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Data Sharing and Use for Socio Economic

Development

Smart Cities Mission

Project Team
Initiative Lead: Kunal Kumar
Joint Secretary & Mission Director Smart Cities Mission
Members:
Dinesh Kapila Rahul Kapoor Padam Vijay Meghna Mittal Jeenal Sawla
Economic Director Program Advisor (NIUA) Consultant (EY) Consultant (NIUA)
Advisor Smart Cities Mission Smart Cities Mission Smart Cities Mission Smart Cities Mission

To leverage and utilize valuable data
being generated in cities via a network
of intelligent devices and systems, the
Smart Cities Mission, MoHUA launched the
DataSmart Cities (DSC) Initiative across 100
Smart Cities. The DSC uses a three-pronged
approach – People, Process, Platforms – to
imbibe a culture of data awareness and
data usage in city functioning. This initiative
recently won the World Smart Cities Award
for Innovation at Smart City Expo World
Congress 2022 in Barcelona, Spain on 16th
November 2022.

Propagating the importance of data for accelerating the power of city’s existing initiatives, various digital
platforms such as Smart Cities Open Data Portal (SCODP), India Urban Observatory (IUO), India Urban Data
Exchange (IUDX), Assessment & Monitoring Platform for Liveable, Inclusive & Future-ready urban India
(AMPLIFI) and Geo-spatial Management Information System (GMIS) have been developed to enable cities
better manage, share and leverage available data. These platforms together host 50,000+ datasets and
have engaged 2.5 Lakh+ users for evidence-based planning, cross-city assessments, multi-disciplinary
research and improving socio-economic outcomes.

The program institutionalises Data Ecosystem in cities by instilling capacities through City Data Officers and
Data teams (People), along with Data Policy frameworks and guidelines (Processes). This initiative has also
fast-tracked formation of multi-layered partnerships among the ’quadruple helix’ – Government, Citizens,
Academia & Industry to promote data sharing, open innovation, and co-creation. It has led to generation
of numerous data-driven innovative use cases in collaboration with various stakeholders that are being
utilized by cities for better functioning and citizen engagement vis. Vadodara Medical Green Corridor, Surat
Bus Seat prediction app, Agartala Smart Traffic Control project etc.

The success of DSC initiative in 100 Smart Cities has a potential to create a virtuous cycle of improvement,
with transformational impact of data on remaining 4,800+ Urban Local Bodies in India.