Designers/Authors: Haxton, Nelson, Stoner, and Fakhoorian

Aerponics by Agrihouse

Leaf Sensor by AgriHouse

he photo above illustrates Aeroponics (growing organic food without soil by “misting” the root systems with high nutrient water). Aerponics was developed in conjunction with AgriHouse and NASA for potential use for space exploration. Other advanced food systems that are anticipated to be used are Aquaponics (growing fish and using the water to grow plants). Hydroponics can also be used and well as “Leaf Sensor” technology (developed by Agrihouse). In this case the “Leaf Sensor” notifies the water system that the plants need to be watered….electronically. The use of Algae, Duckweed, and Lemna minor to recycle waste water into usable water via engineered wetlands is very important in the Closed Loop Design philosophy. There are approximately 50 waste-to-biofuel systems that are currently in Research and Development in the USA.

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Futuristic Urban EcoScience City©: Life Style Science City, Net Zero Energy, and Closed Loop Design, Extended Abstract, R&D Magazine November 13, 2015; Lead NZ4 Global Speakers/Designers/Authors: Haxton, Cantwell, Stoner, Fakhoorian, Cain, and Meade Regional Stimulus - Closed Loop Design EcoScience Park©: Net Zero Energy, Water, Food, Waste, and Biofuels, International Association of Science Parks World Conference, Recife, Brazil, June 2013* Lead NZ4 Global Designers/Authors; Haxton, Kubala, Andary, Sarte, Fakhoorian, Mead, and Why

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Climate Change is Urban Development Agenda in India Urban areas of India are a key to reduce emission as well as start addressing challenges of poverty with sustainable solutions. New prosperity is pushing sales of cars and air conditioners in Indian cities. More and more water is pumped out in the cities from the ground using energy. More and more sewerage is pumped away from the cities, again causing carbon emission. This is urban reality of India.

limate change is not a global environmental issue alone, but a local economic development agenda for cities, concluded participants to the National Round Table on Towards Climate Compatible Green Growth Development: Achievements and Opportunities in Delhi. The Round Table was organized by Ahmedabad based All India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI) with support from the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN). AIDMI works on integrating climate change and disaster risk reduction plans in over 50 cities and districts in India under the National Disaster Management Plan of Government of India.

CDKN works in over 20 countries to currently help start implementation of COP21 Agreement at Paris to reduce carbon emission and generate economic prosperity.

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-By Mihir R. Bhatt

Examples of success in placing climate change mitigation and adaptation on the evolving economic development agenda from the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, and Gujarat were shared. Focus on urban economy was clear and widespread. In India, at sub-national level, a wide range of actions are being taken that often go unnoticed to national and global viewers. What citizen do in their own cities remain confined to their cities. Neither other cities in their own state know about it nor other cities across the states. India has a wide range of applied knowledge to share across its cities as well as with the cities in the neighbouring countries. This knowledge is fast growing in the areas of efficient use of energy, promoting the decentralized solar energy use, using green bonds to finance green activities in cities, and the list is fast expanding.

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SMARTCiTiES As a follow up to the Round Table a synthesis report for India to implement the Paris Agreement is being proposed with focus on resilience of local urban bodies and the role of financial institutions in expanding renewable energy investments in cities. Financial institutions of India are developing the capacity to mobilize “green” funds as well as the capacity to use funds for “green” activities not only in rural but also in urban areas. Initial efforts to mobilize green bonds from international markets have seen encouraging success. Investment appetite to invest in cities is also increasing with the national programme of 100 Smart Cities. Now that India has developed its vision to “lead by example”, it is important that action is not only on policy front, but on performance, not only on concept development alone but on building capabilities to move to climate compatible urban development. Niti Ayog representative pointed out the need to find ways to expand government initiatives such as Ujwala that offers LPG cylinders to poor rural women. What works? And how? And what can be done for poor women in slums of 100 Smart Cities? This is what India is focusing on when making its key economic activities climate compatible. Findings of a comprehensive ‘Future Proofing Urban Diagnostics’ process by Madurai Municipal Corporation and CDKN partners in Tamil Nadu shows that the city is facing a wide range of risks such as water scarcity, climate change impact, growing traffic congestion and damage to important natural habitats. Basic data needed for green development was generated and shared in the public domain. The work so far offers basis for planning skills development for city youth. Is negligence of blue and green

growth a systemic flaw is the question being asked by city planners. The city government has now identified ‘blue green infrastructure’ as the priority issue and is working with CDKN and its partners to demonstrate how to manage the interconnected set of challenges relating to water resources management (surface and ground water),

water supply, water quality, sanitation, solid waste management, flooding and conservation of natural ecosystems in the context of the urban development trajectory of the city and its changing climate. The blue green infrastructure is possible when the authorities listen to the citizens with care and creativity.

India has many such initiatives that deserve national attention. Participants included academics, scientists, media leaders, policy makers, corporate entities, as well as state and related authorities.

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SMARTIT

Tailoring The Control Rooms To Human Again

-Mr. Vivekanand Country Director, Sales, Barco India

Psychological studies show that interpretation and retention are reduced during periods of stress, which leads to overload and operator error.

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ince the dawn of the digital age, industry has been focused on improving the Human-Machine Interface (HMI) associated with the developing digital technology. The primary aim was to optimize the machines by allowing humans to interact with them more efficiently. What has not been a primary focus during the digital age evolution is the impact this technology has caused on Human Factors (HF). In my travels, I often hear the terms Human Factors and Human-Machine Interface used interchangeable. In actuality these terms are far from synonymous. HMI refers to the Human interaction with the display, computer, and software that serve as the humanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interface to applications present on the computer system. The industry focus on HMI and evolution since the dawn of the digital age has created systems highly optimized for the human interaction. Over the years the control room operatorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tasks have become increasingly complex. The number of sources and data inputs has grown massively, while regulations, industry standards, and individual companies, operating procedures strictly control how the plethora or operator applications are integrated. In this I will concentrate more on some of the underlying technology issues that have a significant impact on operator efficiency. Resolving these issues can boost operator efficiency as well as job satisfaction.

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t one end of the spectrum, we find operator workspaces composed of numerous applications, all running on stand-alone systems. Monitoring and control are conducted via separate operator stations, each with a dedicated screen, mouse and keyboard. Function key and HMI (Human Machine Interface) conventions also vary from application to application. For reporting tasks, operators must gather information from multiple systems − which is time-consuming, slowing down operator response times, and requiring the operator to remember information from several different systems (because drag & drop is not available across these disparate systems). Sounds like a recipe for disaster? It is ... tried and tested. Integrated systems, on the other hand, provide many advantages and opportunities. At the positive end of the spectrum, we have control rooms

in which all necessary process control and safety information is presented by a single integrated system allow information from different sources to be made available to other support applications (such as Information Management Systems, shift logs, production monitoring, etc.), so that reports, key performance indicators and other data can be easily shared. Such a system enables reports to be generated and distributed automatically, relieving the operator of this task. The main drawback of such a solution, however, is the cost, time and effort of implementation. But there might be a more practical way − the sweet spot − to achieving higher operator efficiency: some level of desktop integration that is more cost- and time-effective than full system integration and that does not risk invalidating application warranties and maintenance agreements. At the negative end of the spectrum,

we find control rooms with a lot of separate system hardware components assembled in an ad hoc, haphazard way. The result is a confused layout and cluttered workstations, with no overall structure, requiring operators to move both physically and mentally between systems. When operators must move from one system to another to complete a task, the chance of human error increases, and the movement might cause a delay in noticing an event. This can slow down operator response time and leaves little chance for an early recovery. KVM (keyboard, video and mouse) switches can reduce the number of keyboard and mouse sets, but they require the operator to manually select which system the KVM is connected to. Also, KVM solutions − typically a one-application / one-screen concept − have very limited flexibility with regard to optimizing visualization.

The rise and fall of emulation solutions During the evolution of the operator workspace, the non-convergence of HMI and HF problem continued to grow. Many attempts were made using different technologies to solve the non-convergence of HMI and HF problem. While each approach addressed a specific issue in the non-convergence of HMI and HF, the utopic solution was never achieved. Below figure summarizes the more popular approach that was used in the late 1990s and is still used today.

Finally converging HMI and HF

ith the disappearance of emulation software, it seemed like industry attention to the non-convergence of HMI and HF ended as well. This was however not the case: Companies like Barco has invested in the research and development of a solution that does bridge the gap. The solution is called OpSpace, and it keeps all the benefits of emulation software while avoiding the modification of application software (and the potential support and warranty issues) mentioned earlier. Now the operators can have all their applications in one pixel space using just one keyboard, mouse, and audio. They can customize their workspace to fit their every changing situation throughout their shift, move windows around and resize windows as needed. OpSpace enables the operator to define an area of their total pixel space as an ‘operator work space’ where they can easily switch and interact with each applications. All the while maintaining situational awareness. This means: no more rolling around and wearing out the carpet! With the development of the ‘follow me’ technology, operators can now define multiple workspace layouts and recall them at any other workstation. Security for the applications is maintained and improved in some areas. In short, OpSpace allows the operator to optimize their work environment, to better focus on the tasks at hand.

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Now the operators can have all their applications in one pixel space using just one keyboard, mouse, and audio.

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BLOCKCHAINing the Smart City Blockchain technology has been around for some time and has gained popularity in its “bitcoin” avatar, but there has been recent interest across multiple industries to leverage it in their business context. Blockchain, in simple words, is based on a shared ledger technology allowing any participant in the business network to see the system of record. It has the potential of disrupting legacy operations and is evolving at a rather brisk pace.

he financial services industry has beenat the forefront of Blockchain adoption with its most important attributes “security, transparency, indelibility and trust”- aligning naturally with their business operations. However, there are many other industries like logistics, travel and transport, legal services, government that are donning their thinking hats and ideating around this innovative technology.This article puts together a view of a potential set of use cases from the Smart Cities operational context that I believe are well suited for adopting Blockchain technology and deliver an enhanced experience to its residents. These are early days though, and these ideas do not necessarily have a precedent to assure a successful outcome. However, a Smart Cityis an ecosystem by itself and this article provides a futuristic Point-ofView to identify how this ecosystem could benefit from Blockchain technology. Before delving into further details, let us classify the Smart Cities landscape to map Blockchain initiatives accordingly. Some of the initiatives are better driven by Government while there are a few that better suit Private ownership. So, the broad classification and a point of view of the initiatives that map to them are represented in the graphic below. The categorization of initiatives is not cast in stone but indicative of where the initiative maps the closest.

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AuthorAnveshi Gutta Smarter Cities Consultant IBM (* Views expressed in this article are strictly personal and do not necessarily reflect IBM’s point of view)

The overlap between the X and Y axes in the 2*2 quadrant captures the relevant initiatives. For example, Public Owned Brownfield Smart Cities would gain immensely from leveraging Blockchain technology to deliver Social Services benefits while this is not the case with the Private Owned Smart Cities.

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SMARTCiTiES Let us get into these Blockchain applications in further detail: • Smart Payments – As mentioned earlier, Blockchain technology has its roots in the Finance industry and has found early adopters in banks worldwide. In fact, Banks are now racing to harness the power of the Blockchaintechnology with a strong focus on e-payments and money transfers. Once the technology is proven, these can be implemented in a Smart city environment to exceute utility bill payments, wallet-enabled transactions, payment of fines etc in a secure and transparent manner for its residents. This eases the life of the Smart City residents while assuring them that every fund transfer is being permanently recorded.

by exploiting loopholes in the supply chain. The centralized nature of a Blockchain where every entry can be tracked by the central authority will make it challenging, if not impossible, to fool the system thereby ensuring that all social benefits reach the intended recipients and all leakages are plugged. This combined with JAM (Jan Dhan-Aadhar-Mobile) based identity will make the entire supply chain fool-proof. A smart city needs to accommodate every strata of society and join hands with the Government machinery to implement such a Blockchain-based initiative will be ideal in most of the developing world.

• Smart Land Records – Blockchain technology lends itself perfectly to help overcome property frauds by preventing or reducing it. The underlying reason for Blockchain to have gained in credibility is the indelible nature of its distributed ledger and transparency that comes with the ledger. Property prices have been on an upward swing worldwide and there are many fraudsters who are making most of the hype cycle by dubiously creating ownership records and disappearing as soon as they have made their money. These instances can be taken out of the system effectively and efficiently if every single transaction associated with a property is recorded in permanent ink, a.k.a Blockchain ledger. Smart cities, both private and government owned, can leverage the technology to establish a property management system that ensures peace of mind to all city stakeholders.

• Tax collection – The distributed ledger of Blockchain has the potential to help government in tax collections. As governments are making attempts to establish a simple tax system that places accountability on the individual/company to pay tax impromptu rather than charging them retrospectively, they could find their answer in Blockchain’sreal-time, secure and reliable execution and recording of transactions. This results in plugging revenue leakages and provide data that is reliable both for taxpayers and tax authorities. In India, the proposed GST policy will establish comprehensive indirect tax on manufacture, sale and consumption of goods and services throughout India. Taxable goods and services are taxed at a single rate in a supply chain till the goods or services reach the consumer. This lends itself beautifully to track tax paid all along the supply chain using the reliable Blockchain technology.

• Social Service benefits delivery – Most countries provide social service benefits to its citizens based on their socio-economic position in the society. The intent of these benefits is to result in upliftment of the society at large. However, there are umpteen instances when middlemen do not let these benefits reach the actual recipient

• Smart Voting – Blockchainhas found a rather unusual use in enabling transparent and reliable e-voting. While most countries have adopted various technologies over the years to improve voter percentages, e-voting adoption has yet to take off meaningfully worldwide. There are concerns that existing platforms are vulner-

able to fraud, corruption and sabotage. It is to solve this challenge that Blockchain technology is being used to deliver convenience1 to the voters while ensuring security and reducing voting fraud. As mentioned earlier, Smart Cities are ecosystems by themselves and can use such Blockchain technology based voting systems to encourage participation in local elections (Example – Smart City Governance Boards) within the Smart city’s purview - delivering a signature city experience through effective and efficient resident engagement. • Smart Transportation – Residents of almost every city in the world face transportation challenges today. The urban dweller looks for the convenience of moving from Point A to Point B with least hassle. It is this need that cab aggregators like Uber have tapped into and have a business model that is widely successful. However, what has also been irking some customers is the “centralized” nature of their operations with one HQ governing their operations worldwide. In response to this, Arcade City launched an innovative operating model being built on Blockchain technology in September 2016 that will decentralize the operations and provide lot more authority and decision making capability to the driver, who is the all-important “touchpoint” to the customer. The coming months will tell if this stands a chance of being disruptive. A Smart city can take this a step further and implement all transport services across various modes within the city – school buses could implement Blockchain-based identity, 3PL service providers could leverage it to make their supply chain more effective, public transport could be made more accurate and reliable etc. and innovations like the Arcade City initiative could provide alternates to move around that truly differentiate the city from the rest.

