Smart city mission of India planning structure and implementation

Smart city mission of India planning structure and implementation

1. Module – 4 UNIT- IV – URBANIZATION & ENVIRONMENT 4.1 Urbanization 4.2 Problems of Migration in Urban Areas 4.3 Urbanization and pollution (Air and water) 4.4 Problems of soil and biodiversity in urban areas 4.5 Urbanization in relation to changing land use pattern 4.6 Urban heat islands 4.7 ‘smart cities’ in India

2. The CII National Mission Recognising the importance of this initiative, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) – a leading Industry lobby Group launched the National Mission on Smart Cities to facilitate greater understanding of the underlying issues Subsequently, a Steering Committee of CII has been formed comprising of leading domestic Corporations as well as multinational companies The Steering Committee is currently spearheading the CII initiative to clarify issues relating to the implementation of Smart City projects, and to establish best practices in this regard 2

3. Smart Cities in the Indian Context Cities in Australia and Europe are technologically advanced, and can easily claim the title of being “Smart” There is adequate conventional literature on this subject, and Australian and European Companies are possibly at the vanguard of technologies facilitating the creation of a Smart City In the Indian context, the CII National Mission has defined the requirement to be more fundamental, and to revolve around three pivots : The facilitation of employment The productivity of citizens in daily inter-actions The optimum use of public spaces 3

4. The Need for a Consortium Approach At their present level of development, every city in India would need a host of sub-initiatives in order to achieve the objectives of a Smart City as defined in the Indian context There would be a large number of technologies required for this purpose, and no single Corporate or Government entity would have the wherewithal to implement all facets of a Smart City program There is hence a need for a Consortium approach, with a single entity assuming the responsibility for integrating and implementing all the sub components of the program 4

5. Consortia Contracting with CII The following Companies have contracted with the CII to lead a Consortia that would have the ability to undertake an integrated program : Siemens AG, Germany CISCO Inc, USA Hitachi Ltd, Japan Indra SA, Spain Essel Infra, India The Mission remains open to contracting with additional Companies who desire to lead a consortium for this purpose 5

6. Advocacy CII has also simultaneously initiated discussions with the Ministry of Urban Development ( MoUD ) of the Government of India ( GoI ) to stress the need for Municipal Corporations and Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) to adopt procurement practices that would meet the requirements of an integrated implementation program The key suggestions made by CII in this regard included procurement on the basis of : A consortium approach led by a strong entity Life cycle costs, including maintenance Weightage of 75:25 for technical prowess and cost implications The initiative undertaken by CII in this regard have been received well by Government and ULBs 6

7. Pilot Projects In order to establish best practices in project implementation, the CII has also resolved to undertake upto 6 pilot projects in order to demonstrate the effectiveness of the underlying principles it has enunciated At the present juncture, the following City Administrations have contracted with CII to work together in order to develop the contours of a Smart City program that would be relevant as far as that city is concerned Vijayawada Chandigarh Pune Goa Other City Administrations are also currently in discussions with CII for this purpose 7

8. Funding Requirements The initiative undertaken by CII is limited in scope, in that, it would complete the necessary techno-economic assessment in order to determine The contours of the integrated program The inputs needed by the ULB concerned in order to frame an effective tender The parameters by which bids to such tenders would be assessed As the intention is not to undertake a detailed Project Report, only limited funding of around USD 3 million would be required by CII for expenditure at the level of each ULB KfW , Germany has indicated their willingness to partner with Siemens for this purpose. Discussions for similar arrangements are currently on-going with the Trade and Development Authority of the US, and JICA of Japan 8

9. Experience of Australia in Building Smart Cities India can learn a lot from Australian experiences of transforming the urban landscape, particularly successful examples of urban regeneration & public spaces Pervasive use of technology in urban life, along with implementation frameworks and business models could be of relevance to India 9

10. What the CII Platform can Offer Comprehensive Opportunity for Team Australia Form a consortium of Australian firms with A large established infrastructure player as a Lead member , and Specialist member firms in water, waste management , energy, urban transport, ICT, etc. with technology solutions and O&M Enter into a MOU with CII to showcase your expertise and solutions in select cities where CII is working Explore tie up with your Financial institutions, consortium members for preliminary developmental finance to support the initiatives 10

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