archiveSeptember 2015

Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) gets SKOCH Award for Smart Governance for its initiatives on UAN Programme and Transformation of Social Security Agenda in India. Congratulating EPFO for the 5th Award in the last two years , Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, the Minister of State (Independent Charge) Labour and Employment expressed hope that this will motivate EPFO to launch further e-governance initiatives for the welfare of various stakeholders. SKOCH Award was given to EPFO on 23.9.2015 at a function here yesterday after a due process of selection. EPFO was also awarded...

VISION STATEMENT – Maximum 50 Words Selected vision statement will be awarded cash prize of Rs. 1.00 lakh and certificate. If no vision statement gets selected the top 3 statements will win a cash prize of Rs. 25,000/- each. Drop Boxes at : –  Mangaluru City Corporation, Lalbagh –  City Centre Mall, K.S.Rao Road –  Forum Fiza Mall, Pandeshwara –  Bharath Mall, Bejai –  Mangaluru City Corporation sub office, Surathkal –  Mangaluru City Corporation sub office, Kadri Submit on or before 5th October 2015 Even as Mangaluru braces itself for...

Connode is working with Reliance Energy in Mumbai as the strategic partner for communication solutions and applications using Intel® IOT Gateways for building a Smart Sustainable City Network in Mumbai. “Smart Sustainable City solutions is one of the focus areas for Intel as part of the larger Internet of Things space. We are excited to work with Reliance and Connode to provide Intel IOT Gateways for one of the most interesting and growing Smart City markets in the world” In the first phase, Reliance will connect the smart meters, streetlights...

Experts and other interested parties will be gathering at the Metering Days conference in Fulda to discuss the topic of smart metering. In light of increasingly decentralized energy markets, smart meters and metering systems are a fundamental component of the energy system. The German federal government is planning to expand the use of smart meters; this means that energy providers, grid and metering point operators, as well as their service providers, are facing complex logistical challenges in parallel to their day-to-day business. Bosch Software Innovations will describe how the rollout...

After completion of stage-1 of the smart cities challenge, states/ULBs have to prepare for the stage-2 of the competition. In accordance to para 9.1.2 of smart cities mission (SCM) guidelines, each of the potential 100 smart cities have to prepare their smart city proposals (SCP). Moreover, the SCP will be assessed on a set of fair, objective & transparent evaluation criteria (Annexure 4) by a committee consisting of a panel of national & international experts, organisations & institutions. The MoUD has designed a standardised template for use of states/ ULBs...

“We are focused on creating intelligent, open and flexible solutions that foster the urban ecosystems in which we live and work,” said Dr. Jürgen Müller, head of Innovation Center Network, SAP SE. “As cities grow fast and face challenges in terms of resources and infrastructure, they need transparent, collaborative and innovative technology to help them prosper.”SAP will present the following innovations at IAA’s New Mobility World exhibition. Through demonstration pods and a stage program, participants will be able to see how cities use SAP technology to become smarter. CityApp This...

The Andhra Pradesh Government is mulling changes like using pre-fabricated and pre-cast technology and introducing PPP model to bring in improvements in its public housing programme.Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, who today held a review of the NTR Housing programme, told officials that Andhra Pradesh should emerge as a state with one of the best public housing models, a government release said. “Previous Governments have brought bad image to the Government by constructing low-quality, sub-standard houses which are not habitable. They have not been able to make use of prime...

Global Positioning System (GPS) will be installed in all 12,000 buses of Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation before October 12 to monitor their movement, an official has said.The monitoring with GPS will enable the depot-level staff to inform the passengers about the arrival and departure of buses in advance, which would ultimately improve occupancy, APSRTC Managing Director N Sambasiva Rao told reporters on Thursday. He said the APSRTC management is focusing on improvement of occupancy of the buses from the existing 72 per cent.”At the same time, the management...

IBM recently announced a new IBM Cloud-based service to help automakers turn driver and vehicle data into actionable insights for predictive vehicle maintenance, real-time diagnostics on engine trouble,and to guide drivers to the most efficient traffic routes.By 2020, 90 percent of new cars will be equipped with extensive connectivity services.1 To make the most of this connectivity, automakers are increasingly using IoT solutions that help to securely deliver data generated from cars directly to the cloud for near real-time analysis. IBM’s Internet of Things (IoT) for Automotive solution, built on the...

“Every community is different, with different needs and different approaches.  But communities that are making the most progress on these issues have some things in common.  They don’t look for a single silver bullet; instead they bring together local government and nonprofits and businesses and teachers and parents around a shared goal.” – PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA Today, the Administration is announcing a new “Smart Cities” Initiative that will invest over $160 million in federal research and leverage more than 25 new technology collaborations to help local communities tackle key challenges such as...