Puri to inaugurate 1st Apex Conference for CEOs of Smart Cities

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New Delhi : Minister of State (I/C) for Housing & Urban Affairs Hardeep Puri will inaugurate the ‘First Apex Conference for the CEOs of Smart Cities  at Bhopal, MP, on May 8, 2018.

Since its launch on June 25, 2015, the Smart Cities Mission (SCM), has been one of the most transformational urban missions. Key projects such as digitally integrated smart city centres, street re-design, installation of solar rooftop on buildings, etc., have initiated the process of urban transformation. Through their leadership role in driving the implementation of smart city projects, the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of the Smart City Special Purpose Vehicle (SPVs) have been instrumental in achieving transformational outcomes envisaged under the Mission.

The two-day conference is being organised for providing a platform for cross learning and knowledge sharing among the Smart City CEOs on May 8-9, 2018. The conference will enable the CEOs to learn from the experiences of all city leaders to understand in detail both successes and failures. The convergence of all the best practices in Smart city missions across the country on a single platform will help the city leaders not waste time in ‘reinventing the wheel’ but use the collective learning to accelerate the progress of work.

The plenary sessions will feature panel discussions and presentations by Smart City CEOs highlighting their high impact projects under Mission, which can be disseminated as learning for other cities. Further, the way forward for the city level project implementation will be discussed. There will also be an exhibition showcasing the different projects being undertaken by Cities under Smart Cities Mission, according to a PIB release.

The two-day Apex Conference also provides an opportunity for the participating Smart City CEOs to visit the locations and appreciate the smart city projects implemented by Bhopal Smart City Limited.

Apart from the Smart City CEOs, the participants include representatives from municipal, State and Central Government and other stakeholders in the Smart City Mission from the civil society, academia, industry etc.