Chandigarh kick off Smart City CEOs meet
Speaking during the conference, CSCL chief executive officer (CEO) Anindita Mitra, said, “The residents of Chandigarh will be experiencing new paradigms of business models, better services and enhanced sustainability as we make efforts to create Chandigarh as a ‘data-powered city’ using infrastructure created under Smart Cities Mission, 5G roll out plan and ‘Micro GATI SHAKTI’ initiative.”
Chandigarh Smart City Limited (CSCL) in coordination with Smart Cities Mission of the Union ministry of housing and urban affairs (MoHUA), inaugurated a two-day “Smart cities CEOs conference on data and technology” in Chandigarh on Thursday.
As many as 200 delegates from 100 smart cities of India attended the event.
Speaking during the conference, CSCL chief executive officer (CEO) Anindita Mitra, said, “The residents of Chandigarh will be experiencing new paradigms of business models, better services and enhanced sustainability as we make efforts to create Chandigarh as a ‘data-powered city’ using infrastructure created under Smart Cities Mission, 5G roll out plan and ‘Micro GATI SHAKTI’ initiative. A detailed roadmap has been laid on how every individual, every department shall be benefitted from ICCC initiative in the coming months.”
Kunal Kumar, joint secretary and mission director of smart cities mission of the union government, said, “There is a need for urban leaders and practitioners to ‘think like a city’ and understand the larger picture through the use of data and technology to be able to cater to the ‘expanding’ urban population of the future. The objective of the conference is to enable peer learning and exchange of ideas that leads to development of these best practices across all smart cities.”
During the conference, the delegates also deliberated on creation of standard operating procedures (SOPs) and business plans to ensure sustainability of their integrated command and control centres (ICCCs).
Also, the officials of CSCL showcased their ₹295-crore state-of-the-art ICCC initiative and its effort to make the project “Self-reliant”. Termed as “brain of city”, the ICCC supports digital applications and ensures seamless steady state operations, city management, surveillance, emergency response mechanisms and real-time tracking of services and vital city metrics throughout the city, and in government departments.
The union ministry also launched ICCC Awards and asked the cities to participate in the competition. The awards will be a reward for the most innovative and outstanding efforts of cities in creating maximum impact through their ICCCs.
Chandigarh is the third smart city to host the conference on data and technology after Kochi and Panaji.
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