Some 4 billion people live in cities now, and more than 6 billion—at least two thirds of the world’s population—will live in urban areas by 2050, according to the United Nations. To deal with the challenges that brings, cities will need sophisticated technologies to monitor, analyze, and quickly respond to traffic tie-ups, citizen complaints, and lots more. And they must do so in the face of budgetary constraints and other obstacles.
Mauritius Sm@rt Cities 2015 Summit will be the first summit in the Indian Ocean to discuss the concept of developing smart cities in Mauritius. This summit will be hosted at the venue of Hotel Intercontinental on Wednesday October 14th and Thursday October 15th2015.
In 2015 we will be looking at the move of Smart Cities into the mainstream as the Government manifests commitment of finance and policy to smart city development, deployments of smart city protocols and operating platforms and acceptance of smart technologies as the norm in transport, energy, development, assisted living and security in cities.
The two day conference SM@RT CITIES SUMMIT aims at providing a strong knowledge sharing platform and offers a unique opportunity for the Mauritian stakeholders involved in the development of smart cities to exchange ideas and foster the new integrated approaches in Mauritius. It will also provide a platform for multiple public and private sectors to meet, network and discuss a cohesive approach to achieve sustainable economic outcome.
SM@RT CITIES SUMMIT is focused on staying ahead of the evolving landscape, building innovative networks and efficient infrastructure to deliver better services to citizens and business in Mauritius. This two day workshop will bring together industry leaders, innovators and those looking to learn more about progression and development on the smart cities movement around the world.
This summit is in line with the vision the Minister of Finance and Economic presented in its first budget, Mauritius at the Crossroad for 2015 – 2019, says his government pledges to unlock 13 employment-rich mega-projects that will be spread across the country. Eight of these projects will be designed on the ‘Smart City’ concept that will bring about a total revolution in the way we live, work and play. Some 7,000 acres of land will be optimized and some Rs 120 billion rupees would be mobilized of much needed private and foreign direct investments. This will create thousands of jobs, and give a tremendous boost to the construction industry which has been contracting since 2011. Six of these projects are ready for implementation. Our country will soon be ‘ un vaste chantier de développement’.
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