Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na

One of the main concerns of the community as it exists today when the concept of Smart City is unveiled is on what happens to the concept of Privacy? The very concept of a “Smart City” is one where information … Continue reading →

When we visualize a “Smart City”, we normally see a futuristic city  laced with the clean, wide roads with sky scrapper buildings with fancy architecture all around. But the “Smartness” of a city does not lie with the civil architecture … Continue reading →

One of the major investments in a Smart City would be on an integrated intermodal  transport network which connects the personal transport vehicles to the public systems of different kinds. To understand the issues involved, a really smart city transport … Continue reading →

Just as Maggi has got into a controversy on its taste enhancing additives to its noodles, Airtel appears to be encountering a controversy by introducing a “Computer contaminant” into its customer’s browsers which is an offence under Section 66 of … Continue reading →

One of the first innovations that the proposed Smart Cities in India need to build up is an efficient way of distributing electricity so that the net cost of consumption of Electricity is reduced. The solution for this without doubt … Continue reading →

AP Chief Minister Mr Chandrababu Naidu laid the foundation stone for the new Capital City of Andhra Pradesh to be known as Amaravati. The City is to be developed as a “Smart City”. Knowing the cyber savvy nature of Mr … Continue reading →