Governance Now, a SAB TV Group publication, Urban Development and Environment Department of State, MP Post and MPSEDC, an undertaking of Department of Information Technology of the State will be organising a one-day conference on Smart Cities — NextGen Cities — in Bhopal. The conference will be inaugurated by Minister for Urban Administration, Housing and Environment Kailash Vijayvarigya and bring together experts from the State and from the Central Government, academia and industry on a single platform to deliberate on developing smart cities in Madhya Pradesh.
Commissioner, Urban Administration & Development Sanjay Kumar Shukla said, "The key issues to be discussed during the conference include: Infrastructure for Smart Cities; integrated urban development for smart cities in Madhya Pradesh; approach to better municipal governance; sustainable urban mobility solutions; and ICT interventions for Smart City governance."
Giving further details about the Conference Deputy Editor- Governance Now Shubhendu Parth said, "It is also important to explore the socio-psychological aspects of new generation of smart cities that can empower people in government, businesses and the community to create a more sustainable urban infrastructure across economic, environmental, and social spheres and the NextGen Cities Conclave will serve as a platform to deliberate on these issues.”
The conference, with focus on People-centric Urban Development aims to relocate the debate and take it back to basics that governance, infrastructure and technology are but tools to enable citizens to unlock their potential to create cities of their imagination and need. The conference is part of the 12-city conference series being organised by Governance Now across India. The sole objective of this conference is to create an awareness among the policy makers, city and town planners, security and implementing agencies, NGOs and Media about the Smart City project launched by the Government of India recently.