While these initiatives are futuristic in nature, the pace of innovations today is swifter than ever before. There are a number of Smart City initiatives being taken up worldwide and significantly in India. Each city is attempting to deliver a “differentiated signature city experience”. Towards this end, Blockchain technology and innovations around it could provide an alternate worth exploring. With all the hype also comes a word of caution – do not underestimate the technical and organizational challenges of building and adopting Blockchain-based systems. In summary, apragmatic and thoroughly thought-through approach is suggested.

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Smart cities: A Big Opportunity For IOT Each smart city should have an individual Smart City CEO New Delhi, September 09, 2016: The buzz word in the developmental arena, of late, has been smart city and now it took another leap forward with the shift in focus on how the cities will become adaptable to the changes and become sustainable.

From Left to right: 1. Shashi Dharan, Managing Director, Bharat Exhibition 2. Mr. NSN Murty, Executive Director & Leader, Smart Cities, PwC 3. Mr. Sumit Puri, CIO, Max Health Care 4. Prof. Dr. P.S.N. Rao, Head of Housing, School of Planning and Architecture & Chairman, DUAC 5. Mr. Stefan Sjöström, Vice President Asia, Public Sector, Microsoft Operations Pte Ltd. 6. Dr. Sumit D. Chowdhury, CEO, GAIA Smart Cities 7. Mr. Pratap Padode, Founder & Director, Smart Cities Council India 8. Mr. Joy Rajan Cheruvathoor, Chief Marketing Officer, L&T Construction

The discussion revolved around the development of the smart cities and the role of IoT in a way that they sustain the future developmental dynamics.

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The Himachal Pradesh government is rolling out incentives to help propel the formation of sustainable smart cities.” The second national summit was organised by Bharat Exhibitions. The discussions at the summit revolved around the needs, looks and role of ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) in making the smart cities sustainable. Mr. Kapoor further spoke on how the government of Himachal Pradesh has incentives for those who generate power using waste. “The government has directed to control waste in areas like Manali and Rohtang where efforts are being made so that the hotels and other establishments in the area generate energy from their own waste. These are few steps which have been initiated”, he further added.

- Mr. Tarun Kapoor, IAS Principal Secretary, Government of Himachal Pradesh “Technology today touches every aspect of our life and one very important aspect is the education domain. The massive e-learning initiatives with over 2000 online courses are changing lives of around 30 million students in the country.” According to him, IoT would touch all aspects of human life. “Technology is the backbone of all the development that smart cities can expect in future,”

- Mr. Stefan Sjöström, Vice President Asia, Public Sector, Microsoft Operations Pte Ltd.

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“This was for the first time that different departments sat together to discuss and plan a project. Individual projects are not going to help, as it becomes a financial burden, so all departments have to work in tandem, together. Biggest part of the smart cities is behavioral change. They need professionals who would work long term in the city towards the development of the same city.”

- Dr. Sumit D Chowdhury, Founder & CEO, Gaia Smart Cities

“Every year epidemic happens and we know the issues. A design has to be worked out so as to clean the metrics. The major problem is of maintenance. There is vast talent pool, all we need to change is the behavior,”

- Mr. Sumit Puri, CIO, Max Health Care As a concept, the mission of smart city is a well thought out, well-planned initiative of the Government of India. The cities intend to monetize the assets. “One cannot have all decisions taken at the municipality level. Some decisions have to be taken by the citizens as well. We have to have the vision as to how our cities are going to become in the next five years and later. Smart spaces have to be focused on. We have to define future-ready cities.”

- Mr. Indraneel Ghosh, Assistant Vice President, Brillio India

“The urban planning is an important aspect of our future smart cities,” However, there is no urban planner in the picture, there is much more to uniformity in design. How you mange the garbage, water and other important resources is a very critical part of the whole process. Five years is just a warming period to re-do Indian cities. We surely need much more time. Also, for a better implementation, there should be a CEO appointed for a minimum of ten years for each smart city,”

- Prof. Dr. P.S.N. Rao, Head of Housing, School of Planning and Architecture & Chairman, DUAC

“We need smart cities as there is a lot of urban pressure and a lot of wastage of resources. The inspirational part is already under way as the small townships that are growing at present are trying to fit into the smart city frame. We need a bag of economically viable projects,”

- Mr. Pratap Padode, Founder & Director, Smart Cities Council India “For a threat challenged country like India, embedded SIM can be a revolution. One embedded SIM can take as many as five subscriptions. This will help address the coverage issue, which is a major problem that is faced while executing the smart plans as many areas do not have connectivity,”

- Mr. Sharad Arora, Managing Director, Sensorise Digital Services Pvt. Ltd.

Making it truly global platform to conduct business, global players such as; Microsoft, Gaia Smart Cities, Brillio, Sensorise, TATA DoCoMo, Smart Cities Council India participated at the event.

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SMART FINANCIAL INCLUSION:

New technologies to propel Smart Cities development, fostering a new “smarter” society.

-By Renato de Castro

Smart City Senior Consultant Specialized In Investment Attraction And Management For Sc Projects

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I have had a fantastic time in China, you can bet; but I never felt 100% integrated. Although I was formally working, and consequently helping the local and amazing quick development and paying all my regular and compulsory taxes, as any other “beijinger”, at the end of the day I was neither a citizen nor somebody fully absorved by the local environment. No voice to discuss or suggest about “my” city management and no credit offer, even having a local bank account. One should be thinking: “well, it is China! It is a very peculiar institutional landscape over there!”.

o one doubts the influence of new concepts, sharing and creative economy in developing Smart Cities. Since the eighties the American economist and social scientist Richard Florida explores the role of the creative class in the urban development and wealth. According to him, the Creative Class is one of the key driving forces for economic development of post-industrial cities in the United States. And he was completely right! Somehow this social diversity based on some of the new groups of creative people, including also artists and bohemians was one of the key points for the raise and boom of the new tech-paradises in USA. If we combine the social diversity proposed by Florida with the new reality of the millennials, the new generation that is now reaching the working and consumption market, we have pure energy, a rich fuel to drive the development of our smart cities. This prolificous scenario, and the amazing opportunities that can arise from this exchange of knowledge and culture might be threatened, however, due to issues that point out to the opposite direction: bureaucracy and difficulties of official authorities in dealing with such diversity may realy compromise the ability of cities to embrace innovation. The world was never as globalized as it is now. People’s mobility beyond boundaries is a reality, not only in markets where the frontiers were opened such as Europe, but also in new fresh territories such as Asia, Latin America and also Africa. In my 7 years experience living in Beijing, China, I was able to have a normal western-style life thanks to the astonishing number of 300.000 foreigners living there. The same situation of cultural and social diversity can be also found in other big metropolis such as Tokyo, Singapore, Lagos, Mumbai, New York, London and São Paulo.Among other reasons, it is definitely due to their ability to benefit from all of this multicultural and creative scenario that makes them flouris as vibrant ecosystems for innovation and for new startups.

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SMART FINANCE If you are one of those, just think about the reality of your city. I live now in Italy, and even though it is a country fully integrated into the European Union I face the same sort of issues that I used to face in China. We can also see similar scenarios in almost all of the big cities around the world, in which diversity is always followed by significant challenges in terms of promoting the integration of those individuals, both in terms of public policies as well as to access to products and services available localy. Back to Florida’s insight, social diversity may be the key point for an outstanding creative class, but it will not be productive if there is not enough integration as the basis for it to flourish. That is why this article will explore new solutions that are emerging to promote a full and deep social inclusion in smart cities of the future. Social integration can be addressed through several points of reference, and We will look at it through the economic point of view. In a very elementary analysis, social inclusion will definitely reflect on individuals access to products,services and goods, from the basic needs to high-end ones. No doubts, in this sense, that a considerable proportion of our purchase power depends on the level of credit that is available within a certain market. If in the past my grandfather had to save money during 20 years to by his first car -when he was almost 40 years old - nowadays my son would be able to buy his first one even before getting his driving license and keep paying it for the next 20 years. But He “would be able”, I said. If, on the one hand, the perspectives and need for credit have changed drastically, on the other our finance and banking systems are still very traditional, and not unusually significantly facing new regulations that are a threat to the current speed and mobility seen on other areas of the global market. They can even be following the digitalization trend that offers 24/7 on line services, but in terms of credit analysis most of them are still doing as it was 50 years ago. To get access to credit you need to have a credit record, a real guarantee or at least some sort of sponsor or guarantor. As a consequence, we are keeping out of this credit market not only non-residents and foreigners, but also a big amount of the new generation workers, the millennials, and a wide range of individuals whose profile fall out of the traditional credit risk assessment. This generation doesn’t have a credit record now, mainly because they are fresh in the market, and its intrinsec dynamism will probably not allow them to have a traditional one in the near future. They are known as the job-hopping generation, with global mobility. Several re-

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searches suggest that by 2020 they will be roughly 50% of the USA workforce and 75% of the global workforce by 2030, so it was about time to start developing smart credit solutions to meet the demands of these new global citizens. Smart Credit is a concept that is becoming widely spread in newly industrialized countries such as Brazil, Mexico and India. They are heavily populated markets with a young population. However they are all huge economies in terms of GDP, and credit is not only a local need, but also an important economic tool to promote economic development and social inclusion. One of the most successful cases in this field comes from a Brazilian company called Zetrasoft. It is a mature software and business intelligence company that decided to promote a concept that disrupted the credit market. After several successful pilot trials within Brazilian market, its Founder, Mr. Renato Araujo, launched a global startup project, based on the same platform used in Brazil, but conceived in light of the needs to integration and inclusion that the smart cities already face.With headquarters in the world’s FinTech paradise, London, this new initiative, called Salaryfits, is promising to spread the word to many other countries. Within less than 18 months, they are already operating in global scale, with projects being piloted in India, Portugal, Italy and Mexico. Salaryfits has combined 2 traditional finance tools to develop the product they called ZmartCredit™: Salary deduction loans and Big Data deep integration, powered by a cutting-edge BI technology. Their top secret project, that will be started in the near future, will be even more innovative by applying new concepts of IoT to credit management in a personal level.They already manage more than 4.5 million accounts around the world, so you can imagine the disruption that initiatives like this can produce. Another important issue for them is promoting Financial education, which they have been doing since 2012. According to Mr. Renato Araújo, a conscious management of personal credit is the key point for a wealthier economy. The basic solution proposed by Salaryfits is a BI tool to integrate fastly and efficientlythe credit offer from the local providers to the payroll systems of entities; and itdoesn’t matter if those of public administration or of private companies . Salaryfits willprocess this information and allow the credit providers to better access the credit profile of the employees of those entities. This technology helps to reduce credit risks and enables employees to get interest rates lower than other modalities. It works well to all stakeholders involved:

the local financial institutions and other providers, companies and employees (Citizens), that can get access to cost-effective and convenient credit lines, with the possibility of comparing costs and doing simulations on-line – in the same way that we currently do when searching forflight tickets and hotel rooms in Kayak or TripAdvisor. Once the individuals decide what the best offer is, they can easily get the credit from the institution chosen and the instalment/repayment will be automatically deducted monthly from their salary.It means that it does not matter if you are or not a citizen or have or not a previous credit record or even a good credit score, you can get a good and fair credit offer whenever you need it. A process that untill now has been totally connected to your social status is becoming smarter and tailor-fit to our new Smart Citizens profile. This type of solution, that is truly commited with sustainability, can also be a key element to foster financial inclusion. Through their work within Indian market, for example, Salaryfits is talking to a couple of financial providers in order to offer the first set of financial products for those who have never had access to financial institutions before. Besides their usual credit solution, They are partnering with prepaid cards and e-wallets providers in order to offer those products to empoloyees that usually receive their payment in cash or check. Those employees will, through this solution, have their e-wallet or card and top it up conveniently on a monthly basis, all in a very secure and convenient transaction. The best part of it is that they can have access to those without the need to go through painful, demanding and bureaucratic KYC’s procedures.

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It is definitely through smart and technological solutions like these that we can help our cities to improve the environment within which we are going to live, and no doubt that the more we innovate and integrate, the more we are going to live in an inclusive and wealthy society.

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Smart Transportation System

MRTS and the Jammu & Srinagar State

-By Sanjay Sapru

In the fast paced world of Technology, India is making a mark to create a world-class Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) as an integral part of community infrastructural development. The continuous growth within the country in number of cities, population, traffic, buildings, etc has invariably called for a shift from private mode of conveyance to public mode of conveyance.

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ver a period of time it has been observed that a successful and wellplanned Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) exists in almost all developing Nations. India had its first MRTS or Metro, twenty five years ago in Kolkata (the then Calcutta). Unfortunately this could not spread to other parts of the country due to lack of funds, planning, lack of integration between various systems of mass transportation and above all the absence of comprehensive traffic and transportation planning. For the successful completion and implementation of such projects huge capital investments, long gestation period and complex technology is the need of hour.

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SMART TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THE IDEAL SHARE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT SHOULD BE AROUND-

70%

in Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s metro cities, which at present is only around-

35%-40%

India is looking to create a world class infrastructure with its existent Kolkata and Delhi Metros. In addition we do have the Metro presence in Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Jaipur, Gurgaon and Kochi. Additionally, the proposals for MRTS are being chalked out for Pune, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Kanpur, Ludhiana, Bhopal, Indore and Faridabad, which may be implemented in the next few years.

KEY CONSIDERATIONS

RTS projects are extremely large projects. The key attributes for this are finance, logistics, extensive data, study of economic structures, profiling topography, travel routes, major traffic corridors, detailed surveys etc. Another very important aspect is to learn from its previous limitations and imperfections. We can bring down our operation and maintenance costs by further developing of our in-house technology. This would be a large milestone in order to make such projects self-sufficient.

COST FACTOR

t present Metro projects are catering to cities with population of more than four million people. The costs are directly proportional to the areas which are proposed to serve underground, elevated or at grade alignment projects. The high cost of metros is justified by its very high carrying capacity of passengers at a very high speed and with minimum pollution. Initially the funding of these projects was done through Public-Private Partnership (PPP) funding Model, Delhi Metro model or State / Central Government funding. The concept of Liberalisation, Privatisation and Globalisation (called the LPG model) introduced lately seems to be the most viable option to carry out such large projects across the country. Under this model the private sector developers are encouraged through viability gap funding scheme wherein 60% of the cost is borne by private investor and 40% is borne by the government in terms of grants.

