Innovative Smart City Solutions

As per the Innovative Smart City Solutions Mission and Guidelines defined by the Ministry of Urban Development Government of India in June 2015, there is no universally accepted definition of a Smart City. It means different things to different people. The conceptualization of Smart City, therefore, varies from city to city and country to country, depending on the level of development, willingness to change and reform, resources and aspirations of the city residents. A Innovative Smart City Solutions service would have a different connotation in India than, say, Europe. Even in India, there is no one way of defining a Smart City. The core infrastructure elements in a Smart City would include:

• adequate water supply,
• assured electricity supply,
• sanitation, including solid waste management,
• efficient urban mobility and public transport,
• affordable housing, especially for the poor,
• robust IT connectivity and digitalization,
• good governance, especially e-Governance and citizen participation,
• sustainable environment,
• safety and security of citizens, particularly women, children and the elderly, and
• Health and education

As far as Innovative Smart City Solutions are concerned, an illustrative list is given below. This is not, however, an exhaustive list, and cities are free to add more applications.

Industrial Estate

A Innovative Smart City Solutions may have all or some or a combination of the above features as per the need and requirement and need of the particular city.