CiSTUP invites Praja.in members & readers to the symposium on 'Socio-Economic Challenges for Smart Cities in India'
- Organizers: National Academy of Science and Engineering, Germany & CiSTUP, IISc, Bangalore
- Chair: Prof. Dr. Otthein Herzog and Prof. T. G. Sitharam
- Location: Faculty Hall, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
- Date: Dec 9, 2011
- Time: 9:30 am - 17:30 pm
The event will have a team from Germany, Cheif Secretary of Karnataka; Commissioner, DUTL, Karnataka; Secretary, MoUD, Delhi; Director IISc, Chairman CiSTUP and several other experts and eminent persons participating in multiple group discussions and presentations. I will shortly upload the full schedule will shortly be uploaded here.
Please leave a comment indicating interest (before Dec 3) if you wish to attend so that the organizers can plan for Lunch/Coffee breaks.
PS: I have been invited to do a 10-minute presentation on "Mobility Projects & Citizen Engagement", scheduled at 3.40 pm.
PPS: Full schedule below.
| 9:30 – 10:00 | Registration | |
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10:00-10:15 10:15-11:10 |
Welcome notes and Introduction Inaugural Addresses Presidential remarks and publication of studies |
Prof. Dr. T.G.Sitharam, Chairman CiSTUP, IISc
Prof. Dr. Otthein Herzog, Executive Board member, acatech Mr. Hans-Günter Löffler, German Deputy General Consul, Bangalore Dr. Sudhir Krishna, Secretary, Min. of Urban Development Delhi (Proposed) Dr. A.Chakroborty, Director, IGSTC, Delhi Mr. S.V. Ranganath, Chief Secretary, Govt. of Karnataka Prof. Dr. P.Balaram, Director, Indian Institute of Science |
| 11:10 – 11:30 | Tea/ Coffee Break | |
| 11:30 – 12:30 |
Making Bangalore a Smarter City :
– An Indo-German-research proposal
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Prof. Dr. Jörg Schönharting, CEO, TRC Transportation Research
& consulting GmbH, Essen, and Prof. Dr. T. G. Sitharam, Prof. Dr. K. B. Akhilesh, Dept of Management Studies, IISc, Bangalore |
| 12:30 – 13:00 | What are the socio-economic Challenges and Implications for Mobility Projects ?– a Social Sciences Perspective | Prof. Dr. K.R.S. Murthy, Chairman, Board of Governors - Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore |
| 13:00 – 13:30 | Sustainable Governance in Indian Megacities – a challenge for Institutions and Citizens? | Dr. Jörg Himmelreich, Jacobs-University, Bremen |
| 13:30 – 14:30 | Lunch Break | |
| 14:30 – 14:50 | Urban Mobility in India– Policies and Governance | Mrs. V. Manjula, Commissioner, Urban Land Transport & Urban Development Department, Govt of Karnataka |
| 14:50 – 15:20 | Indian Megacities - Drivers and Constraints in the Change Process |
Prof. Dr. Reinhard Doleschal, Head of the Business School, Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences, Lemgo; Germany
Dr. H S Sudhira, consultant, Indian Institute for Human Settlements |
| 15:20 – 15:40 | Tea/Coffee Break | |
| 15:40 - 16:15 | Mobility Projects and Citizens Engagement – are we doing enough? |
Mr. H.L. Shashidhara, India Urban Space Foundation
Mr. Pranav Jha, co-founder – Praja.in, Bangalore Mr. Suresh Heblikar Founder, Eco-watch |
| 16:15 – 17:15 |
Panel Discussion:
Socio- Economic Challenges for Smart Cities – where do we go from here? |
Moderator – Prof. Dr. Peter Sachsenmeier (CEO, IMAG), Prof. Dr. T.G. Sitharam, Dr.J.Himmelreich, Mrs. V. Manjula, Mr. S. Heblikar. Prof. Dr. N. Pani, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Mr. R. Kalupner, Nextbike GmbH |
| 17:15 – 17:30 | Wrap up and Vote of Thanks | Prof. Dr. Otthein Herzog |
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I will be there
I plan to be there for the full day, taking leave to listen in to the German team and explore support all around for Bus Priority System like concepts.
I would also be attending
i would also be attending.
Interesting symposium
I will be attending the full day's programme.
upto 10 can easily be accomodated, more folks?
Also, have attached the full day schedule to the event post above.
Cistup-Dec.9
I will be present full day.
K.V.Pathy
All set, see you Venu, PSA, Pathy, Sathya, Murali, Anu
Have confirmed six names to CiSTUP for the event tomorrow, I will be there by 9.30. See you guys tomorrow.