Cisco initiates "Smart City" Project for Digital India

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Cisco initiates To help Government convert India into a Digital India, Cisco(NASDAQ:CSCO) has announced the "Cisco Smart City" as a blueprint for the future of smart and connected communities in India. The Cisco Smart City, unveiled along with the announcement of the next phase of the company's India site, symbolizes what the digitization of a country means for the future of work, education, healthcare and the electronic delivery of citizen services. As part of the inauguration, Cisco demonstrated the possibilities of the Government’s Digital India programme where infrastructure would be offered as a utility to every citizen, governance and services would be on demand and citizens would be digitally empowered. Using the Internet of Everything, Cisco showcased how connected education, connected healthcare, smart buildings, connected transport and smart parking can transform the way cities and communities are designed, built and renewed to ensure economic, social and environmental sustainability. Dinesh Malkani, President, India and SAARC, said, "We are very excited about the government’s vision of a Digital India and the creation of smart cities. We want to collaborate with the government on its vision of digitally empowered citizens and believe that the Cisco Smart City is a great showcase of how the government can deliver governance and services to citizens digitally, build broadband highways, enable digital inclusion and deliver information for all. The foundation for a Digital India will be intelligent networks which will transform the delivery of citizen services from transportation, utilities and security to entertainment, education, and healthcare. The Cisco Smart City and the announcement of the next phase of our expansion of the Cisco India site underline our commitment to deepening our presence in India and helping transform the way citizens in a Digital India will live, work, play and learn."....See More

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