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etros are known to serve the all sections of society at an affordable cost. Due to the huge capital costs involved in the implementation of MRTS it is suggested that government could participate through equity or meeting one time viability gap financing after detailed evaluation. For funding metros the government should provide infrastructure and the operating cost and cost of rolling stock must be met by users and beneficiaries. Where private players of repute are involved, the project could be sealed with private participation based on detailed conditions and period of concession specified. Land will be a major issue in realising the project for which the involvement of parastatal agencies will be critical. Sale of air space, advertisement rights, contribution of major commercial whole sale markets which generate huge volume of traffic, levying of external development charges on builders and promoters and a dedicated fund for MRTS can aid in the funding.

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Advantages And Disadvantages

RTS shall impact the country in many positive ways. It is environmentally conducive as it considerably reduces noise and air pollution. The emission of toxic gasses and volatile compounds into air is minimized. It has brought the society closer as all members of the society irrespective of their financial status, religion or cast are able to travel together hence enhancing the social integrity of the country. It is fast and does not interfere with other traffic, averting accidents and mishaps. It is a blessing for those individuals who are unable to drive. The MRTS does not only improve the usefulness and efficiency of Public Transit System but also results in increased commercial development to improve the economy of the country. These are cheap modes of transportation, enabling considerable savings in labor, materials, fuel and energy. It is most efficient in terms of space occupancy and provides comfort with ultra-modern coaches and modern systems like automatic ticketing, advanced signalling systems, automatic train protection system and integrated security systems. Services like ATMs, food outlets, cafĂŠs and convenience stores at Metro stations make the journey more fruitful and further add to the economic development. Last but not the least this system has been successful in reducing the congestion on roads and saving time on travel.

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SMART TRANSPORTATION J & K State Perspective

he J & K State government has been introduced to the MRTS since 2010 and ever since nothing was being done about it. However, as mentioned above, in other states/cities this system is implemented, operational and running successfully. Recently it was announced by the J&K government that metro projects would be taken up in Srinagar and Jammu under multilateral funding from Japanese Official Developmental Assistance (JODA) as a part of rapid transit system proposed by reputed development consultancy, Rail India Technical and Economic Services (RITES). The job of making a detailed Project Report about the feasibility of this project in Jammu and Kashmir has been entrusted to RITES. This was done while reviewing the progress of projects being executed by the J&K Economic Reconstruction Agency (JKERA). The meeting was chaired by Chief Minister and it was decided that the Housing and Urban Development Department will act as the nodal department for firming up the metro projects for two capital cities in consultation with the RITES. The Team also has been given a dead line to complete the project, which is a positive and determined approach. The decision has been taken to go ahead for a metro length of 45 Km in Kashmir and 30 Km in Jammu. The routes for the same are suggested in the City Mobility Plan of Jammu and Srinagar cities. The process has been initiated following the offer of the Government of Japan, inviting proposals for technical cooperation under their Technical Cooperation Program for Metro & Railway Projects in the main cities of different states of India.

The tentative routes suggested in the CMP for Srinagar city are Nowgam Railway station to SKIMS via Baghi Mehtab, Rambagh, Jawahar Nagar, Civil Secretariat, Barbarshah, Nowhatta, Hawal, Alamgari Bazar and Pantha Chowk to Shalteng via Lasjan, Badami Bagh, Lal Chowk, Civil Secretariat, Tatoo Ground, Bemina. The routes suggested for Jammu are Amphala Chowk to Bari Brahmna via Bikram Chowk, Gandhi Nagar, Satwari & Bakshi Nagar to Purmandal via BC Road, Baghi Bahu, Trikuta Nagar. It may not be out of place to mention that since the invention of the wheel, transportation has been the integral part of development and progress. The uncertainty about MRTS, which had plagued the importance of such systems in India, seems to be resolving. The shortcomings of Kolkata Metro which was designed without a rule book followed by Delhi metro being designed on International norms has guided the respective agencies to follow and adopt a set of techniques for the construction, implementation and operation of MRTS in India. The National Mass Transit and Training Research Institute (NMTTRI) in Mumbai (established by Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority, MMRDA), is one of its kinds in Asia imparting training and research on mass transit systems. The annual training courses cater to key issues like Public Transport Security, Safety and Emergency/ Disaster Management, Noise Pollution & Abatement Measures for Urban Transportation, Integrated Ticketing, and seamless Travel across Modes and Intelligent Transportation System. We may have one such institute in Jammu and Kashmir State, as well.

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Conclusively we can say that the design and planning of cities cannot alienate the importance of an infrastructure in place for the entity called MRTS. A multi-modal transportation system would ensure the use of MRTS to its best potential. MRT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Smart Transportation will be the backbone of a Vital Project to transform Jammu and Srinagar Cities to Smart City & will create large scale employment both during the Project Execution & the Project Operation phase after the Go-Live and bring in Investment of more than-

Thousand Crore to the State

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The Search Is Over: SMART PARKING Is Here -By Todd Bergeson, Sr. Global Marketing Manager, Public Sector, Microsoft

With some cities dedicating more than a third of their real estate to parking, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d think it would generally be pretty easy to find a parking spot. But did you ever notice how that never seems to be the case? Especially when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in a rush. In fact, 30% of all traffic in city cores is estimated to consist of people looking for a parking spot. Imagine how much less traffic there would be if we could remove almost of a third of the cars from downtown areas.

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SMART TRANSPORTATION Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no wonder that city governments consider parking infrastructure and policies whenever they look to improve their local transportation. Getting drivers off the road and into parking spaces without causing traffic delays has the potential for greater impact than adding an entire new road lane. The challenge is to find ways of optimizing parking infrastructure without negatively impacting citizens or traffic. Solving Parking Problems With Technology

any cities arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t currently utilizing their parking infrastructures to the fullest potential and are eagerly looking to change that. Some are already aligning their policies to two main goals: make the right number of parking spaces available, and price them appropriately. Parking prices should reflect market rates (rather than being subsidized), and there should be convenient parking available for those who are willing to pay for it.To more effectively price parking in various locations and at various times, many city governments are installing sensors that monitor parking space usage, demand at different times of day, and the effect of other environmental factors. In fact, studies indicate that there will be nearly one million sensor enabled parking spaces by 2020. Solutions like AvePoint Citizen Services enable government agencies to collect sensor-driven parking data and integrate it with other data sources for a holistic view. For example, AvePoint Citizen Services can analyze data from smart parking meters to help government agencies see exactly when and where parking spaces are being used, and can inform dynamic pricing solutions that adjust parking fees based on time and location. An analysis of a central business district might suggest having lower prices in the morning than in the afternoon, while parking fees in a cultural center might peak in the evening when nightlife events occur. Smart parking meters can also alert cities when repairs are needed. Instead of depending on regular checks by parking enforcement, cities can be informed immediately when a meter goes out of service. This saves cities money on unneeded status checks and enables them to continue receiving revenue. Data on device and system repairs can be analyzed to predict when, where and why meters will break down, so that cities can schedule proactive maintenance.

Leverage New Technologies To Improve Outcomes

reviously, cities looking to address parking challenges with modern technology had to develop custom applications. Today, there are a number of pre-built options that they can leverage. AvePoint Citizen Services, built on Microsoft Cloud technology, is a solution that gives cities the ability to analyze data from a number of sources in order to optimize their parking strategies. Along with remote monitoring capabilities, AvePoint Citizen Services can also gather usage statistics from publicinfrastructure such as smart parking meters. This data can be analyzed using Microsoft Cortana Intelligence Suite to gain insights into behavior and habits of drivers. The insights gained from the advanced reporting capabilities of AvePoint Citizen Services enable rapid and precise identification of inefficiencies, so that agencies can reduce operating costs, streamline processes, and promote accountability between departments.

Cities also know that drivers want convenient parking spotsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a tough problem to solve for in congested areas. The City of Seattle recently set out to improve parking availability by setting a target of one or two empty parking spots on every block . Using data analytics, they identified areas where parking was in high demand, and decided to raise prices in those areas, while lowering prices in others. This approach gives drivers an incentive to park on the blocks which historically have a high number of empty spots and also reserves the most popular parking spaces for drivers willing to pay a higher price.

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How City Authorities Can Augment Revenues Through Advertisements

AUTHOR A Shankar|MRICS National Director Head of Operations Strategic Consulting, JLL, India

Financial year 2015-16 has ushered in new era of fiscal consolidation. Myriad Government organizations such as Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) comprising of municipal corporations, municipalities and Nagar Panchayats are looking at ways to rationalize expenditures and strengthen revenue augmentation, especially by focusing on untapped internal resources.

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SMARTINFRASTRUCTURE here are about 3,636 ULBs in the India; unfortunately, most of them became weak and inefficient since the Indian Constitution did not make local self-government in urban areas a clear-cut constitutional obligation, even after the 74th Constitution Amendment Act (CAA) was introduced to strengthen decentralization at grass-root levels. Though the Amendment explicitly stated that the responsibility for urban planning, water supply, social and economic planning, slum upgradation, public health, etc. lay in hands of ULBs, it did not lay down the revenue base for cities to accomplish these functions effectively. The power to determine the revenue base continues to remain with State Governments and their overarching policies. The financing requirements for real-time functioning and improvement of existing cities as well as providing for orderly urban growth are enormous. There is an express need for an environment which encourages cities to plan for improving their revenue flows from their own resources. A number of revenue streams are available for this purpose. These include property tax, building license fees, other land-based levies such as betterment levy / valorization / impact fees / exaction, stamp duty, octroi, hawker / vendor fees, Public Private Partnership, use charges and advertisement fees. Out of these, advertisement fees are a key instrument for revenue augmentation. In fact, advertisement fees – or revenue collected through leasing of advertisement rights on assets owned by various Government agencies – could turn out to be a game changer. Presently, JLL’s Strategic Consulting team is advising urban local bodies on augmenting their revenue sources through

advertisements on public buildings, bus shelters, street lamp posts etc. In fact, many Indian cities are now focusing on developing, planning and expanding this opportunity beyond just these established media to other assets which present an advertisement fee opportunity – these include public convenience facilities such as restrooms and water fountains, lamp posts, public parks and open spaces, and Government buildings. The Strategic Plan (2011-16) released by Ministry of Urban Development, GOI acknowledged the immense potential for out of home (OOH) advertisement fee to add substantially to the funds available with ULBs. It also made it a point to highlight that poor application, overall lack of innovation and weak enforcement are currently the key hindrances to implementing an efficient advertisement revenue strategy. Outdoor advertising has evolved to the extent that it can be almost as useful as traditional advertising media like newspaper, radio and TV. This presents a good marketing option as the media audience becomes more fractured and more adept at avoiding ads. The outdoor advertising market is set to cross Rs 3,000 crore at a growth rate of 13% in 2016 against the projected 7% – only marginally lower than then the overall advertisement industry growth of 16.8%. In 2014, the total spends on outdoor advertising grew by 12.9%. Transit media too grew by 12% as against its projected growth of 10%. Today, the out of home advertising medium has taken marketing to an entirely new level – it offers new digital technologies, new lighting and materials, new formats, and the involvement of more creative thinking to make messages reach a larger number of people than ever before.

ADVERTISING FEES: A Huge Opportunity For Cities • Revenue Augmentation – The additional revenue can significantly contribute towards greater self-reliance, efficiency and reducing fund deficit – and greatly reduce a city’s dependence on tax accruals • No additional cost – Other than on procedural requirements, cities do not have to make any capital intensive investments • High demand – A city’s assets include

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public places largely situated in prime locations with high vehicular and pedestrian traffic, both of which are essential factors in impactful advertising • Reduced operation & maintenance costs – Many Indian cities are challenged in terms of the effective upkeep of public convenience facilities, bus stops, parks, etc.. The rights to advertisement on these assets can be coupled with responsibility for their operation and maintenance, as well.

• Enhanced city aesthetics – A single body regulating outdoor advertisements brings uniformity, reduces clutter and makes the city look vibrant and unique. • Ideal means to improve social awareness – A portion of the available advertising space can be reserved for promoting social messages and other important information regarding the city, government and its initiatives.

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SMART MARINA: Monitoring Mooring Berths By Controlling Sea Level And Weather Conditions In A Touristic Port In Greece One of the major problems for captains of vessels, especially during summer, is theabsence of marinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reservation mechanisms.In fact, sometimes it is not possible to plan a trip by boat securing the position where it will be stationed throughout the course of the tourist route.

Figure 1. Patras Port in Greece

he start-up SaMMY, financed by the Fiwate Accelerator European Comission FrontierCities, rises up from this need detected in Greek ports. They have developed an application to become the ultimate fellow traveler for yachters, skippers and marina administrators. It supports e-booking services, navigational and parking assistance features and mobile guidance to the nearby coastal areas. The pilot project, deployed in Patras port yachting area with Libeliumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Waspmote Plug & Sense! Sensor Platform, has been implemented to modernize the operation of marinas with the installation of a wireless sensor network to monitor mooring berths, measuring the sea water level and observing the weather conditions.

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Sensor to modernize marinas

he project, carried out by Libelium and SaMMY, wants to fill a huge gap in marinas services but also to open a channel for a smarter communication with the world of marine tourism, which conquers constantly new territories and searchs for smarter tools. A sensor network has been deployed to monitor mooring berths as well as sea and environment conditions.

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Figure 2. Libelium sensors and gateway installed in Patras port

This project comprise the collection of several parameters to solve different issues related to the marina. For that, three different kinds of Waspmote Plug & Sense! Sensor Platform with a wide range of sensors have been installed building a wireless infrastructure: •

Waspmote Plug & Sense! Smart Water: it has been used to control the Water quality, that is measured by the pH calibration kit and Oxidation Reduction Potential (ORP) with calibration solution. Water quality is important to take decisions regarding the waterflow rate to the port and the presence of people at the mooring berths.

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Waspmote Plug & Sense! Smart Security: it has been used to detect the height of the sea surface and the height to reach the port using the Liquid Level sensor probe and the Presence sensor (PIR) probe. It is important to take decisions regarding the waterflow rate to the port.

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Waspmote Plug & Sense! Smart Cities: this node has a double mission. On the one hand, it is used to monitor weather conditions using a Temperature sensor probe and a Humidity sensor probe. On the other hand it is utilized to monitor thevessels presence in berths and the berth positions and it is controlled by an Ultrasound sensor probe. The communication protocol used to connect Waspmote Plug & Sense! Sensor Platform with the Meshlium Gateway is TCP/IP 802.15.4. Fiware technologies are used for the Cloud services and a dedicated agent, Node.js, for the communication with the Meshlium.

