Question

What are the essential features of a Smart City?

Answer 1

Smart cities are urban regions that are highly advanced in terms of overall infrastructure. The IT (information technology) is the core basis of providing essential services to all residents. Other essential infrastructure, apart from IT in a smart city, includes

1. proper sanitation and waste management systems
2. round the clock electricity supply
3. round the clock and adequate water supply
4. efficient urban mobility and public transport with a network of good, well-connected roads
5. well-designed and affordable housing which even people in the low-income brackets can buy
6. good governance, particularly e-governance where everything and everyone is connected digitally
7. sustainable environment with more than adequate green cover
8. safety and security of women, children and the elderly
9. quick and efficient functioning of law enforcement officials
10. adequate health centers and nursing homes
11. good schools equipped with the latest teaching aids and smart classes.