Why Smart Cities are FAILING?
A Think School policy case study in which the presenter argues that India's Smart Cities Mission fell short of its 2014 promise. He recalls the pledge of 100 smart cities, the claim that 94 percent of projects are complete after about 1.64 lakh crore rupees, and the gap between that and daily life in cities. He then explains the urban-rural imbalance behind the mission, how detailed project reports and special purpose vehicles slowed delivery, why public-private partnerships fell short, citing Patna as an example, and how weak municipal institutions struggled. He closes with three lessons. Sponsor: toothsi by makeO (clear teeth aligners), promoted mid-video and at the end; Think School's Communication course is also plugged. PARTIAL COVERAGE: this note is based on the opening, the sponsor segment, the Mumbai and Bihar section, a middle section on SPVs, public-private partnerships and Patna, the closing and the description, and does not cover every point in the roughly 19 minute video. All figures and views are the presenter's own and are not independently checked. The sponsor's health claims are the advertiser's and are not endorsed here.
Executive Summary (TL;DR)
A Think School policy case study in which the presenter argues that India's Smart Cities Mission fell short of its 2014 promise. He recalls the pledge of 100 smart cities, the claim that 94 percent of projects are complete after about 1.64 lakh crore rupees, and the gap between that and daily life in cities. He then explains the urban-rural imbalance behind the mission, how detailed project reports and special purpose vehicles slowed delivery, why public-private partnerships fell short, citing Patna as an example, and how weak municipal institutions struggled. He closes with three lessons. Sponsor: toothsi by makeO (clear teeth aligners), promoted mid-video and at the end; Think School's Communication course is also plugged. PARTIAL COVERAGE: this note is based on the opening, the sponsor segment, the Mumbai and Bihar section, a middle section on SPVs, public-private partnerships and Patna, the closing and the description, and does not cover every point in the roughly 19 minute video. All figures and views are the presenter's own and are not independently checked. The sponsor's health claims are the advertiser's and are not endorsed here.