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Figure 3. Patras port deployment

Yachts management through data

he wireless sensor network installed in the marina allows to monitor and manage mooring berths. Thanks to the measurements provided by this application deployed by SaMMY, it is enabled an online contact and reservation mechanism that improves the way they operate ensuring the comfort of ship passengers from tourist boats. Apart from the features inherent to the port, the SaMMY application brings others related to the hosting of the boat marinas. It provides information on nearby points of interest as well as the common services of interest for travelers and crews.

“This way the marinas provide important information to the yachters; the marinas administrators have a clear view of the status of the berths, improving this way the quality of the services and the scheduling of the yachting trips”,

- Ioannis Kostopoulos, SaMMY CEO.

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he SaMMY project has developed a unique marina application which aim is becoming a modern communication and information tool for skippers, crews of tourist vessels and managers marinas. The application to end-users is offered for free for smart phones and mobile devices such as tablets with Android or IOS operating systems.

Figure 4. Mobile version of SaMMy application

Nautical tourism maket and especially the sector of yachting and marinas is very dynamic. They contribute decisively to the development of local economies of Mediterranean countries and Northern Europe cities.

According to European Commission, activities around yachting generate an annual turnover of 15 billion Euros providing more than 303,000 jobs.

AUTHOR Alicia AsĂn is CEO of Libelium, the wireless sensor platform for the Internet of Things. She is a computer engineer and frequent speaker at international conferences on Smart Cities, wireless sensor networks and focused on how IoT can change our world. Alicia has been recognized for achievements in business and technology.

The pilot project, carried out by Libelium and Sammy, could be deployed in other marinas of the Mediterranean sea during the following months. The platform has already been presented in conferences in Greece, Italy, Spain or Belgium with great success.

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Better Accuracy and Speed in On-site Data Acquisition for Building Information Modeling Building Information modelling (BIM), as a concept, first came about in the 1970s, but its methods have been refined considerably since then. Widely used by city planners, architects, and civil engineers today, BIM enables stakeholders to better make high-impact decisions by providing timely, relevant information.

ccording to the National BIM Standard-United States® , BIM is a digital representation of physical and functional characteristics of a facility, shared as a knowledge resource to form a reliable basis for decisions during its life-cycle, which is defined as existing from earliest conception to demolition. BIM facilitates the collaborative process of designing a building, putting varied types of information all on one coherent system of computer models, as opposed to separate sets of drawings. More than just geometry, BIM covers spatial relationships, light analysis, geographic information, and quantities or properties of building components. Today, a typical BIM file contains data that extends all the way to the ‘seventh dimension’. This

includes the basic, traditional two-dimensional technical design drawings of buildings; three-dimensional (width, height, and depth) spatial drawings; ‘fourth dimension’ of time (4D BIM); ‘fifth dimension’ of cost (5D BIM); ‘sixth dimension’ of sustainability (6D BIM); and ‘seventh dimension’ of facilities management(7D BIM). Apart from its ability to collate discrete sets of information, BIM allows data to be updated in real-time, which means various stakeholders willhaveinstant and common access to the latest information. Simply by being on the same page, companies have avoided costly mistakes of error and rework, and also enjoyed enormous benefits of time-savings and greater levels of accuracy in estimation.

Laser Scanning Technology in BIM

s the usage of BIM evolved overthe last two decades, the user community has found laser scanning technology to be useful in numerous applications. The capabilities of a modern day laser scanner have contributed much richness and texture to the information included in BIM files for architects, contractors, facility managers, and owners. Laser scanning solutions from 3D measurement device manufacturers such as FARO have shaped the way teams work together, making it easier for them to communicate, collaborate, and solve problems that may crop up in the course of a project. Overall, such BIM solutions have resulted in high-quality projects and enabled teams to complete them in a shorter time, and at

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a lower cost. In practice, FARO’s laser scanning solutions are used by BIM specialists for site documentation purposes, right from a facility’s structural design phase to its post-construction architectural phase. Laser scanning technology captures existing conditions in 3D within minutes, at the touch of a button. With the data, users can create 2D drawings, conduct inspections, create 3D building modelling, and even generate site plans that are registered to global positioning coordinates. Practitioners are preferring laser scanners over traditional tools such as total stations, becauselaser scanners provide them with much more detail and data points, which have proven useful when generating final

deliverables of a project. With laser scanning technology, architects can now work off real-time 3D data on their computers with much less effort – conjuring designs, manipulating drawings, or adding elevations – and all without compromising on measurement accuracies.

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quick comparison of the conventional surveying equipment and the laser scanning technology reveal that the modern laser scanner provides several advantages over traditional tools. Whether in terms of speed, scan detail, orflexibility of data output, the FARO® Laser Scanner as an example surpasses the conventional equipment choice of a total station. With laser scanning technology, BIM specialists complete surveying tasks much more quickly and obtain reports with more information (e.g. resolution, position, and color). In fact, with FARO’s complete laser scanning solution, practitioners can achieve better efficiency and effectiveness with an improved workflow for 3D documentation in three simple steps - Scan, Process, and Deliver. The following section highlights how users canbenefit from using laser scanning technology in their projects.

BIM Applications of Laser Scanning Technology 1. 2D Drawings-

any of today’s building and infrastructure projects lack in as-built documentation of the existing facility, and 2D plans or existing drawings are rarely available for old buildings. The presence of this issue has made it challengingfor planning and redesigning works to take place. In addition, theconventional total station is inadequate for capturing physical structures efficiently, since it can only capture a few points at a time. Not only is the method time- and labor-intensive, the data obtained would be incompatible with a point cloud processing software, limiting the possibilities of its usage.

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D documentation solutions like the FARO® Focus3D X Series and FARO® Scanner Freestyle3D would, however, be capable of addressing the need of digitization for BIM practitioners. Both devices quickly and reliably documents objects, structures, or entire rooms with high precision, and their portability makes it easy for scans to be conducted anytime, anywhere. Post-processing ofthe point cloud data obtained by the devices can then be performed with FARO’s selection of software (e.g. VirtuSurv, PointSense, and SCENE), further simplifying and streamlining the process for users.

2D drawings can be created with line fitting and building specific tools in the PointSense Building software.

2. Structural Inspection

tructural damage to buildings can cause substantial economic losses to property owners, and can also reduce a property’s current and future value. Structural inspections enable owners to take preventative measures or to make necessary rectifications. With traditional surveying tools, data capture for structural inspection is slow and inflexible. Moreover, the extent of damage cannot be monitored with certainty, and the evidence is documented only in 2D images.On the other hand, FARO Focus3D can provide the information required for an effective assessment.For instance, an analysis of concrete floors for slab flatness will indicate if any area needs to be adjusted, afterwhich the BIM specialist can determine the volume of material needed for that job –resulting inless wastage and a better cost management process overall.

n addition, laser scanning technology can also be used to verify that components of a building have been installed according to its original design, which is helpful for cost management, insurance claims, or legal disputes. The FARO Focus3D can perform as-built documentation with millimeter-accuracy (±2mm), capturing details such as pipes, HVAC systems, structural steel, floors, and even rebar in concrete slabs throughout a building. If any discrepancies are observed when compared against adesign, property owners can either make alterations or rectifications as necessary.

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ontractors of building and infrastructure projects often do not keep a record of current construction or maintenance documents of the existing facility. Yet, toacquire digital survey data of a large spaceby utilizing conventional methods would be too time-consuming and laborious. In any case, the incompatibility of the data acquired would have made it difficult for the team to import the information into any of the popular CAD programs available in the market.

n a similar fashion towhich 2D drawings can be generated from the scans obtained by FARO Focus3D, producing 3D building information modelling is also a breeze with FARO 3D documentation solutions. The FARO VirtuSurv software acts as a flexible interface to allow users to import and export scan data for use on various platforms. The FARO PointSense Building software, an AutoCAD plug-in, then efficiently processes the 3D scan data with a range of available tools, which allows auser to manipulate the information for specific project deliverables.

Laser scanning technology enables a reduction in design man hours with automated tools (e.g. wall alignment and wall fitting tool) when creating building models.

An example of a 3D building model created with PointSense Revit through post-processing of the point cloud data.

Success Stories of FARO Customers

1. On-site 3D Building Model Creation Made Easy

hird Building Construction Company of China Construction Eighth Engineering Division (CSCEC83) is one of the biggest building contractors in China. The company has been involved in building projects for a variety of uses, including aviation and aerospace, sports venues, super high-rise buildings, municipal mass transit, environmental protection and water resources, urban complexes, commercial and office buildings, industrial factories, as well as medical and health facilities. In 2014, CSCEC83 embarked on a new project to construct the Jiangsu Grand Theatre and to complete the handover by June 2016. Given the large scope of the project (a total net land area of 196,633 m2, and total construction area of 271,386 m2), to say that the team was hard pressed for time was an understatement.The unique design of the theatre fur-

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ther added to the complexity of the project in terms of quality control.Previously, the team was using the Electronic Total Station (ETS) to test the accuracy of abnormally shaped structures by comparing structural key points. Due to the limited numbers of data points collected, the test results were inherently incomplete and unreliable. Coupled with the complex double curved surfaces on the water droplet structures, it was practically impossible for the team to achieve proper, accurate results using the ETS. To overcome this immense challenge, the team decided to use the FARO Focus3D X 330. FARO Focus3D X 330 could effortlessly scan the entire curved surface and provide the team with the necessary data, thus resolving the quality control issue. In conducting the structural testing of curved surfaces of the water droplets, the Focus3D X

An artist’s impression of the Jiangsu Grand Theatre

330 was first used to collect the point cloud data. Next, the FARO SCENE software was used to integrate the scan data, followed by a comparison with the architectural design model on the Geomagic® software to check that the various design requirements were met. This entire process was not only fast, it was also highly accurate. A job that used to take an entire week or more was instead accomplished in just two days with the Focus3D X 330, which brought vast improvement to CSCEC83’s productivity.

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SMARTINFRASTRUCTURE 2. SimplifyingStructural Deformation Monitoring

eijing Urban Construction Exploration & Surveying Design Research Institute (Beijing Urban) undertakes projects involving railway construction and detection (or monitoring) of tunnel deformation, providing independent appraisals that contribute to the safety of civil engineering projects. There were several limitations with Beijing Urban’s older methods of data acquisition. For one, performing measurements wasdreadfully time-consuming, requiring up to 8 hours for just data collection (excluding processing and analysis). In addition, data collected with total stations was inaccurate as they were only able to register a limited number of points. The team had to rely on software to extrapolate extensively and to connect the dots so as to form any shape. For this reason, crucial data points that would indicate instability or deformation of-

Laser scanning technology as applied in railway construction and monitoring of tunnel deformation

ten went undetected. With the Focus3D, Beijing Urban managed to improve on both its productivity and accuracy. The team is now also able to generate better reports for its customers, including tunnel cross-sections, histograms, and 3D model outputs. For a job that used to take 8 man hours, Beijing Urban nowrequires just 3 to 4 hours to complete. Additionally, Beijing Urban also benefited from the portability offered by the Focus3D. With a size of only 24 x 20 x 10cm and weighing just 5.0kg, the Focus3D was an enabler of convenience that the team welcomed. As a standalone solution, the device did not require external devices to operate, eliminating the need to transport any extra equipment to the scanning location. Evidently, the investment increased the company’s productivity by leaps and bounds, and added much more detail and richness to the data acquisition process.

3. Acquiring Accurate Measurements of Harsh Mechanical Rooms Safely & Quickly

ir conditioning equipment (including boiler, chiller, air handling unit, and heat exchanger) for a building is usually located in a dedicated space known as the mechanical room. The interior of a mechanical room can get rather hot and noisy while the equipment is in operation. In such a harsh environment, a person can only work at full concentration levels for about an hour. Consequently, workers who are deployed to the mechanical room – to take measurements of dimensions and existing equipment required for construction drawings – need frequent breaks in order to work effectively. Hibiya Engineering Ltd is a company that provides engineering services – including airconditioning, water supply, drainage and sanitation, electricity, as well as information and communication technology services – to building owners. At the end of 2011, Hibiya Engineering invested in a FARO Laser Scanner Focus3D to facilitate the measurement of existing facilities. Using this new device, it takes the team only an hour to measure existing facilities that are due for renovation, with a measurement processthat is significantly simpler. For Hibiya Engineering, the critical factor in choosing the FARO Focus3D was its economical price point. Apart from that, the accompanying point cloud data processing software, FARO SCENE, and the device’s portability stood out to the team. The FARO Focus3D’s small form and weight made it extremely suitable for

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taking multiple measurements in a narrow space, requiring minimal manpower. Since introducing the FARO Focus3D, Hibiya Engineering has enjoyed several improvements to the renovation process of air conditioning facilities. Using the new device, the company requires only a handful of workers to obtain high-quality measurements safely and within a short time period. Working at heights has also become a thing of the past, because Hibiya Engineering no longer has to rely on manual methods to take measurements, which would have required scaffolding for workers to access hard-to-reach areas. The FARO Focus3D eliminated such needs almost completely, making working conditions much safer for the engineers. Moreover, the device also reduced the need for any rework, saving Hibiya Engineering precious time on projects. In the past, when the team relied on hand tools and paper records, it was common for engineers to revisit a site to repeat measurements because figures did not match up at times. However, with the FARO Focus3D, engineers can ‘revisit’ the point cloud data on the computer as often as required, without having to physically return to the equipment room. As Hibiya Engineering adopted FARO Focus3D into its workflow, Building Information Modeling (BIM) replaced traditional drawings, enabling the team to virtually design and build a 3D model of any given facility on the computer.

Point cloud data of a mechanical room. While it resembles a photograph, each point in this image is a three-dimensional (3D) coordinate. With the SCENE software, the user can obtain the exact dimensions of relevant parts.

Using point cloud data collected by the FARO Focus3D, the engineers create a BIM model of the current set-up of the mechanical room with CADWe’llTfas by Daitec. Based on the 3D model, the team prepared the plan and design for the renovation accordingly. With the walkthrough feature, the team can view the space as though renovation had been completed, even before the work begins. In fact, the BIM model allows all parties involved in the renovation (e.g. client, subcontractors) to better understand the work plan, facilitating the entire process from start to finish.

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Smart Townships Lead To Smart Cities

Geospoc Geospatial Services is an Independent, unbiased consultant for GIS & Geographic data requirements. We combine GIS with Analytics - correlate structured & unstructured data with innovative and customized solutions using proprietary & open source software.

