Technology to play major role in ease of living

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New Delhi : “ The ease of living has a strong focus on technology but it is not exclusively centered on it. Technology will enhance citizen participation, improve provision of basic services and infrastructure and make areas more livable,” stated Minister of state (I/C) for Housing and Urban Affairs (HUA) Hardeep Puri at the Smart Building award function here on DEcember 6, 2017, last evening.

Smart solutions for cities, such as surveillance systems lead to greatly reduced crime and improved safety of residents particularly women. City wide Wi-Fi networks improve communication among citizens as well that with various service providers. E-governance and citizen feedback management lead to improved social cohesion by increase in opportunities for citizen engagement, reduction in social inequities, and reduction in response time for services for business. Integrated traffic management will increase the traffic speeds and reduce traffic congestions and hence cleaner air for people to breathe,Puri said, according to a PIB release.