Smart cities are to come into
existence, or into functional mode, or into the operational domain from the public
psyche of the Indians.
Now the need before that is to
educate the Janata (or the Indian public) about 'whats n hows' of a smart city:
What is a smart city?
What are its characteristics?
What will happen to the people in
a smart city who are not smart (or not smart enough)?
Are the people equipped enough to
have what it takes to be the residents of a smart city?
How can they change and
acclimatize?
What if a smart city doesn't find
smart users or conscious adherents, what will be the corrective
measures/alternatives then?
Before unleashing the
transformative power of the smart cities, the Janata needs to be educated and
trained with the knowledge of the 'knowhows' of a smart city functioning.
The Skills Development Ministry
can collaborate with the Urban Development Ministry on it.
After all, it is legitimate claim
of the Janata to have a participative development of the smart cities.
Yes, infrastructure upgradation
is an urgent need of India but it needs to be backed with solid feasibility and
viability issues.
What will make for an Indian
smart city, the clear and defined elements, need to come in the public domain
soon, and hopefully, we will have that information soon.
©/IPR: Santosh Chaubey - http://severallyalone.blogspot.com