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e are able to integrate our software with hardware such as drones, IOT systems and sensors to provide solutions on multiple platforms. Users can get Interactive and intelligent dashboards on web, mobile and tablets. Our experience with Smart Townships gives us a Smart Edge in the Smart City world. Strategically located near an IT Hub of Pune & Maharashtra, Amanora Park Town is Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1st over 400 Acres Township, under the Township Policy of Govt. of Maharashtra. It is planned as a model for evolved urban life, integrating modern aspirations with traditional community values.

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manora is self-sufficient in terms of civic amenities and infrastructure like 24 x 7 water supply, reliable power supply, wide internal roads, 70 acres of green open spaces, schools, hospital, internal non-polluting transport system, unique 30 lac sq. ft. of market city containing cash & carry, retail, food & beverages, auto mart, entertainment etc. They have used ICT (Infra & Communication Technology) to manage the Infrastructure to benefit the citizens, which is the crux of Smart City management. Geospoc was approached to deliver a GIS platform for Amanora that allowed all the Utilities to communicate through a single portal. It would help the Water, Electricity, Gas, Fire and IT departments to deliver a Smart Township to the citizens of Amanora.

Maps can communicate complexity in very simple ways. The role of GIS is to provide Engineering solutions through Open, low cost platforms for easy access and innovation. Yet another important aspect is to enable proper governance and ensure cross department collaboration. Empowering citizens to be part of the journey is a key success factor for a Smart Township or Smart City. Location based apps help citizens feedback to the authorities in near-real time. Accurate location for reporting helps in swift resolution and evidence based decision making, Some Smart city solutions to typical problems

The GIS platform helps in all aspects of running the Township, from Designing, to Planning, Operations and even Decommissioning. Each user has access to data that enables them to perform their task more efficiently. It helps them answer questions like:

• Where is a particular asset? • Who is the closest engineer to respond to an emergency? • Which is the latest land use plan map?

The information and data is aggregated to an interactive web portal that can be used in maintenance, monitoring for different departments and also served as a guide for marketing and other related information.

“GeoSpoc’s approach to solving a complex issue was fantastic. They have helped us attain our dream of becoming a Smart Township. The Ministry of Urban Development’s website described Amanora as a case study of Smart Township in 2014. Managing complex infrastructure as a privately managed township without GIS would not have been possible”

-J.K.Bhosale, COO Amanora

AUTHOR Dhruva Rajan, Founder and Technology Director 8+ years in Geographical Information Technology in UK and India. Previously worked for ESRI (UK) – a leading software provider for GIS. Msc. In GIS from Edinburgh University

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i-Sewers for ‘Smart Cities’ Frontier Technology Alcorr DWC PE Pipes for Urban Sewerage & Drainage

1. Introduction

he concept of the smart city has been introduced as a strategic plan to encompass modern urban factors in a common framework and to highlight the growing importance of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and Social and environmental aspects in profiling cities. The significance of later two sub-themes i.e. social and environmental issues itself goes a long way to distinguish ‘smart cities’ from their counterparts. It is estimated that by 2050, the cumulative population of Indian cities will reach 843 million. To accommodate this massive urbanization, India needs to find smarter ways to manage complexities, reduce expenses, increase efficiency and improve the quality of life. Government of India has allocated a substantial quantum of Capital to this account in the Union Budget 2014-15 and plans to build 100 new smart cities. In current Fiscal year (2015-16), substantial budgetary allocation has been made for 20 of such proposed ‘Digital Cities’:• Bhubaneswar, Orissa • Pune, Maharashtra • Jaipur, Rajasthan • Surat, Gujarat • Kochi, Kerala • Ahmadabad, Gujarat • Jabalpur, MP • Vishakhapatnam, AP • Sholapur, Maharashtra • Davangare, Karnataka • Indore, MP • New Delhi (New Delhi Municipal Council Area) • Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu • Kakinada, AP • Belagavi, Karnataka • Udaipur, Rajasthan • Guwahati, Assam • Chennai, Tamil Nadu • Ludhiana, Punjab • Bhopal, MP • Few others

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In this massive Urban Advancement Route-map, a major constituent is to provide ‘Smart’ inputs for such conglomerations in the form of Best Management Practice (BMP) towards best Water and Waste Water elements. More precisely, the major sub-components under the BMP for Water & Wastewater Management, the following elements are highlighted: • Waste Water recycling Technologies to ensure ‘zero’ discharge concept • Biological treatment of wastewater • Rain water harvesting solutions For all above Imperatives, it is very important to collect and converge the generated Waste water – be it in the form of Sewage (DWF) or Storm water (WWF) up to the Treatment node (in case of DWF) / Specially Designed Poundage (Rain water Harvesting) or Receiving River/Stream/Lake (Storm Drainage) with the help of Buried Non-Pressure (Gravity flow) conduit system in addition to open surface drains (for case specific Storm Drainage only). For Smart Urban Complexes such imperative sub-elements need to be precisely smart and intelligent and compatible to the overall concept framework of the ‘Smart Cities’. The planners therefore, must conceive and focus on far more Frontier Technology Sewerage System than the conventional mode for convergence towards the ambitious goal.

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SMARTINFRASTRUCTURE 2. Frontier Technology Sewerage ‘Product & System’:

he recent advent of ‘Structured-Wall’ Plastic Piping Systems for Non-pressure applications in the form of Double Wall Corrugated (DWC) Polyethylene (PE) Pipes has every potential to outscore all other conventional ‘Gravity flow’ systems under above perspectives. Alom Poly Extrusions Ltd of Kolkata is the pioneer in ushering the Revolutionary Product in India under the Name & Style Alcorr DWC PE Non-pressure Thermoplastics Pipes on the basis of international Specification # 21138 which has been nationally standardized in 2013 vide IS 16098-Pt 2 . The configuration of the Frontier Technology ‘Product & System’ is reproduced below:

Double Wall Corrugated PE pipes

2.1 DWC PE Pipe Sewer 2.1.1 Structural Performance:-

 Versatile and have distinct Structural Advantages  Have excellent resistance to differential settlements.  When Overloaded, will deflect further to generate greater passive earth pressure until system regains equilibrium.

2.1.2 Chemically inert:  The Polyethylene Raw Material is virtually chemically Inert to all sewage solids & therefore the system is resistant to Corrosions /Decaying / Abrasion.  ‘Crown Corrosion’ is virtually non- existent.  Negligible adherence of Sewage solids on inner surfaces maintains almost original smoothness throughout its long Material Life.

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2.1.3 Hydraulic Superiority:  Glass Smooth Inner Surface of Structured Wall DWC PE pipe provides for an average Manning’s ‘N’ of 0.010 & the value stays constant throughout its Material life due to non-adherence of Sewage solids on interior surfaces. For the conventional R C Rigid Pipes, initial ‘N’ value of 0.011 deteriorates rapidly with passage of time (5 yr Interval) due to deposition & the material life of such category of Sewer is 25-30 Yrs.  Therefore, when laid at identical gradients, DWC PE pipes ensure increased flows in comparison to its conventional counterparts.  If one puts it through another angle, Identical Size DWC PE Pipe: Can be configured at much Flatter Gradients – reducing trench depths as well.  The ‘Trench Depths’ are Quite Often the decisive factor in Branch & Trunk Sewer (deep sewers) installations and therefore lower depths ensures Techno-commercially manageable numbers of Sewage Lifting Nodes.

2.1.4 Long Material Life and Recyclability: As stated earlier under ‘Structural Integrity’ segment, DWC PE Pipes have high strength to counteract external impacts and loads.  Abrasion in such category of pipes is negligible even at the end of its material life. This is far less than its conventional counterparts.  Because of Carbon Black Content, Pipes are not affected from Sunlight throughout its Material Life (UV Protected)

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 The Pipe is Thermally protected to high and low temperatures  The Life Expectancy of PE material is 100 years and is already time tested for 50 years in sites around the world.  Material is 100% Recyclable at the end of its usable life. The Explanation on such Long Material Life can be well understood from the following graphical representation related to Abrasion phenomenon of various categories of conventional (rigid) as well as Non-conventional (flexible) Gravity flow piping systems.

2.1.5 Transportation & Handling: Extreme light Weight (5% of conventional Pipes) and availability in larger Pipe Lengths (2.2 times of Conventional precast RC Pipes), along with possibility of Telescopic Nesting with higher Stack Heights, ensures easy & quick transportation, user-friendly handling & stacking to and at worksites.

2.1.6 Fast & Easy Installation:  Light weight  Simple push-fit jointing  The spigot end with Elastomeric sealing ring is push-fitted to the coupler end of next pipe in few minutes time frame. No welding is required.  At adverse Locations, Pipe assembly can be made at GL and lowered into a long trench with utmost ease.  Such advantageous applicability ensure user friendly and fast Installation in typically crowded & narrow Urban Corridors, Hilly Regions and many more difficult terrains.

2.1.7 Minimum Maintenance: Because of non-adherence of sewage solids on the chemically inert pipe interior, possibility of Crown Corrosion as well as deposition is almost non-existent. The Manholes are the only Nodes where regular cleaning shall be necessary.

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2.1.8 Environment Friendly:

DWC PE Thermoplastics pipes cause lowest Quantum of GHG (CO2) Emission during the Manufacturing (cradle to factory gate) process in comparison to all its rigid as well as flexible non-pressure Pipe Counterparts. In this perspective, refer to the enclosed Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emission Comparison Matrix below between DWC PE Pipes and Precast NP3 R C Pipes based on the direct CO2 emissions in manufacturing process of these two typical Conduit Systems (Non-conventional :Flexible & Conventional :Rigid). The chart is self explanatory and reveals that the emission related to DWC PE Pipe is considerably lower (more than twice) than NP3 RC Pipe. The emission is further truncated when other non-isolated components as below is taken into considerations for comprehensive installation of the system; Ease in Transportation: Pipes can be transported in higher quantity per truck load than their rigid pipe equivalents because of its light weight, scope for telescopic placements, and higher stack heights. Considerable reduction in truck requirements not only contributes to reduced GHG emissions, but also reduces trucking trips and minimizes health and safety risks as well.

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 Structural Stability: Pipes, because of its higher Structural Integrity (attributable to its inherent Flexibility) can be simply installed with a carefully constructed ‘Backfill Envelope’ made with compacted sand / Excavated Spoils only. On the other hand, Rigid Pipes needs robust bedding materials (mainly in the form of ‘Concrete Cradle’) for its Structural stability. This extra concrete material further contributes adversely in GHG emissions in comparison to DWC PE Pipes.  Hydraulic Efficiency: Pipes have a glasssmooth inner surface (leading to lower Manning’s ‘n’) and therefore for identical drainage catchments/sewerage zones, smaller sizes with almost equivalent hydraulic properties can be configured in comparison to the heavier, larger sized RCC pipes. This reduces GHG emissions further.  Recyclable & reusable: DWC PE Pipes are recyclable and will not need to be discarded at the end of its material life. The recycling reduces burden of producing new product and reduces overall GHG emissions even years later as well.

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3.0 Best fit for its application in ‘Smart Cities’ From detailed analysis of the various underground non-pressure piping systems, it can be concluded that the Techno-commercial acceptability of DWC PE pipes are far more convincing compared to all other conventional (rigid) or non-conventional thermoplastics (flexible) gravity flow piping alternatives. These circular conduits are much lighter in weight, possess high structural Integrity, better hydraulics, long life expectancy, are easy to transport, convenient in installation and are virtually maintenance free. AUTHORS

Anik Roychoudhury, Principal Advisor (Engineering) to Alom Poly Extrusions

Arnav Jhunjhunwala, Director, Alom Poly Extrusions

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City Bus Intelligent Transport Systems in Chhattisgarh Stesalit Systems Ltd is in implementing City Bus Intelligent Transport Systems in Chhattisgarh across all UPTS locations throughout the state. The project is now under pilot implementation across three cities of Bilaspur, Raipur and Korba and will be ready for deployment and roll out next month. Central Control Centre, Zone Command Control Centre, Core City Command Control Centre and Depot Command Control Centres have already been established across the pilot cities. www.UrbanaWorld.com

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SMART TRANSPORTATION uthorities now can monitor every movement and aspect of the newly acquired buses sitting from the central control centres with the ease of click of a mouse button. All new buses acquired under UBS II specifications follow same integration patter and can transmit all diagnostic parameters of the bus along with GPS location of the vehicles. All the sensors activated in the buses like Fuel Level, Engine Speed, Oil Temperatures, Electrical Systems, Security Systems have been integrated under Internet of Things (IoT) architecture and live feed of the same can be viewed and analysed through the central software application hosted at State Data Centre and broadcasted through a browser based application. This is the first time a state-wide implementation of Intelligent Transport Systems is being done in India. Stesalit has created the solution with its indigenous technology developed in its own R&D centre.

The control centre team can easily monitor at any instant of time:  where the bus is located,  how many trips it has done,  how much fuel the vehicle is carrying or has there been any pilferage  engine parameters over a period of time for preventive maintenance  rash driving parameters for driver rating and screening  security camera video feed

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COGNITIVE: The Next Generation of Smarter Buildings - By Joe Philips, Director – Buildings Industry Solutions, IBM

Ever since a boulder was positioned at the entry to a cave to keep bears away, or a portable structure was erected and then disassembled for a tribe to take with them as they followed the herds, buildings have been on a steadily smarter trajectory.

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escribing a building as “smart” in the current environment can mean a lot of different things. The use of sustainable building materials, the installation of energy saving devices, the building’s orientation relative to its environment, and any number of operational efficiencies can all factor into a claim that a building is smart. While every generation adds some technology that advances what and how we build, use, operate and trade buildings, this is the first era for the advanced use of IT, analytics and cognitive capabilities to make individual buildings and entire portfolios of buildings more intelligent. Unlike previous forward advances on the trajectory of building management, the angle of the current path has veered sharply upwards—away from incremental improvements and towards thoroughly transformative possibilities. Advanced analytics is lowering maintenance costs, cutting energy consumption, reducing the carbon footprint, enabling a more efficient use of space, and improving quality of life. Better space utilization is an objective that is too often overlooked. Considering that 100 percent of energy costs are saved on a building that is sold or never built in the first place, not to mention 100 percent of the operations and ownership costs, the potential to right-size the portfolio can be viewed as the ultimate benefit of building analytics.

