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Need Assessment Regional Smart City Workshop : Transforming Cities Through Co-Development
A smart city is a designation given to
a city that incorporates information and
communication technologies (ICT) to
enhance the quality and performance of
urban services such as energy,
transportation and utilities in order to
reduce resource consumption, wastage
and overall costs.
Smart Cities Mission is an urban renewal
and retrofitting program by the
Government of India with the mission to
develop 100 cities across the country
making them citizen friendly and
sustainable.
GCNI – CEGET Framework for Governance of Smart Cities
Smart Cities Mission was launched by the Government of India in June 2015 with a vision to develop 100 cities all over the country making them citizen friendly and sustainable. The strategic components of area-based development in the Smart Cities Mission are City Improvement (Retrofitting), City Renewal (Redevelopment) and City Extension (Greenfield development) plus a pan-city initiative in which smart solutions are applied covering larger parts of the city. The Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) is the nodal agency responsible for implementing the mission, in collaboration with the state governments of the respective cities. A total of `98,000 crores (US$15 billion) has been approved by the Indian Cabinet for development of these 100 smart cities.
Risk Assessment and Mitigation Toolkits for Infrastructure Sector in India
There are enormous opportunities for businesses in the Infrastructure Sector in India. However, undertaking infrastructure business in the country involves many risks and teething problems that arise from a number of factors including the market conditions . Infrastructure projects usually suffer from significant under management of risk throughout the life cycle of a project, as the management of risk is not properly accounted for in the planning. It is crucial for businesses to undertake Risk Analysis and manage the critical risks associated with investments. Risk analysis incorporates three components: risk assessment, risk management and risk communication.
White Paper – Business Recommendations for Public Procurement Policy in India
Procurement is an activity of finding, acquiring, buying goods, services or works from an external source, through tendering or competitive bidding process. It is an integral part of governance and financial management system of any country and it accounts for a substantial amount of global and national expenditure. In India, estimates of public procurement vary between 20 percent of GDP (WTO estimates) to 30 percent of GDP (OECD estimates). Its importance can be highlighted by the fact that some of the important ministries of the Government of India such as the Railways, Defense and Telecom devote almost 50 percent of their budget to procurement. As a result, a properly designed and implemented procurement law is long overdue that could improve the financial management and bring large financial and governance benefits in the short and long run.
Understanding the Demand and Supply Equations of Corruption and Fraud
Global Compact Network India partnered with the
International Business Leaders Forum for the successful
execution of the Stakeholder Consultations in
Bhubaneswar, Mumbai, Delhi and Hyderabad.
‘The chapter on stakeholder consultation in the report,
has been compiled by Ms. Shabnam Siddiqui of Global
‘Compact Network India & Mr. Joe Phelan of International
Business Leaders Forum with assistance from Ms. Jot
Prakash Kaur & Ms. Chitra Nair.
We are grateful for the support of Xavier Institute
‘of Management in Business, Bombay Chamber of
Commerce and Industry, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation,
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
‘and National Mineral Development Corporation for
{aciltating the Consultations around this report.
Raising the Bar Through Collective Action: Anti-Corruption Efforts in Action in India
The UN Global Compact is the largest voluntary corporate citizenship initiative in the world and offers a unique platform to engage companies in responsible business behaviour in the world, through the Ten Principles in the areas of human rights, labour standards, environment and anti-corruption. It provides access to the United Nations’ broad knowledge base in development issues as well as in mobilizing governments, businesses, civil society, labour organizations and academic institutions to take collective action. Today there are more than 90 Global Compact Local Networks in key markets across the world. The Networks provide an opportunity for members to share experiences, innovative practices and to collaborate for furtherance of responsible business values within country specific contexts.