Dell launches partner ecosystem for government’s Smart City project in India
Dell has announced the foundation of the Smart City Partner Ecosystem. The ecosystem aims to create a network of organizations with technology expertise to address the demands of smartcity opportunity in India.
The network brings together players offering different solutions and capabilities that will help in execution of Smart Cities & IoT projects in the country. Currently, the network has 12 partners and more are expected to come on board. The government’s ambitious ‘100 Smart Cities’ program aims at addressing the infrastructure gap to make cities more livable, besides enhancing the business and investment climate. Central and State governments are making significant investments in Smart City programmes to improve the quality of life for residents and visitors.
The solutions to develop and execute smartcities’ projects can broadly be categorized into: Applications and digital infrastructure.
Applications can be for delivery and monitoring of services to citizens such as garbage tracking, energy management, traffic management etc. Digital infrastructure is the foundation upon which applications can run. This includes solutions for storage, data centers, virtualization, network etc.
Dell has implemented and executed several smartcity-related projects globally and the company plans to bring global best practices to India.
Ravinder P Singh, director, IoT, Smart Cities, digitization, Dell India said, “India is currently undergoing a massive transformation to become a digitally enabled nation; and technology is at heart of this digital transformation. The Smart Cities project is a tremendous opportunity. While Dell has the competencies to develop a strong digital blueprint and foundation for smart cities, our partners bring expertise of applications for enablement of smart services. I welcome our partners and look forward to work with them to help India’s metamorphosis into a future-ready economy.”
SOURCE: PTI