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SMARTINFRASTRUCTURE The evolution of analytics from simply automating manual assessments, to personal interaction with the building, to operating unit predictions of space needs, to cognitive inquiries about how the assets of buildings can optimize how an enterprise can grow. Throughout modern buildings, an enormous range of sensors constantly produce data from lighting, occupancy indicators, security mechanisms, HVAC components, electrical plug loads, utility meters and more. The key to the new model of facilities management is the integration of signals from the full range of unrelated components into a system of systems that drives greater awareness, learning and insight. While the volume and velocity of data tends to far exceed current capacity for leveraging the information, advanced cognitive and analytic capabilities are enabling the aggregation of data and revealing a depth of understanding about how the building’s systems are working and how buildings are being utilized. Descriptive analytics creates the foundation for another level of predictive capabilities that leverage ongoing and historical data to develop statistical models that inform a proactive approach to building management and maintenance.

Advanced Analytics and Smarter Building Management from IBM Government This new vision is enabling a range of efficiencies that can include: • A shift from calendar-based maintenance to real-time condition and predictive maintenance • Avoidance of unnecessary repairs or replacement of components • Faster or immediate diagnostics • The creation of event correlation algorithms that help identify root causes of malfunctions or possible cascading failures • Inclusion of cognitive analytics www.UrbanaWorld.com

The outcomes are better decisions, greater efficiencies, higher learning and significantly lower costs. Advanced analytics harbor profound possibilities for buildings, building owners, investors, tenants, cities, and the entire planet. We don’t leverage this information because it’s the right thing to do or because it’s good to know. We do so to realize a transformative outcome, and that’s the point of advanced cognitive and analytic building management.

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Driving Digital Transformation Microsoft CityNext and the IDC Smart City MaturityScape

At the same time, cities have to meet the ever-evolving needs and demands of their citizens while running their communities efficiently. To do this successfully, city leaders must engage their citizens, empower their employees, optimize operations and infrastructure, and transform and accelerate innovation and opportunity. However, there are numerous roadblocks standing in the way of those goals, including rapid urbanization, budget cuts, crumbling infrastructures, cybersecurity concerns, and growing demands on the energy grid.

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any cities worldwide are overcoming these challenges and moving forward with Microsoft CityNextâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a global initiative that combines the power of the Microsoft Partner Network, a massive technology portfolio, the power of the Microsoft Trusted Cloud, and 30 years of experience empowering cities. Microsoft CityNext and partners assist cities in unlocking their potential by delivering innovative digital solutions that can help citizens lead safer, healthier lives and receive high-quality education. By tapping into the solution portfolios of Microsoft and our partners, cities can innovate at their own pace and deploy solutions that interoperate with their existing IT investments.

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INTRODUCING THE IDC SMART CITYMATURITYSCAPE

ities taking advantage of today’s digital transformation are commonly known as “smart cities.” A smart city, defined by IDC as “a city-state, county, city, town, or other non-national government organization that embraces data-driven urban transformation to meet social, financial, and sustainability goals,” is one that is capitalizing on today’s big technology trends. Today’s most influential smart cities, such as Barcelona and New York, are using data, technology, and people to

drive innovation and transformation. But the journey to becoming a smart city is not an easy one. Many communities face sizable challenges: complex IT and operational systems, the struggle to connect digital and physical environments, and policy and regulation changes. To succeed, each city requires a model that assesses its current state along with a road map of best practices to determine the steps it needs to take to become a smart city—and do so in a way that reduces complexity and risk.

One such model is the IDC Smart City MaturityScape, a framework of stages, measures, actions, and outcomes cities can use to transform themselves. The model uses five stages of maturity— ad hoc, opportunistic, repeatable, managed, and optimized—to describe where cities are on the path to becoming true smart cities. By plotting a city and its departments by each stage, it is possible to know where investments need to be made and what additional actions are required.

By taking advantage of IDC’s Smart City MaturityScape, city departments and agencies have the opportunity to minimize risk and maximize ROI from today’s technologies. Cities using the IDC Smart City MaturityScape framework can more clearly define and execute a smart city strategy and promote the use of digital solutions that improve decision making and achieve desired financial, social, and environmental outcomes.

1.ADHOC CITIES

n the ad hoc stage of the IDC Smart City MaturityScape framework, cities or departments do not have many projects or initiatives that could be considered transformational. If there are projects or initiatives, they are typically ad hoc or department-based, with no broad strategy or citywide coordination. Cities or agencies in this stage usually launch small-scale smart city projects to address a single business issue. These projects usually do not have much of a budget and rely on crowdsourced or opensource technologies. In addition, technologies are siloed, which leads to duplication and high costs, and data is found only in legacy applications. There is also very little citizen engagement in smart city pilot initiatives and limited adoption of IoT solutions.

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Example:City of Seattle

he City of Seattle has a long and proud history in energy conservation. In a recent effort to deliver the most cost- effective and environmentally friendly way to meet its growing energy needs, Seattle City Light teamed with Microsoft and Accenture, a global IT consultancy and Microsoft partner, to create a Smart Building project. The city identified five strategic downtown buildings and began to work with the building managers to implement a Smart Building solution. The solution leverages Windows Azure, Microsoft SQL Server 2012, and Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 to monitor building energy efficiency, run reports, and drill down for more details on faults and alerts. Although the Seattle Smart Building Program is in its infancy, the city has estimated that It will generate

10%-25%

energy and maintenance savings expected with building pilot. savings between 10 and 25 percent for both energy and maintenance expenditures. The City of Seattle also believes that the project has broader economic development implications and supports the city’s efforts to grow its clean technology sector. This project allows the city to use these existing assets and become a global leader in the development and delivery of energy efficiency technologies.

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SMART IT & COMMUNICATION 2.Opportunistic Cities

pportunistic cities and departments are slowly advancing along the smart city path by gaining buy-in from executive sponsors and stakeholders and starting to form an initial strategy. Cities in this stage have learned from ad hoc pilot programs. They are proactively fostering collaboration between departments and key stakeholders around the development of a strategy and identification of barriers to adoption. Initiatives are often focused on a specific functional area such as transportation or public safety, but actual engagement might be slowed by competing interests. Although data is still fragmented, open data policy is developing and there is also a move to put dashboards and other analytical tools in the hands of employees. Investment in sensor and video technologies begin in this stage.

3. Repeatable Cities

epeatable cities and departments are driven by a multi-agency smart city strategy in which the city’s vision, mission, strategic goals, and investment priorities have become formalized but are inconsistently implemented. In the repeatable stage, innovation and open data initiatives are becoming increasingly common as cities make a concerted effort to engage their citizens through new communication vehicles. There is more interaction between cross-functional teams and departments, and there is a transition toward a federated model. Cities deploy IoT and mobile technologies serving multiple projects and organizations, and these technology solutions are guided by a citywide policy framework.

4. Managed Cities

t the managed stage, cities begin to see wider acceptance and formalization of a smart city strategy, complete with documentation, KPIs, and timelines for goal achievement. Beyond the local government, the strategy is fully supported by other government entities, academia, citizens, and private suppliers. Cities in this stage have kicked off largescale IoT initiatives, with a supporting network infrastructure in place to provide IoT data to multiple departments. The data is shared between departments and organizations, and more advanced analytics power new solutions.

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Example:Orleans Parish Communications District

he Orleans Parish Communication District (OPCD), which handles more than 1 million 9-1-1 calls in the greater New Orleans area, wanted to respond better and faster to emergencies by improving the flow of information between citizens, multiple agencies, and first responders. OPCD implemented Motorola Solutions PremierOne Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) and NG9-1-1 integrated call control system, based on Microsoft technology including embedded versions of Windows Server and Microsoft SQL Server. The solution connects disparate

Implementing a CAD solution has led to improved response time and safety for citizens with real0time information. police, fire, and emergency medical services (EMS) applications, a 9-1-1 call system, mobile devices, and a data warehouse. It also automatically routes incident reports and updates continuously, pushing data to EMS tablets and mobile police terminals. As a result, first responders are able to act faster and make better, safer choices and citizens are better protected.

Example:Orleans Parish Communications District

ocky View County is a community of 38,000 people in Alberta, Canada. Because it wanted to help its 250 county employees to coordinate more effectively, be more productive, and deliver higher- quality services to citizens, the county adopted Microsoft Surface Pro devices. Using these new mobile tools, city road crews, firefighters, assessors, and other field workers are better connected to the county’s network and are more flexible and productive. Ultimately, the solution is helping county employees at every level perform their jobs better, faster, and more easily. With its Microsoft Surface

Adoption of Surface Pro has led to a reduction of 15% in hardware inventory. solution, Rocky View County has already eliminated more than 30 devices from its hardware inventory—a 15 percent reduction. In addition, the county is boosting flexibility and worker productivity, and it expects costs savings from a reduction in IT support, maintenance, and management. The county is also improving its public service delivery, providing better services to county residents.

Example:Tel Aviv Tel Aviv is a bustling metropolis that is home to more than 40 percent of Israel’s population. The IT system that supports the Tel Aviv government was vast and complicated to manage, with an aging infrastructure that had become complex and costly. To solve these challenges, the city moved key systems to the Microsoft Azure cloud platform. With its new cloud solution, Tel Aviv is driving better citizen engagement by:

• Giving city workers access to municipal IT services from anywhere and using any device. • Enabling IT staff members to spend less time on systems administration and devote more time to planning new projects and evaluating new technologies that increase citizen engagement. Tel Aviv is using the Azure cloud to increase engagement through offering new mobile services that are connecting the municipal government and citizens.

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SMART IT & COMMUNICATION 5. Optimized Cities

n this last stage of the smart city journey, cities have a sustainable citywide platform that provides agile strategy, IT, and governance. Optimized cities will have a formal group of city leaders that support shared outcomes, and a smart city program management office that oversees projects across different departments. In optimized cities, success measures are aligned with desired outcomes, and innovation has become institutional—with incentives for fast iterations and strong community input in planning. A culture of innovation and partner engagement is in place, supported by investments in cloudbased open platforms, wireless broadband coverage, and edge data collection devices. Data analytics are now accessible and integrated into common workflows and everyday decision making.

Example:PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency

ingapore has built a robust, diversified and sustainable water supply from four different sources known as the country’s Four National Taps. This includes water from local catchment areas, imported water, reclaimed water and desalinated water. For PUB (the national water agency), however, supply is only half of the equation, as managing demand for water is likewise as important. In its goal of keeping Singaporeans better informed about the value of the country’s water resources, PUB has developed a mobile and desktop application called MyWaters, which it distributes across different platforms including Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8.1. PUB’s MyWaters app provides the latest updates on water levels and floods throughout the island from closed- circuit-TV images and water level sensors. This includes access to 25

CCTV cameras that continuously monitor flood-prone areas. The app also uses a devices’ location-awareness to determine the flood and water levels through 153 sensors around the city-state. MyWaters also enables users to share information with their social networks, as well as send feedback directly to PUB from within the app. With MyWaters for Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8.1, users can get information at-a-glance, without the need to actually launch the app, as long the live tile is pinned onto their home screens. Singaporeans also get useful alerts during flooding emergencies. “Users are able to obtain water level information in key drains and canals during storms,” says Lewis. “They can also get real time updates and images from CCTVs on road situations during heavy downpour.”

PUB’s MyWaters app has access to 25 CCTV cameras and 153 sensors to monitor water levels and floods. Users can share info with their social networks and send feedback directly to PUB within the app.

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Data Driven GovernmentUnlocking Insights and Value for Citizens

-By Rich Varos, VP – Government Market Segments, IBM

Governments suffer from an excess of data – most of which is rarely used after being collected and stored. The amount of data generated on a daily basis (over 2.5 Billion GB) is staggering – and a vast majority of it (80 percent or more) is not structured. The potential value of data has always been recognized – and technologies are emerging (Watson) that can aid in the discovery of new insights from this new ‘natural resource.’ www.UrbanaWorld.com

It is becoming increasingly necessary for governments to utilize this wealth of data in order to help deliver greater citizen services in a challenging (and often insufficient) funding environment. In the past few years, progressive governments have begun harvesting data in order to extract value and meet the increasing services demands of citizens. However, much more can and needs to be done by governments to ensure widespread adoption of a “data driven” approach. URBANA WORLD May-June 2016 58

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o how do we recognize a “data driven” government entity? Simply put, data-driven government entities embrace the use of actionable information for making all critical decisions – often resulting in significant benefit (i.e. 20+% reduction in traffic congestion, millions saved in fraudulent tax returns, etc.)……however, why is it that less than half of all managers rely upon data to make decisions at least 50% of the time? A few key factors repeatedly surface as the primary inhibitors to the adoption of data driven principles:

ments to become “data driven” and realize the benefits of doing so? • First, it is crucial that organizations electronically capture a wide range of data from a variety of sources: departmental, cross organizational, external, and unstructured data. • Next, governmental entities need to integrate information across their various systems – and creating a ‘single view of the citizen’ from disparate, independent information systems is a common approach. • Finally, designing, implementing, and em-

• Limited use and availability of analytical tools • Collected data is typically sourced internally (vs. external and unstructured) • Inconsistent adoption of data management disciplines So what is the path forward for govern-

bracing a data analytics strategy is necessary for government to maximize its effectiveness – simply having access to enormous volumes of data alone does not correspond to being a true data-driven government.

With technology advancements and increased data availability, the opportunity for a better, smarter government is clear – and it’s now time for more governments to start the journey.

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SMART SMART CiTY NEWS GOVT TO DEVELOP 300 VILLAGES AS GROWTH CENTRES, SAYS PM

Prime Minister shri Narendra Modi on Saturday said his government plans to develop 300 villages across the country as growth centers for the area by creating city like infrastructure, from education and healthcare to digital connectivity. he National Rurban Mission aims to provide better quality of life and employment in villages, he said at the townhall organised to mark the second anniversary of myGov app. There is no dearth of smart cities, but shouldn’t the scenario of villages change, he asked. “Facilities available in cities must be made available to villages.” Rurban Mission is ‘Smart City Plus’, he said, adding 300 villages have been identified, which will be developed as growth centre for the area. All infrastructure identical to cities like digital and physical connectivity as well as quality healthcare and education will be provided, he said. “The idea is that the soul of a village is retained while amenities of cities are provided.” These villages are the ones where rural people may visit for healthcare, education or attending to other needs like repairing or recharging mobiles. Villages, he said, can become the growth centre of the rural economy. On the eve of Handloom Day, Modi urged 125 crore Indians to use khadi and handloom for 5 per cent of their clothing needs. This would boost the textile sector, which is the second biggest employment provider in the country, he said. “This will help the poor.” Rural economy will change if the sector is provided holistic support, e-platform for global marketing and facilities to weavers, he added. Source:PTI

25 CITIES PREPARE COMPREHENSIVE MOBILITY PLANS (CMP)

cities have prepared Comprehensive Mobility Plans (CMP) based on origin and destination flow of traffic , identifying major traffic corridors and feeder corridors, land use etc which in turn would assist in proper urban planning. CMPs are subsequently made part of City Master Plans. Minister of State for Urban Development and Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation Shri Rao Inderjit Singh, in a written reply in Lok Sabha today stated that 25 cities from 8 States prepared CMPs with central assistance. Ministry of Urban Development assists up to 80% of cost of preparation of CMPs.

