Tech giants showing interest in setting up smart city centres

Global technology giants, including Cisco, IBM, and Bosch, are showing keen interest to participate in setting up of smart city centres or integrated command and control system under the Centre's flagship programme Smart City Mission, a senior official said today.

According to the housing and urban affairs ministry official, HP and Siemens are working to set up such a centre in Bhopal, while Bosch, Cisco, Efkon and Rolta are participating in the development of a 'smart' centre in Varanasi.

Honeywell's expertise would be used for Bhubaneswar, while Schneider, Cisco and HP would help in setting up of such a centre in Naya Raipur, the official said.