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Provincialising Smart Cities @provsmartcities

@SNSF_ch funded research @UniNeuchatel & @UCLGeography comparing #smartcities in India & S. Africa. PI: Ola Söderström; CoI: @AyonaDatta; Tweets: Yogesh Mishra

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For more information on our team and work so far please check out our website. provsmartcities.com #SmartCities
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We welcome you to attend our conference, Urban Data Politics In Times of Crisis. The conference will be held virtually with an in-person core at University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Please see the poster for details. urbandatapolitics.com
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City Data Officers (CDOs) will receive training on basic and advanced data collection tools, analysis, and visualization for an effective urban governance system. #provsmartcities #smartcities
Smart Cities Mission@SmartCities_HUA
4 Nov 2020
Under the CDO Training Programme, @MoHUA_India has partnered with @tatatrusts, to launch a six-week guided e-learning course called 'Enabling Data-Driven Decision Making in Urban Local Bodies'. #TransformingIndia
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Smart city mission fund utilisation doubles post lockdown ecoti.in/KxloRa via @economictimes
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/smart-city-mission-fund-utilisation-doubles-post-lockdown/articleshow/78923441.cms

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Amritsar: Smart City is a dream & false hope tribuneindia.com/news/punjab…
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Ayona Datta moved to @ayonadatta.bsky.social@AyonaDatta
12 Oct 2020
Our Special Issue on #COVID19 in the Urban Pulse section of @urbgeog is finally out. Scroll this thread 👇 for papers from our @provsmartcities project by Ola Söderström, @NancyO_UCT @digantakd @ArunimaGhoshal @anwesha_aditi Arya Thomas, Yogesh Mishra and yours truly.
Urban Geography@urbgeog
12 Oct 2020
Time for a little 🧵on our latest Special Issue on the Covid-19 Pandemic and 'Smart Cities'
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Article by PI Ola Söderström from our project #provsmartcities in @urbgeog as a part of a special issue on #COVID19. The three modes of existence of the pandemic smart city tandfonline.com/eprint/7NPJH…

The three modes of existence of the pandemic smart city

Working on the provincialisation of the smart city in South Africa and India, the members of our research team recently witnessed, as the Covid-19 pandemic spread across the five countries in which...

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Anwesha Aditi@anwesha_aditi
4 Oct 2020
Smart Solid waste management in Varanasi #smartcityvaranasi #KICCC
Srinivas Katikithala@Secretary_MoHUA
4 Oct 2020
Replying to @Secretary_MoHUA
The campaign is 100% tech-enabled where Safai Mitras will carry smart phones to track attendance, time of attending a particular household etc through geofenced work area, GPS enabled Vehicle Management System, cameras & many other features.
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The first article from our project #provsmartcities in @urbgeog as a part of special issue on #COVID19. tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1…
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Ayona Datta moved to @ayonadatta.bsky.social@AyonaDatta
29 Sep 2020
Very excited to announce this new #OA piece on #COVID19 #SmartCity co-authored with lovely Research Assistants and ECRs @ArunimaGhoshal @anwesha_aditi Arya Thomas & Yogesh Mishra. Apps, maps and war rooms: on the modes of existence of “COVtech” in India tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Apps, maps and war rooms: on the modes of existence of “COVtech” in India

This paper on the SARS-CoV-2 crisis in India examines the emergence of ”COVtech” as a range of public sector-led technologies of surveillance, management and containment of the virus. COVtech lends...

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Anwesha Aditi@anwesha_aditi
25 Sep 2020
'Climate-Smart Cities' - The urgent need of our smart cities so as to deal with the growing issues of climate change and enhancing their resilience and reducing their vulnerability. #ClimateSmartCities weforum.org/agenda/2020/09/c…

The UN says climate-smart cities are the future – these 3 projects show their potential

Making cities more resilient is one of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals and it requires sustained investment.

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Lack of uniform ICT solutions a risk for smart cities, says Trai business-standard.com/articl…

Lack of uniform ICT solutions a risk for smart cities, says Trai

The regulator is of the view that lack of uniform solution can lead to proprietary issues and prevent integration for a seamless digital revolution in the urban infrastructure.

business-standard.com
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Four Indian cities drop in Global Smart City Index; Singapore on top ecoti.in/Rfc8Jb via @economictimes
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Ayona Datta moved to @ayonadatta.bsky.social@AyonaDatta
17 Sep 2020
The mobile Integrated Command and Control Centre(ICCC) #SmartCity hindustantimes.com/delhi-new…

Delhi Police unveils its first mobile command room

Police said the mobile control room will be able to provide flawless communication where the usual communication is not possible. | Latest News Delhi

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Srinivas Katikithala@Secretary_MoHUA
11 Sep 2020
Happy to participate in the launch of ‘ClimateSmart Cities Assessment Framework (CSCAF) 2.0’ and the 'Streets for People Challenge’ by Hon’ble MoS(IC), H&UA today. With these launches we are focusing on 2 key areas viz. Climate Change and Livability.
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Indore: Prominent Smart City projects halted as funds stuck with state toi.in/2NezJb/a24gk via @timesofindia
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Smart City: Work on ambitious Integrated Command & Control Centre project started in Srinagar thekashmirimages.com/2020/09…

Smart City: Work on ambitious Integrated Command & Control Centre project started in Srinagar

Srinagar: The work on the Integrated Command & Control Centre (ICCC) project, aimed at making the Srinagar city a Smart

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Srinivas Katikithala@Secretary_MoHUA
25 Aug 2020
Smart Cities have achieved great feats in utilising smart solutions implemented in cities across India, specially the Integrated Command & Control Centres (ICCCs). They have helped in case tracking, identifying critical zones, delivering various services & essential goods etc.
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In Ludhiana ‘no visible impact of smart city mission projects in the city so far’, says LSCL Director. tribuneindia.com/news/ludhia…
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Documentary film on Smart Cities to premiere on I-Day deccanherald.com/national/do… @deccanherald

Documentary film on India's Smart Cities Mission to premiere on Independence Day

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Nat Geo India
@NatGeoIndia
12 Aug 2020
Pune is one of India’s smartest cities with 1320 CCTV cameras, 30 flood sensors, 136 distress calling systems and many more smart elements. Tune into The Next Frontier: India’s Smart Cities, premieres 15th August, 6 PM on National Geographic. #NatGeoIndia #SpiritOfIndia
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