In this Podcast, V Srinivasa Rao, also known as VSR discusses why smart cities are a focus area for the Government of India and the challenges software defined smart cities can solve for the country. He then moves on to share insights on how India's engineering excellence can propel and transform the future of Indian cities, making them citizen inclusive and leverage the power of mobile, social and digital media, data analytics and technologies such as AI, ML, IoT, etc. 

Further, VSR provides suggestions on how to create 'happiness centers' in the country that are smart, innovative, sustainable and efficient.  The podcast ends with what the Smart Cities working group of the IET IoT Panel is doing to advocate smart living technologies, engineering solutions and best practices to reach the wider set of stakeholders. 

If you want to join the vision of the working group in bringing the smart cities ecosystem together, reach out to Ujani at [email protected].

About VSR: VSR is the Chairman of the Smart Cities Working Group of the IET IoT Panel and the Chairman and MD for BT&BT. He is also the Chief Digital Consultant and advisor for many organisations and helps them prepare for the digital future.

The episode starts with Dhaval Doshi, CEO, Smarthome NX giving an introduction about IET's Smart Cities Working Group. Further he defines and explains the concept of smart living and the IoT solutions available  in the market to make homes and spaces smarter and sustainable. He then highlights the role of the industry to create smart living spaces using technologies such as AI and IoT.

The podcast ends with what the Smart Cities working group of the IET IoT Panel is doing to advocate smart living technologies, engineering solutions and best practices to reach the wider set of stakeholders.