| Smart City Bhopal | |
| Country: | India |
| Current Status: | active |
| Key People: | Narendra Modi |
Smart City Bhopal is an initiative by the Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) to "transform Bhopal into a leading destination for Smart, Connected and Eco Friendly communities focused on Education, Research, Entrepreneurship and Tourism."[1] Bhopal is on a list of 98 smart cities declared by the Government of India for development under the Smart Cities Mission.[2]
The "100 Smart Cities Mission" was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25 June 2015.[3] The finance minister of Madhya Pradesh, Jayant Malaiya, allocated for this project.[4]
Area based development at the site at North TT Nagar is under construction[5] [6] The total investment in of fiber optic cable being laid under Intelligent street lighting is expected to be .[7] The Public–private partnership (PPP) mode project is expected to earn BMC around in next decade.[8]
HP's Universal Internet of Things (UIoT) Platform will be used to create India's first cloud-based Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) in Bhopal. The center will enable the complete monitoring and administration of civic utilities and citizen services of Bhopal.[9]
B-Nest Bhopal Smart City incubation centre is developed to facilitate start-up.[10] Tie-up with American tech company Esri has been made to provide free access to Esri's cloud-based mapping platform, software development tools for Startups.[11]