Smart City Definition - Additional Inputs
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Based on all your inputs, here is the definition of a Smart City.
Kindly review them and if you have anything additional, please respond to this post with your comments
We greatly appreciate your participation!
Ministry of Urban Development
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Definition of a Smart City
1. It should be clean and free of dust
2. It should have an efficient garbage disposal system
3. A smart city must have zero open defecation
4. The city should be under constant electronic surveillance with CCTVs installed across the city
5. The city should have strategically located police stations and check posts to cover maximum area and citizens
6. Traffic should be well regulated with enforcement of traffic rules
7. Pollution levels should be under control
8. The city should have a modern medical network
9. Enough public toilets for males and females across the city
10. Separate cycling tracks through the city
11. The city should have an efficient transport system
12. It should have 24 hours electricity supply
13. Should have uninterrupted water/drinking water supply
14. Roads should be smooth and wide
15. Enough parking spaces, including multi-level parking
16. There should be enough greenery in the city
17. Streets should be well illuminated
18. The city should have a sustainable infrastructure
19. Infrastructural facilities like Roads, Railways, Cargo Terminals, Airport, etc. for connecting this cities must be such that the movement of people and goods is easy
20. There should be enough park’s for children to play and elders to exercise/walk
21. Everyone should have internet access with free wi-fi available in public areas
22. Laws should be well implemented
23. The local/state judiciary system should be efficient
24. It should have a particpative governance model with community connectivity to Government
25. Citizens should be able to rate City Services on a scale of 1 to 5 stars with ratings available to Government and Community
26. Every Government department and elected representative should have their online circle/community for citizen interaction
27. All local governance and records should be digitally stored and accessible via internet
28. Community, Technology and Process should alert authorities proactively about potential problems before they become problems. more
Based on all your inputs, here is the definition of a Smart City.
Kindly review them and if you have anything additional, please respond to this post with your comments
We greatly appreciate your participation!
Ministry of Urban Development
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Definition of a Smart City
1. It should be clean and free of dust
2. It should have an efficient garbage disposal system
3. A smart city must have zero open defecation
4. The city should be under constant electronic surveillance with CCTVs installed across the city
5. The city should have strategically located police stations and check posts to cover maximum area and citizens
6. Traffic should be well regulated with enforcement of traffic rules
7. Pollution levels should be under control
8. The city should have a modern medical network
9. Enough public toilets for males and females across the city
10. Separate cycling tracks through the city
11. The city should have an efficient transport system
12. It should have 24 hours electricity supply
13. Should have uninterrupted water/drinking water supply
14. Roads should be smooth and wide
15. Enough parking spaces, including multi-level parking
16. There should be enough greenery in the city
17. Streets should be well illuminated
18. The city should have a sustainable infrastructure
19. Infrastructural facilities like Roads, Railways, Cargo Terminals, Airport, etc. for connecting this cities must be such that the movement of people and goods is easy
20. There should be enough park’s for children to play and elders to exercise/walk
21. Everyone should have internet access with free wi-fi available in public areas
22. Laws should be well implemented
23. The local/state judiciary system should be efficient
24. It should have a particpative governance model with community connectivity to Government
25. Citizens should be able to rate City Services on a scale of 1 to 5 stars with ratings available to Government and Community
26. Every Government department and elected representative should have their online circle/community for citizen interaction
27. All local governance and records should be digitally stored and accessible via internet
28. Community, Technology and Process should alert authorities proactively about potential problems before they become problems. more
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Smart City should end unpredictability from its citizens life, like unpredictable delay due to traffic on road, unpredictable break down of power, buses, road transport, public health, etc. So attention should be how make thinks predictable and how to increase certainty of the events like public services etc. more
Apr 17
Unfortunately it was disappointing to note that all compiled views on definition of Smart City by all those contributed have not been summarised in fruitful manner and still opinion polls continue. Whose responsibility is that? Does anyone from the MoUD read the comments or this good venture to become 'gossip column'. more
Apr 08
1. The city should have effective underground drainage/ sewage system and the required treatment plants for cleaning the sewage. 2. Civic body should have effective complaint disposal system round the clock fixing the time limit/dead line for each activity. 3. To control the pollution they should have Renewable energy policy for using E-vehicles, E-battery and Solar lighting systems. 4. The city shall be linked to Swatch Bharat mission for 100% sanitation facilities which is a prerequisite. more
Apr 06
Smart city requires money. Apart from this it requires continuous energy supply. Other things required are high level of IT penetration, transit oriented development, Rapid transit system,essential infrastructure & services. It is also expected that the people using it will have high rate of IT literacy. Certain problems need to be attended to before smart cities can be operational: 1Integrated IT 2 information overload 3 data security 4 data privacy Moreover system needs to be protected from hackers, who could bring the operation to a complete halt & put the users in danger. There has to be safeguard against theft of identity, misinformation and erroneous profiling too. Technical experts, architects & city planners are of the opinion that living in smart cities would prove to be convenient, comfortable & hassle free. i have quoted most of the above from the article written by Mr. K. P. Bhattacharjee, architect city planner. His article appeared in the magazine " Architecture Time Space & People" March 2015. more
Mar 27
