Invitation : ICT For Better Cities , Studio X Mumbai on 26th April.

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ICT FOR BETTER CITIES

Date: 26th April 2011

Time: 6 pm- 8 pm

Venue: Studio X, Mumbai

Limited Seats .RSVP Needed.Please Register http://bit.ly/dH5ICk.

Information Communication Technologies and Web 2.0 tools are
transforming the way cities are run and planned. Next generation
urbanization that is enabled by technology will offer new ways of
looking at key city components like: Buildings, energy, transport,
water, sewage, public spaces, and public health and security as well
as governance & management. This symposium highlights some such ideas
and examples of ICT used as an agent of social change.



Speakers Include:





· “Intelligent Urbanisation : Relina Bulchandani , Global
Lead, Connected Real Estate Internet Business Solutions Group, CISCO



· Social Media Advocacy: Mayanak Gandhi ,Maharashtra Co-
ordinator , India Against Corruption



· Towards Smart Cities . Sreenath P Venkatesan Vice-President -
Smarter Planet Solutions
IBM India Private Ltd



· Social Media for Social Good: Prathima Manohar , The Urban
Vision



· ICT & Social Innovation, Ravi Ghate , SMSONE


The format includes brief addresses on key issues followed by
discussions.

Limited Seats .RSVP Needed.Please Register http://bit.ly/dH5ICk.



Studio-X Mumbai
Kitab Mahal
Fourth Floor
192, D N Road
Fort, Mumbai 400 001 ( Diagonally Opp CST)

Directions Map: http://bit.ly/eryHjj

Studio X Mumbai is an open space for experimental design and research
run by the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
of Columbia University.