In Karnataka, 14 cities that came out with CMPs are: Tumkur, Davanagere, Shimoga, Mangalore, Mysuru, Belgaum, Ballary, Gulbarga, Hubli-Dharwar, Bidar, Chitradurga, Bijapur, Hospet and Raichur. Five cities with CMPs in Punjab are : Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Pathankot and Patiala. Other such cities are : Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh), Kalyan-Dombivili(Maharashtra), Gangtok (Sikkim), Shillong (Meghalaya), Agartala (Tripura) and Jaipur(Rajasthan).

DUBAI SOUTH-HUAWEI INK SMART CITY SYSTEMS DEAL hinese equipment giant Huawei has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Dubai South for the provision of smart city services to its Business Park free zone.Huawei said comprises 11 buildings and offers commercial space to support diverse sectors including aviation, logistics, general trading, finance, business consultancies, training institutions, retail, fitness, and food and beverages. According to ITP.net, Colin Hu, managing director of Huawei Enterprise (UAE), said the company will “provide strategic counsel to support the development of a blueprint for Dubai South’s smart initiatives”.The company will supply systems such as end-to-end network planning and technology, mobile and fixed broadband infrastructure, an Internet of Things (IoT) platform to deploy smart city solutions and services, and other technologies from an open partner eco-system, the report stated.

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“The MOU between Dubai South and Huawei will see the deployment of Huawei’s Smart City and Safe City Solutions to provide enhanced services to residents and businesses in the Park,” Hu continued.”Huawei will also share its global expertise through training sessions, expert workshops and guided visits to other key customer sites where Huawei Smart City solutions have been implemented.” Source: Constructionweekonline

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SMART SMART CiTY NEWS GAIA SMART CITIES RAISES $300,000 FROM ANGEL INVESTORS DEVANG MEHTA, SANDEEP SHETTY Gaia Smart Cities, a venture by former Reliance Jio president and chief information officer Sumit Chowdhury, has raised $300,000 from angel investors Devang Mehta and Sandeep Shetty. The funding comes at a time when the company is preparing to raise up to $10 million in Series A round, which is expected to be closed in the next quarter.

“The latest funding will be used for product development targeted at smart city initiatives, and demonstrations and pilots for various clients.”

- Dr. Sumit D. Chowdhury , Founder & CEO of Gaia Smart Cities (Former President of Reliance Jio) he told to ET

aia Smart Cities was founded by Chowdhury and Bipin Pradeep Kumar last year. Gaia has so far raised $1.5 million from founders, investors and employees in total which has been used for product development. The company has 14 investors including promoters. “The combination of team, market opportunity and timing made this a perfect investment opportunity. It also helped that the company was in the IoT space – where I have past experience. Our investment will help them create beachheads in key verticals like smart meters, smart energy, manufacturing etc; as well as to build out their team to establish market leadership,” -Devang Mehta, Board Member, Gaia Smart Cities said. The company provides internet of things solution like remote access to water meter, gas meter, asset tracking. It is developing its own smart products, software platforms and solutions, along with billing systems. Recently, Gaia worked with the Delhi government on water meter project providing water bill reading on mobile phones. “We think Gaia is at the cusp of an explosive growth phase propelled by

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the exponential growth of IoT/Smart City technologies in India. Post-investment we have been providing guidance in a few operational areas and we truly admire the collaborative and innovative culture that exists in the company,” - Mehta added. The latest funding follows the acquisition by Gaia of the IOT division of netCORE Solutions. The acquisition has given Gaia about fourfold jump in number of customers. Post the acquisition, the total customer base of Gaia reached 32. As part of the deal, netCORE is also investing in Gaia and will continue to support the company through its rapid growth period. Gaia is developing an aggregated platform of solutions, services and products for Smart Cities. The platform will also host solutions from software vendors and integrate with IT vendors, telecom operators, and device vendors. Gaia earlier tied up with Stream Technologies and Advantech to rollout connected networks for smart cities and transport, power and industrial automation solutions to target government contracts. The IoT startup has 28 clients spanning Smart City consulting, industrial automation solutions and smart metering.

“We are adding almost one new customer a week. While each of these are small to begin with, given the newness of technology and lack of understanding of what to do with so much data, each of them has the potential to become full blown projects that will require all aspects of IoT and Consulting for Machine Data Analytics.” -Chowdhury said.

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SMART SMART CiTY NEWS SMART CITY HOSPITAL TO BE SUPPLIED BY GE HEALTHCARE The new healthcare centre at Smart City, S Ioannes Paulus II, will be supplied by General Electric, Synesis Ltd.In a statement, Synesis Ltd said it chose GE as its strategic partner for the supply of medical equipment, solutions for departments with high technological impact and energy solutions.

t said the facility would be one of a mono-specialistic nature, dedicated to the entire skeletal system; with surgical activities in orthopaedics and neurosurgery (spine and skull); also specialising in the field of sports medicine and rehabilitation. Various day-surgery activities would be available.GE Healthcare would be flanked by Johnson & Johnson Medical in the development of the project.The hospital is to be constructed on a 16,000 sq metre plot of land in Smart City with a structure totalling 23,500 sq metres internally and housing 214 patient bed rooms, including 50 suites. A further 3,000 sq metres have been dedicated to sports medicine.The agreement with GE Healthcare also identifies a new software for the management of the hospital and for the analysis of clinical data and the development of applied research. The hospital, which should be open by the end of 2018, is expected to create employment for some 1,000 people including doctors, nurses and administrative personnel and indirect staff through the various services required.It will be built with technologically advanced systems, with great attention to environmental sustainability and energy efficiency, and with the exploitation of alternative energy sources such as geothermal and photovoltaics.

GOVT TO HAND-HOLD SMART CITIES IN BORROWING FROM ADB, WORLD BANK The Ministry of Urban Development has issued a guidance note to enable smart cities to borrow from multilateral development banks such as Asian Development Bank and World Bank for project execution.“The idea is that the Centre should hand-hold the cities and help them execute projects with loan assistance from multilateral development banks,” a senior official from the Ministry told BusinessLine.

hese cities will be tasked with identifying financially viable smart city projects for which they would like to borrow. “They will undertake a techno-economic viability (TEV) study for the identified project,” the official added. The TEV study is a risk-mitigation exercise and is considered by financial institutions prior to their lending decision. It provides an appraisal of technological parameters and its impact on the commercial viability of the project and forms part of the Detailed Project Report (DPR). The study is also important as the Ministry has in the past stressed that States should structure user charges so that operation and maintenance costs are met. Moreover, user charges should be partially indexed to inflation and improved quality of services, states were told.“The Ministry, multilateral development banks, and national financial institutions such as India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL) and State Bank of India (SBI) will together undertake an initial screening of projects and finalise a list of those to be taken up for loan assistance,” the official said. World Bank and ADB would provide a line of credit to IIFCL and SBI. The grant would be shared with their subsidiaries — IIFCL Projects Ltd and SBI Capital Markets Ltd — to develop financial appraisal and syndication capabilities.“The special purpose vehicles (SPV) created by the smart city will approach these national financial institutions with their project proposals,” the official added.After financial closure of the project, the SPV will be required to open a trust/ escrow account with the national financial institution. Moreover, the SPV will also ensure that inflows and outflows for the project, including debt and equity, flow from the escrow account. “In order to ensure that the mission is executed in an efficient manner, the SPVs will also provide quarterly construction monitoring reports to lenders,” the official added. In September this year the Ministry had informed the states that the government is pursuing a loan of $1 billion from the Asian Development Bank and another $500 million from the World Bank to provide funds to SPVs. This was in addition to an outlay of Rs. 48,000 crore approved by the Union Cabinet for the mission. Source: The Hindu Businessline

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URBAN DEVELOPMENT MINISTRY ASKS SMART CITIES TO FIRM UP BANKABLE PROJECTS Urban Development Ministry has asked the 20 cities, selected for smart cities in the first round, to “quickly firm up” bankable projects for obtaining loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the World Bank and the BRICS Development Bank.

rban Development Secretary Rajiv Gauba said this during a review meeting here with the officials of eight smart cities, namely Ahmedabad, Surat, Pune, Bhubaneswar, Udaipur, Jaipur, Ludhiana and Jabalpur.While BRICS Development Bank is “keen to support” smart city projects, the ADB has in-principle agreed to extend a loan of USD 1 billion and the World Bank USD 0.50 billion for the implementation

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of Smart City Mission, according to an official release. Gauba also stressed on mobilisation of resources through Municipal Bonds and urged the cities to act quickly to obtain credit ratings from agencies approved by the Securities and Exchange Board of India ( SEBI).He said process for credit rating of 85 cities has already begun under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation

(AMRUT) and all the 500 mission cities shall complete this process in the next one year, according to the release. The eight cities that participated in the review meeting furnished details of the projects–including affordable housing, water supply, sewage treatment plants, transport, smart street lighting, and solid waste management–that could be launched Source:PTI by June.

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SMART SMART CiTY NEWS MAHARASHTRA GOVT APPOINTS L&T TO MAKE NAGPUR A SMART CITY Maharashtra government has handed the letter of intent to Larsen & Toubro (L&T) appointing it as the implementation partner to make Nagpur India’s first large-scale integrated smart city.The Maharashtra government has adopted an independent model for all the ten cities listed to be developed as smart cities. The ten cities are Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Amravati, Solapur, Nashik, Aurangabad, Kalyan-Dombivali, Thane,Pimpri-Chinchwad.

hief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has already rolled out the project with specifications and a timeline for Nagpur, which also happens to be his hometown. The state government has also decided to develop Nagpur, which is logistically significant being located in the centre point of India, complete with five hubs from textile centres to defence sectors.The scope of work in phase 1 for L&T’s smart world communications business vertical, which is a part of L&TConstruction, will cover laying of 1200 km of optical fibre network backbone, creating 136 City Wi-Fi hotspots at key locations, establishing 100 digital interactive kiosks and developing city surveillance systems with 3800 IP based cameras. Further, as an avant-garde endeavour, the city has identified a strip of approximately 6 km (from Japanese Garden Square to Orange City Hospital Square) to be developed as a ‘Smart Strip’ with state-of-the-art systems powered by smart ICT interventions like smart transport, solid waste management, smart lighting, etc. which can be leveraged in a phased manner to ultimately cover the entire city. “After Jaipur, this is the most significant step in the country’s journey towards establishing smart cities and we are delighted to be participating in transforming Nagpur into one. As a master systems integrator, we will provide leading edge technology solutions including high end analytics, mobile surveillance and high-tech tools like drones.”

Beginning with the development of surveillance and intelligent traffic management systems for the Government of Gujarat in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar and Vadodara and a surveillance and management system of critical infrastructure at the Sabarmati Jail, L&T has since executed the smart city project in Jaipur and is executing India’s largest city surveillance project comprising-

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LOCATIONS IN MUMBAI FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF MAHARASHTRA Projects are also underway in Delhi, Lucknow and Hyderabad.

- S N Subrahmanyan , Deputy Managing Director And President, Larsen & Toubro

“The Nagpur Smart City project is a major milestone for the Government of Maharashtra. The initiative will be driven by the government’s Department of Information & Technology. We envisage it as a very structured programme replete with several digital technology elements. The ‘Smart Strip’ will be a new and exciting concept attempted for the first time in the country.”

- Vijay Kumar Gautam , principal secretary, Government of Maharashtra

The LoI was signed in Mumbai in presence of chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and elected members from Nagpur, senior officials from state government and L&T. Source :The Indian Express

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SMART SMART CiTY NEWS CISCO TO HELP IN SMART CITY PROJECT

SEVERAL COUNTRIES KEEN TO PARTICIPATE IN SMART CITY PROJECT

The government has signed a pact with Cisco Systems and Paradigm Mtuity (a global tech solutions partner for Cisco) to plan “Smart City Hyderabad” by identifying relevant technology interventions for Hyderabad with the pilot project to be implemented near the Hi-Tec City area.

T Minister K.T. Rama Rao was present at the formal signing of the pact with the firms’ representatives along with the IT Secretary Jayesh Ranjan and GHMC Commissioner B. Janardhan Reddy here on Thursday. The project will showcase the real benefit of implementing smart solutions and the impact of technology on the society and human well being. Smart WiFi, parking enforcement, lighting, transport, kiosks, remote expert governance services, citizen services portal and citizen App will be some of the uses to be tried out. Earlier this year in April, a memorandum of understanding was signed among the three parties as also the T-Hub to foster innovation in Internet of Things and Smart Cities in the presence of Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao and the IT Minister. The present Smart Cities pact too comes on the heels of the previous MoU, a press release said. Mr. Rao said the results of the pilot phase will be carefully studied by key government officials to advise Cisco & Mtuity on the technology interventions relevant for bigger expansion across multiple pockets of the twin cities.

everal countries, including Spain, Canada, Germany and the UK, have shown keen interest to participate in the Union governments flagship Smart City project, the Parliament was informed today.In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Urban Development Rao Inderjit Singh said other countries that have evinced interest to participate in the project include China, Singapore and South Korea. Currently, he said two foreign agencies – US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) and French Agency for Development (AFD) – have inked MoUs with states and union territories for participation in development of various smart cities.USTDA has signed MoUs with Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan to develop Visakhapatnam, Allahabad and Ajmer as smart cities respectively. AFD has signed MoUs with Maharashtra, Chandigarh and Puducherry for development of Nagpur, Chandigarh and Oulgaret, Singh said.The government has earmarked Rs 48,000 crore for develpment of 100 smart cities across the country.Under the programme, each selected city will be given Rs 500 crore over a period of five years by the Centre with the respective states expected to make the matching contribution.

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UK KEEN ON PARTICIPATING IN ‘SMART CITY’ PROJECT

he UK recently expressed its keeness to actively participate in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious project to develop smart cities across India.”Prime Minister Modi is deeply ambitious and we want him to be successful when it comes to the delivery of smart cities. And we know we have the assistance and expertise to really add value,” UK International Development Secretary Priti Patel said here. “So meeting the challenges of urabanisation, getting India ready for the bigger picture, the preparedness and responses is absolutely crucial. So bringing expertise is one aspect to that,” she said at function.Earlier in the day, she met with Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu and announced the UK will share its skills and expertise to drive forward India’s vision for new smart cities and boost opportunities for new businesses.Stressing that the UK and India share unique relationship, Patel said the referendum in the UK has “now redefined” the relationship and “elevated it in terms of our place in the world.

