The International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore (IIIT-B) hosted a three-day winter school programme last week, focusing on smart cities and social media.

It was open to students and professionals of all backgrounds and included group activities, classes and workshops on topics like planning and managing smart cities, urban governance and digital technologies, mobility in smart cities, policies for the digital world and social media. In 2015, the institute introduced a masters programme on digital society, which combined technology with social sciences.

"Most didn't know about the course, so we decided to give them a sneak peek at the winter school programme," said Prof Bidisha Chaudhuri, coordinator of the winter school.