Smart Cities are for Smart People

Harry Dhaul

Director General, IPPAISmart Connected Cities 2015

29th-30th January 2015, New Delhi

• Indian Mindset

• Indian Timeset

• Argumentative Indian

So Where are we now?

• Homage to R K Laxman

The Future…

The future…

Challenges

‘Smart Cities means Smart People’

• Are you digitally connected?

Challenges

• How do we convert existing cities and existing people to be digitally smart?

– Digital education

Challenges

• How do we convert existing cities and existing people to be digitally smart?

– Unique Identification

Adopting Smart Technology

• Voice activated and interactive services

Adopting Smart Technology

• RFID, Facial Recognition and biometrics to improve security and monitor behavior for various applications

Adopting Smart technologies

• Mobile Governance

The way the world is going to be

Features of a Smart City

Some example of Smart architecture

Smart Structure: The Great Pyramid of Giza

The Great Pyramid was a geo-mechanical power plant that responded sympathetically with the earth’s vibrations and converted that energy into electricity!

Angkor Wat a Smart City from the 12th century

The largest temple complex in Cambodia built in the early 12th century within a moat and an outer wall 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) long. It extends over approximately 400 square kilometres and consists of scores of temples, hydraulic structures (basins, dykes, reservoirs, canals) as well as communication routes this is to protect the structure from local ecosystem due to flooding in the monsoon. A customised smart solution to a local ecosystem challenge.

Smart Architecture : The Colosseum, Rome

The Colosseum or Coliseum, is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy. Built of concrete and stone it was the largest amphitheatre of the Roman Empire, and is considered one of the greatest works of Roman architecture and engineering.

Smart Building: Jantar Mantar, New Delhi

The Jantar Mantar in New Delhi built by Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur, from 1724 onwards, consists of 13 architectural astronomy instruments. The primary purpose of the observatory was to compile astronomical tables, and to predict the times and movements of the sun, moon and planets.

The challenges

• Land use

• Land acquisition

• Rehabilitation & resettlement

• Compensation

• Disruptions in the existing city activities

• Education and digital connectivity

• Mindsets…

The future ?

Bullet Trains and Smart Transportation

Holistic Interconnections

Smart Buildings

Smart Grids

Smart City Forum of India (SCFI)

• Smart City Forum of India is being created as a neutral and not for profit initiative to help City administrations across India achieve their objective of becoming a Smart City.

• The forum will provide opportunities to discuss, debate and recommend customized solutions for each city administration based on their local requirements, ecosystem and aspirations of the people.

• This forum will provide this platform and work with cities across India.

Smart Cities for Smart people for Smart Living