Smart Cities Risk Curtailing Potential by Prioritising Technology Over People

India’s Smart City Mission faces hurdles similar to other such global missions. The Mission will benefit hugely under the NDA Government’s second term. A human-centric approach to develop smart cities, innovative financial solutions to attract the private sector and the elimination of bureaucratic bottlenecks will lead to Mission’s success. The real estate sector can play a key role in making smart cities work for their residents, says new research from JLL.