Do we really need Smart Cities?

I agree with you, but I want to add more little things.

Need ness of smart cities is change with respect of the country. Our Indian economy based on agriculture. Most of the people belong to rural areas, if we don't think about them then how can we get increase our GDP.

You well know most of the people left the village and come to live in smart cities, can you think only increase the no of smart cities we can increase our economy, no it's not possible for the agriculture-based country. So first choice to need smart village instead of smart cities. We don't against the smart cities concept but not primary choice.

Yes, of course, we must need to get smart cities because our India is a developing country so that we should make a smart cities overall India if we want to our country as developed one everything is in our hands only we should make some good leaders to make our country to develop as well we should focus the villages too which has been a backbone of our country so we should not be left it and we ensure that to support villages and city.

Smart city is a must for sustaining life and improving the lifestyle, but more importantly we should emphasize on the education of every citizen. Are the citizens ready to adapt to the Smart technologies? e.g. What is the use of giving 2000 rupees note to an infant? Economy of the country also plays an important role because smart cities requires huge amount of investments. So its mandatory to cross check whether the changes intended would bring goodwill to the society or has a better chance of backfiring in some other ways.

Smart cities are needed as the requirements of people around the world to live better. But it will take a long time and should be implemented step by step. Raise awareness and literacy level to keep the cities more organized and civilized is the first step, next up is to apply technologies to make all the activities operating automatically by robots or softwares. And even there is no need the existences of the governments as well.

Yes, we need smart cities in our country because it helps in attracting the people from our own country as well as from other countries to invest in developing new products and services. It takes lot of time to develop and continuous effort is required from various people like government, Public sector and private sectors firms and individuals to develop smart cities. Government puts lot of effort to showcase our country as a smart city only when top people come from other countries visit our country for that particular point of time by investing lot of money on them to attract the foreigners to invest in our country.

If the same amount of money is spent by the government on some other essential purposes for developing our country on a long term basis then such efforts may create huge impact on increasing the standard of living of the people which will contribute to the rise of our GDP growth which will attract many countries to make investment and it will remain for a long period of time.

Thank you.

My opinion about smart cities is "we don't need smart cities now because of India is country of villages before going to smart cities we have to develop various infrastructure facilities like road, sanitation, electricity, medical, facilities proper buses within time and creating awareness about government programs etc

Hello everyone..
In our country where people could survive their lives in slum area too due to whatever their personal reasons, government should initiate some activities before making smart cities.
Otherwise, we may lead to see slum areas at the edges of SMART CITIES too.

Also, fares of municipal services may increase and that would hit the pocket of common people only.

At last, making smart city requires ample amount of fund so outcome should be proportional to it.

Yeah, we all need smart city because in my point of view smart city means where 24*7 electricity available, good connectivity and networking and good education facilities all are present that a smart city.

I agree some problem in city mean problem is population and pollution. But in India not only thin about smart city think about creating a more job and private investment because I also think any place where jobs and company are available this place is also converted is a city. I give one example all my friend some year ago build an engineering college in my town and today time this area is more beautiful in any place in town that's because of connectivity and networking and this collage creating more jobs in a local people.

No.

Our country having big cities and villages. If concentrate towards making smart and provide all facility like education, transportation, electricity, health, etc. It also make automatically smart.

What is smart cities? Means hospital, net banking, good education and health every one thinks about cities but in our India 70 present people are living in the village I agree but firstly develop our village because they provided food all India and we don't care about farmer so. Develop village then develop city then we can progress if we think about farmer Jay Javan Jay kisaan.