AVC appointed knowledge partner

Auroville Consulting has been actively working with the Ministry of Urban Development (Government of India) in relation to the Government’s Smart City initiative and has been appointed a knowledge partner for the city of Bhubaneswar. The unit supported Bhubaneswar with the design and implementation of citizens’ participation mechanisms and the preparation of their Smart City programme application, with a focus on sustainable development of the city. On January 28th, the Government of India announced the first 20 Indian cities that have been selected for the Smart City initiative. Bhubaneswar was ranked first.