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World Green Economy Summit (WGES) 2017 to shed light on how smart cities have become a key to a green economy

 Dubai, UAE, 14 October 2017: The fourth edition of the World Green Economy Summit (WGES) 2017 will highlight the importance of smart cities in the transition towards the green economy. This is an endeavour to design ‘smart’ approaches, which ensure that cities, will be optimised for economic activity, energy consumption, environmental impact reduction and a …

thyssenkrupp underscores the benefits of the Internet of Things to achieve efficient urban mobility in Smart Cities

At the Smart City Expo in Barcelona, the company addressed the real impact of the Internet of Things (IoT) on the mobility model of cities Challenges faced by this technology include security, trust and privacy thyssenkrupp participated in the Smart City Expo World Congress 16 held today in Barcelona, where several companies gathered to discuss …

KPIT Sparkle 2017 invites Engineering and Science Students across India to create innovative solutions for Smart Cities

Third edition of national design and innovation contest provides a platform for students to use technology to address real world challenges in Smart Transportation and Smart Infrastructure Cash prizes over Rs. 20 Lakhs will be awarded to the winning teams Pune, June 15, 2016: KPIT (BSE: 532400; NSE: KPIT), a global technology company specializing in product engineering and IT …

Why Smart Cities Need Smart Citizens

A. Shankar, National Director & Head (Operations) – Strategic Consulting, JLL India   Without smart citizens, the Smart City proposals will hold good only for documentation – not implementation Traditionally, initiatives like Smart City are indicators of developed economies. A developing country will become a successfully developed country when its citizens also upgrade and update themselves. …

Saving Planet Earth: This Year’s Winners of the TiE SV Smart Cities Hackathon “Tackling the World’s Urban Social Issues”

India, March 17, 2016 — TiE Silicon Valley is proud to announce the winners of the 2016 Smart Cities Hackathon initiative featuring the theme “Tackling the World’s Urban Social Issues”. The event featured more than 100 teams who used their coding skills to produce innovative solutions for some of the most pressing environmental problems in …

10 Things Citizens Expect From India’s 20 Smart Cities

  A. Shankar, National Director – Strategic Consulting & Head – Urban Solutions, JLL India The buzzword ‘Smart Cities’ has gained a lot more meaning now after the selection of the 20 top cities as Smart Cities out of a total of 98 through a competitive process of selection. It bears mentioning that the selection …