Futurecasting The City & Gov 2.0

Prathima Manohar , Founder, The Urban Vision Twitter @prathimamanohar

World wide urban population

10%Urban population in 1900

50%Urban population in 2005

70%Urban population in 2050

2x increase in Asia & Africa’s urban

population

The Urban Age

India : The Future is Urban

India: Urban v/s Rural

Year Percentage Number of People

1950 17.0 63, 373

2010 30.1 366,858

2025 37.2 538,055

2050 55.2 914,888The Future is Urban

Urbanization in India:

India's hopes to spend more than $7.3 billion over the next five years to ensure more than 100 cities are “smart cities”

Smart Cities Revolution

Visioning People Centric “Smart” Cities

How to enable Better Education for her & make the city safe for her

How to provide the grandma with better healthcare

How to spur better economic opportunities for him

How to Enable better Citizenry

How to Enable better government

>Can they patrol the streets to keep us safe ?>Repair robots that auto fix drainage systems, water etc> Safe city : Fix Gas leaks / Detonate Bombs

Goals & outcomes - People Centric “Smart” Cities

• Improving Quality of Life of the Citizens• Economic Development• Well-Functioning Government & Efficient Municipal Services• Using Robotics to deliver safety • Robotics to monitor/maintain critical city Infrastructure

21st Century Government – Efficient , Accessible , Transparent & Collaborative

Case: Transformative Smart City Ideas

21st Century Citizenry

Case: Transformative Smart City Ideas

"redistributing governance to the hands of citizens. Gamifying Good Civic Behavior

Cases of Classic Work –Avoidance?

Cases of Classic Work –Avoidance ?

Lets Collaborate !

Innovation happens when Ideas and disciplines intersect