1. Smart Cities are for Smart People
Harry Dhaul
Director General, IPPAI
Smart Connected Cities 2015
29th-30th January 2015, New Delhi

2. • Indian Mindset
• Indian Timeset
• Argumentative Indian
So Where are we now?

3. • Homage to R K Laxman

10. The Future…

11. The future…

12. Challenges
‘Smart Cities means Smart People’
• Are you digitally connected?

13. Challenges
• How do we convert existing cities and existing
people to be digitally smart?
– Digital education

14. Challenges
• How do we convert existing cities and existing
people to be digitally smart?
– Unique Identification

15. Adopting Smart Technology
• Voice activated and interactive services

16. Adopting Smart Technology
• RFID, Facial Recognition and biometrics to improve
security and monitor behavior for various
applications

17. Adopting Smart technologies
• Mobile Governance

18. The way the world is going to be

19. Features of a Smart City

20. Some example of Smart
architecture

21. Smart Structure:
The Great Pyramid of Giza
The Great Pyramid was a geo-mechanical power plant
that responded sympathetically with the earth’s
vibrations and converted that energy into electricity!

22. Angkor Wat a Smart City
from the 12th century
The largest temple complex in Cambodia built in the early 12th century within a moat
and an outer wall 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) long. It extends over approximately 400 square
kilometres and consists of scores of temples, hydraulic structures (basins, dykes,
reservoirs, canals) as well as communication routes this is to protect the structure from
local ecosystem due to flooding in the monsoon. A customised smart solution to a local
ecosystem challenge.

23. Smart Architecture :
The Colosseum, Rome
The Colosseum or Coliseum, is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city
of Rome, Italy. Built of concrete and stone it was the largest amphitheatre of the
Roman Empire, and is considered one of the greatest works of Roman architecture
and engineering.

24. Smart Building:
Jantar Mantar, New Delhi
The Jantar Mantar in New Delhi built by Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur, from 1724
onwards, consists of 13 architectural astronomy instruments. The primary
purpose of the observatory was to compile astronomical tables, and to predict
the times and movements of the sun, moon and planets.

25. The challenges
• Land use
• Land acquisition
• Rehabilitation & resettlement
• Compensation
• Disruptions in the existing city activities
• Education and digital connectivity
• Mindsets…

26. The future ?

27. Bullet Trains and Smart Transportation

28. Holistic Interconnections

29. Smart Buildings

30. Smart Grids

31. Smart City Forum of India (SCFI)
• Smart City Forum of India is being created as a
neutral and not for profit initiative to help City
administrations across India achieve their
objective of becoming a Smart City.
• The forum will provide opportunities to discuss,
debate and recommend customized solutions for
each city administration based on their local
requirements, ecosystem and aspirations of the
people.
• This forum will provide this platform
and work with cities across India.

32. Smart Cities for Smart people for
Smart Living