silkboard - 25 November, 2011 | Bangalore | mobility | Transportation | urban planning | smart cities

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   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

• First experiences and user expectations

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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