“ICT for Better Cities”
Date: 26 April 2011
Location: Studio- X , Mumbai
ICT for Better Cities Series : Information Communication Technologies and Web 2.0 tools are transforming the way cities are run and planned. Next generation urbanization that is enabled by technology will offer new ways of looking at key city components like: Buildings, energy, transport, water, sewage, public spaces, and public health and security as well as governance & management. This symposium highlights some such ideas and examples of ICT used as an agent of social change. Speakers Included:
• “Intelligent Urbanisation : Relina Bulchandani , Global Lead, Connected Real Estate Internet Business Solutions Group, CISCO
• Social Media Advocacy: Mayank Gandhi, Maharashtra Co-ordinator , India Against Corruption
• Towards Smart Cities . Sreenath P Venkatesan Vice-President – Smarter Planet Solutions
IBM India Private Ltd
• Social Media for Social Good: Prathima Manohar , The Urban Vision
• ICT & Social Innovation, Ravi Ghate , SMSONE
