Driving sustainable urban development in two Indian states

Smart cities have the potential to transform citizens' daily lives by making cities greener, safer and more inclusive. We worked with an Indian cities client to see how different cities in a region could develop common solutions to shared challenges, with a clear roadmap to help deliver them.

BSI developed a tailored Smart City Leadership Programme to bring together pan-city leaders in two Indian states to support smart, sustainable urban development in their regions. As part of the programme, BSI:

• Developed an Innovation Framework with 18 elements and 4 thematic areas
• Adopted a city model and mapped major city innovations
• Researched nation-states and cities that were leading good practice in innovation and provided detailed reports on comparisons, insights and best practices
• Consulted with industry experts, UK Government and India’s Ministry of Urban Development
• Identified gaps in processes and skills, and barriers to standards access
• Created an Innovation Forward Plan, documented as a blueprint for senior approval