Prasoon Sharma, MD of ZTE soft-India and South Asia was invited by AIM Smart City Accelerator and supported by ISB, Microsoft and Dalmia Bharat group, to mentor startups working in smart city domain.
In a bid to translate the government’s focus on smart cities into action, Ashoka University's Centre for Entrepreneurship in association with the Dalmia Bharat Group and Microsoft Accelerator announced its AIM Smart City Accelerator Programme in April, 2016. The joint initiative is aimed at nurturing innovative and committed early-stage start-ups with unique solutions focused on building a smarter and sustainable India.
Sharma initiated a new era of cooperation between India-China during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to China in May 2016. The MoU for Developing Smart cities in Gujarat in presence of then Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben was signed.He pioneered to setup Indo-China joint Incubation Centre. This centre will have offices in Andhra Pradesh and Shenzhen to connect entrepreneurs and startup resources from India-China.