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“…Development opportunities between the UK and India and also India and the rest of the world are absolutely enormous,” she said terming India as a “growing and thriving economic power house”.She said counter terrorism and national security are the areas where “we stand shoulder to shoulder with India”.During her three-day India visit, she will call on Modi and several ministers. She will also meet the UK and Indian business, industry and investment representatives. She will call on the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister in Bhopal. She also called on Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to discuss ways in which the two governments can strengthen links between key economic institutions and centers of excellence in the two countries.The two ministers also discussed the transformed UK-India development partnership which was underlined by Modi’s UK visit late last year.An official statement said the UK support announced by Patel will come from the UK’s Department for International Development and includes technical support for ‘Smart Cities Mission’ which will see British expertise helping plan, design and build smart cities.

Priti Patel, UK International Development Secretary Source: PTI

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SMART SMART CiTY NEWS TEKES TO FUND FINNISH INNOVATION IN INDIA A Finnish firm is exploring ways to support compatriot firms to participate in the Indian market by funding their innovative initiatives.Tekes is in discussions for funding Finnish companies innovative approaches for the Indian market in collaboration with Global Innovation and Technology Alliance (GITA) of Indias Science and Technology Ministry.

Kari Hiltunen, Director, TEKES

“Tekes is also in discussions with Finnish companies, GITA and authorities to collaborate with Indian universities on market research on new business opportunities,” The Tekes-GITA collaboration is for joint projects for developing products and solutions and will be launched in the coming months. These initiatives are to develop products, solutions and even support our companies adapting to the Indian market,” he said, adding that “adapting to a new market condition is also considered as an innovation”.Tekes will finance up to 70 per cent of Finnish companies? funding cost for commissioning market studies, and, or to acquire market research work from the Indian universities.

hese market insights will help the Finnish companies establish in India.Likewise, GITA is also expected to finance cost of Indian companies in the collaboration.Hiltunen also sees an increasing role for his country?s small but efficient companies in corporate India.”Our companies are advanced technology providers and are in a position to provide solutions covering healthcare, well-being, environment, and help manage corporate social responsibility issues for major Indian companies.

“We can bring into India hi-tech solution providers and open data companies as we view India as our strategic market,” said Hiltunen, pointing out that Finland has 140 years of innovation history.Tekes also has plans for Indias Smart Cities initiative. “There are opportunities for Finnish companies to offer platforms for launching e-health, e-learning, e-traffic solutions, clean-tech solutions and managing environment as well as pollution controls in the Smart Cities initiative,? said Hiltunen who was in Singapore recently. Source: PTI

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EFFECTIVE SEWAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MUST FOR ‘SMART’ CITY: CSE No city can be termed truly ‘smart’ without an effective sewage management system, a green body today said as it underlined the need for framing a proper sanitation plan for towns intended to become “smart” under the government’s smart cities mission.

nsuring a clean India goes way beyond just wielding broomsticks and sweeping visible garbage off the streets of our cities. It is imperative to also address the issue of the sewage and sludge that is invisible and that flows beneath the ground we walk upon, in our drains and into our water bodies. “This is also important in the context of the government’s Smart Cities Mission. No city can be termed truly ‘smart’ without an effective sewage management system,” CSE said in a statement. Stating only a third of city dwellers in urban India are connected to piped-sewage system, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said that implementing agencies “lack knowledge and capacity” to take informed decisions. The body also brought together some of the country’s key decision makers, managers and regulators at its ‘Regional conclave and workshop on preparing city sanitation plans and effective septage and faecal sludge management. “Capacity building of public institutions on robust operating models and in some cases with new approaches to sanitation planning will help cities to focus attention, investments and efforts towards holistic city-wide sanitation planning.

“Septage management and decentralised wastewater treatment options that can be undertaken by institutions and individuals for sustainable water management is the pragmatic way forward to tackle this issue.” -Sunita narain, DG CSE Noting that there is “alarming” mismanagement of water and waste across urban centres of India, CSE said that there is an urgent need to build knowledge and achieve sustainable sanitation. This includes knowledge enhancement and capacity building on sanitation diagnostics, city sanitation planning and decision making and analysis of cost effective and sustainable wastewater treatment technologies for mainstreaming faecal sludge or septage management, it said. Source: PTI

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SMART SMART CiTY NEWS SIEMENS AND 100 RESILIENT CITIES ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP

ioneered by The Rockefeller Foundation (100RC), are cooperating in their efforts to make cities more resilient. Siemens has joined the 100RC Platform of Partners – working with other private companies and public organizations in helping cities, their people, communities and institutions prepare for, withstand, and emerge from the stresses and sometimes acute shocks caused by rapid urbanization, globalization, and climate change. City leaders around the globe are recognizing that these issues, alongside advances in digitalization, are changing how they manage, build, and operate their city infrastructures. 100RC and its Platform Partners are creating a guided path for cities that want to increase their resilience by bringing international know-how directly to city managers. “Technology is the key to building resilience, in a globalized world, only the most resilient and adaptable cities will remain economically competitive and attractive for business growth. Resilient infrastructure is not an Roland Busch, option. It is a must!” member of the managing board of Siemens AG

“Cities need to make informed decisions about their continued growth and subsequent infrastructure needs. By leveraging Siemens’ infrastructure knowledge and expertise, we will be able to help cities in the 100RC Network innovate and implement solutions to the challenges facing cities in the 21st Michael Berkowitz, Century,” President of 100 Resilient Cities

Siemens will be offering its in-depth knowledge in the energy, transport and buildings sectors, and a set of critical resilience building tools to 100RC’s member cities, as they are designing and implementing their resilience strategies. Cities are interested in learning about intelligent and resilient infrastructure because it has the potential to reduce costs, increase capacity, lower energy consumption, and improve overall quality of life.Other 100RC platform partners include Microsoft, Swiss Re, the World Bank, Cisco and Sandia National Laboratories.

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ENGIE JOINS FORCES WITH IBM TO DEPLOY SMARTER CITIES SOLUTIONS AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR CITIZENS

NGIE, a global leader in energy transition, recently announced a new initiative with IBM. This nonexclusive, technological and commercial alliance is designed to improve the management of cities by looking at patterns, event correlation, anomaly detection and real-time data across all parts of cities. Whether it’s a traffic jam, a building fire, or a large sporting event, city officials need a reliable solution to adapt to constant changes and challenges. IBM and ENGIE will be combining some IBM solutions (Watson IoT, IBM Bluemix) together with ENGIE’s expertise on cities’ needs to help them to collect, analyze and manage data from IoT, social media, and other systems to prevent risks, alert authorities, and organize rescues. Experts from both IBM and ENGIE are already working on several projects in Europe and the Middle-East. Isabelle Kocher, ENGIE CEO met Ginni Rometty, IBM Chairman and CEO on July 25th to review the alliance.

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SMART SMART CiTY NEWS INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT DUBAI SOUTH-HUAWEI INK BANK ISSUES GUIDE TO BUILD- SMART CITY SYSTEMS DEAL ING A SMART CITY In a practical guide for smart city development and management, published last week, the bank highlighted the importance of removing silos within government and engaging citizens in the process of developing a sustainable city, managed through new technologies, from start to finish.

n particular, digitisation should be used to increase transparency and enable citizens to monitor city finances, which should be raised from a variety of sources and have the support of different players, it said. Financial sustainability is one of the biggest barriers to smart city development, it continued, and the use of public funds needs to be better planned and targeted while natural resources need to be explored “consciously and responsibly”. Using new technologies to collect data from around the city, manage assets and encourage participation from citizens can make this happen, as well as help each city overcome its own unique challenges and identify opportunities. Engaging citizens in the planning, management and continuous development of service delivery and the urban space is among the main objectives of pursuing smart city policies. “Breaking the silos that usually divide government departments is essential to avoid the so-called ‘islands’ of automation and management, thus saving time and money in the deployment of communication systems and infrastructure, and avoiding duplication and overlapping of efforts.” - The IDB, The smart city roadmap sets out by the IDB includes a diagnosis of challenge, assessment of government’s capacity to deliver and an implementation plan based on small, incremental steps. Partnerships with the private sector, academic, NGOs and other levels of government are also important. The IDB’s guide was developed for cities in Latin America and the Caribbean, where unplanned city growth has led to a number of challenges and governments are under substantial fiscal strain. However its recommendations can be taken on board by cities everywhere. Across the globe, populations are urbanising and the United Nations estimates that 70% of the world’s people (over six billion) will live in cities by 2050. “Planning, managing and governing cities in a sustainable way, by maximising economic opportunities and minimising environmental damage, are major challenges that virtually all countries will be facing in this new century,” The Report, “By promoting an integrated and sustainable development, cities will transform into innovative, competitive and attractive places.” Mauricio Bouskela, The Idb’s Housing And Urban Development Senior Specialist Source:Publicfinanceinternational

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Chinese equipment giant Huawei has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Dubai South for the provision of smart city services to its Business Park free zone. Huawei said comprises 11 buildings and offers commercial space to support diverse sectors including aviation, logistics, general trading, finance, business consultancies, training institutions, retail, fitness, and food and beverages.

ccording to ITP.net, Colin Hu, managing director of Huawei Enterprise (UAE), said the company will “provide strategic counsel to support the development of a blueprint for Dubai South’s smart initiatives”.The company will supply systems such as end-to-end network planning and technology, mobile and fixed broadband infrastructure, an Internet of Things (IoT) platform to deploy smart city solutions and services, and other technologies from an open partner eco-system, the report stated.

“The MOU between Dubai South and Huawei will see the deployment of Huawei’s Smart City and Safe City Solutions to provide enhanced services to residents and businesses in the Park, Huawei will also share its global expertise through training sessions, expert workshops and guided visits to other key customer sites where Huawei Smart City solutions have been implemented.” - Huawei

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SMART SMART CiTY NEWS WORLD BANK PRESIDENT PROMISES TO SUPPORT INDIA IN ITS SMART CITY MISSION India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership has been fantastic, says World Bank President Jim Yong Kim calling himself a “big fan” of Modi who like great leaders sets ambitious targets and deadlines.Kim, who on the last day of his two-day visit called on Modi and pledged full support to government’s programmes particularly in areas of nutrition and renewable energy, said India is not just the fastest growing major economy in the world but has also proved extremely resilient in face of UK exiting European Union.

im said one can always find things that are not going as quickly as even Modi would like to.”These accomplishments are real. India under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi has been fantastic but that challenges us to be better,” he said.During his meeting with Modi today, Kim promised proactive and full support of World Bank for his agenda including smart cities, Ganga rejuvenation, skill development, Swachh Bharat and power for all.”I met Prime Minister Modi seven months after he took over as Prime Minister. I think he understands the World Bank almost better than we do ourselves because he began making very specific demands on priority areas like Swachh Bharat, 24/7 power for all,” he told reporters here. These twin initiatives, for which Modi had sought World Bank support, have moved very quickly, he said.”India is the fastest growing economy in the world. Brexit happened and India proved to be extremely resilient.The inflation rate has been down. Growth has been extremely strong, balance of payment in better shape. Overall, you have to say that economically he has done well,” he said. Calling the cleanliness drive Swachh Bharat “amazing”, he said there already are open defecation-free areas.Open defecation is a critical problem, he said, adding Modi talks about women’s dignity by addressing the problem through building toilets.”As a medical doctor, I can tell you that it has everything to do with levels of malnutrition, everything to do with community engagement… these were really important changes that took a long time,” he said.

“I am a big fan of Prime Minister Modi and the reason I’m such a big fan is because he does something that all great leaders should do, that is set ambitious targets, set deadlines for those targets and then hold your staff accountable for those targets. That is tried and proved method of getting results,” he told reporters here.Results of Modi’s endeavours have started to show, as evident from the World Bank’s ease of doing business report, he said.”We just released an Index of Logistics on how easy is logistics in any country and found from 2014 to 2016 India’s rank went from 54th place to 35th place. Logistics in India is better than Portugal.”

INDIA PITCHES FOR US INVESTMENT IN URBAN SECTOR

India has strongly pitched for US investments in its urban sector missions, highlighting various initiatives of the government for recasting the countrys urban landscape.Addressing the US policy makers, officials and corporate leaders here yesterday, Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu listed out various schemes of government under urban sector such as Smart City Mission, Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation, Swachh Bharat Mission and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban). aidu has strongly pitched for US investments in urban sector in India explaining the opportunities under new initiatives of the government to a host of US policy makers, officials and corporate,” Urban Development Ministry said in a statement today.Naidu held “extensive” discussions with US Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets Arun Kumar, former New York Mayor and founder of Bloomberg Philanthropies Michael Bloomberg, Deputy Mayor of New York Alicia Glen and officials of US Trade Development Agency. He also held talks with chief executives and senior officials of several leading companies like KPMG, IBM and Master Card, besides addressing US-India Business Coun-

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cil. Bloomberg, whose organisation is associated with holding Smart City Challenge competition in India, acknowledged the “new vigour” for recasting the Indian urban landscape and said that it is a “win-win situation” for all, the statement said. The US companies told Naidu that they are working on various proposals to take advantage of investment opportunities under Smart City Mission and other initiatives, it said. United States Trade Development Agency (USTDA) has already inked MoUs with the governments of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh for assisting in developing Allahabad, Ajmer and Visakhapatnam as smart cities.

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SMART SMART CiTY NEWS SMART CITY PROVIDES IMMENSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR REALTY SECTOR Smart Cities programme will provide great opportunities for the realty sector with 89 per cent of the proposed Rs 48,000 crore investment in the first 20 such cities would be towards urban development, housing, transportation, water and energy, says a report.

ccording to a white paper released by RICS, “Smart Cities Mission will provide immense opportunities for high volume real estate development considering the highest chunk of the proposed capital investment in smart cities -about 89 per cent has been allocated for built environment, transportation, water, wastewater management and energy”. RICS said that 7 per cent of investment is allocated for technology infrastructure, while 4 per cent of investment is allocated for public services.RICS in partnership with RICS School of Built Environment (SBE), Amity University today released a white paper titled, “Urban Makeover: Evolution or Revolution” at the RICS Cities Conference 2016.”Being a global professional body for built environment, RICS has taken up issues pertaining to urbanisation and vision for cities the world over.

“We are working with central and state government bodies on various aspects and providing technical advice and international best practices; helping structure projects that will go into making smart cities and helping them tap into sources of finance from land and real estate assets on a sustained basis.”

- Sachin Sandhir, Global Managing Director -Emerging Business, RICS

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