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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision to recast India’s urban landscape is gaining impetus all over the country – resulting in sustainable and citizen friendly cities. The Smart Cities initiative focuses on growth, innovation, skills and sustainability with the goal of making India a better place to invest, work and live. A growing population is migrating to cities, giving rise to new megacities estimated to generate 80% of the country’s economic growth. To accommodate this massive urbanization, India needs to find smarter ways to manage complexities, increase efficiency and improve the quality of life.

To recognize pioneering projects that aim to make cities more livable, and economically viable, the 2016 Smart Cities India Awards, organised on the sidelines of the Smart Cities India expo, will be held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, from 11-13 May 2016.

The Smart Cities India Awards 2016 have been launched to honour the best practices and models in the smart cities concept. The objective is to identify, inspire and launch innovators and entrepreneurs to ensure that they succeed faster and smarter, thus enhancing the quality of urban life.

Smart Cities India Awards will be an annual event designed to felicitate, recognize and encourage individuals, policy makers, companies, government bodies and associations working behind the successful execution of the dream of developing 100 smart cities and rejuvenating 500 cities in India.

The award nominations will consist of 9 categories, including the Smart City Project, Safe City, Green Building, Architectural Design Award, Smart Urban Mobility Award, Smart Energy Award, Smart Water Project, Solid Waste Management Project, and Smart Village.

Smart Cities India 2016 Awards have been supported by some of the most prominent associations and organizations from around the country.

Commenting on the Smart Cities India Awards 2016, Chetan Vaidya, Director, School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), said, “SCI 2016 will bring in competition among participating cities/organizations in the spirit of the Smart City challenge. Cities will be encouraged to perform better and also provide good practices to other cities/organizations.”

Supporting the Smart Cities India Awards to promote projects initiated to make smart cities a reality in India, Ganesh Natarajan, Vice Chairman & CEO, Zensar Technologies and Chairman Nasscom Foundation, said, “The Smart City Mission is one that can transform the landscape and growth potential of our country. The SCI 2016 Awards will spot and recognise solutions that can accelerate the process of change. I am delighted to be part of the initiative.”

The Smart Cities India 2016 Awards have received astounding response from the industry, with around 130 nominations for 9 categories. The awards will act as a facilitator for new talent to showcase their expertise in building smart cities in the presence of government officials, eminent industry leaders, associations, companies, and delegates from India and abroad.

 

Prem Behl, Chairman, Exhibitions India Group, said: “After the huge success of the inaugural edition in May 2015 at New Delhi, we are taking this initiative to the next level by launching the Smart Cities India Awards to provide encouragement to new talent, product and services. These awards will recognize the innovative solutions and projects designed to improve the quality of urban life. The rationale behind these awards is to combine business and knowledge to drive forward new projects, fostering smarter cities for smarter citizens.”

 

Apart from the Smart Cities India Awards, the 2nd Smart Cities India 2016 expo includes the 1st Smart Transport 2016 expo, Mayor’s Conclave, and Smart Villages initiative.

 

About Smart Cities India awards:

 

Organised by the Exhibitions India Group, the 1st Smart Cities India Awards is an annual event. At this platform, industry leaders, market players, ministries and corporate executives will come together to recognize innovative projects, paving the way towards the smart cities of the future.

 

Co-located with 2nd Smart Cities India, the awards will focus on the various verticals included in smart cities, viz. Waste and water management; Smart environment; Urban planning; Green buildings; Smart transport; IT & communications; e-Governance; Safety & security; Smart grid; Clean energy; Education & skills to build smart cities; Smart manufacturing; Make in India; Smart health; Disaster management, etc.

 

Please visit: http://www.smartcitiesindia.com/smartcitiesindia-awards.aspx for more information.

 

About Smart Cities India expo:

 

Smart Cities India expo is an annual exhibition and conference organised by the Exhibitions India group. Launched in 2015, the expo emerged as the most significant smart city event worldwide.

With widespread global promotion, the 2015 edition attracted 207 participants from 40 countries showcasing their products, solutions and services to 12,721 business visitors. 39 concurrent conference sessions had 241 speakers and were attended by 1,478 conference delegates.

 

The expo was supported by 7 central government ministries and leading corporates, including Barco; Berger Paints India; CISCO; Hewlett-Packard; Lavasa; Schneider Electric; Skipper Ltd; Volvo; Wipro; ZipprPvt Ltd, etc.

 

The 2nd Smart Cities India 2016 expo will feature around 300 plus speakers across 50 plus conference sessions divided into the following sectors: water and waste management, environment, urban planning, green building, smart transport, IT communications, e-governance, smart grid, clean energy, education and skills to build smart cities, smart manufacturing, make in India, smart health, disaster management etc.

 

Please visit: http://www.smartcitiesindia.com/ for more information.

 

About Exhibitions India Group

 

Exhibitions India Group is a multi-services trade promotion company with 130 employees located in New Delhi, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad and Mumbai. Overseas offices are in Dubai, Germany, Japan, Kenya and the U.S.A.

The company is certified by Trace International Inc. (USA) for transparency in international commercial transactions. EIG is a member of UFI - The Global Association of Exhibitions Industry and Indo-German Chambers of Commerce. We are amongst a few trade promotion organisations with ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007 certification.



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