What is a Sustainable and Smart City by Infosys?
- Smart Cities requires integrated management of the economic, social and infrastructure aspect of urbanization with the use of advanced networked information. Reconcile the challenges of rapid growth with “SMARTNESS”
- Sustainable Cities improving the quality of life in a city, including ecological, cultural, political, institutional, social, and economic components without leaving a burden on future generations.
Elements of Smart Cities by Infosys
Economic: Innovation spirit Entrepreneurship, Economic image & trademarks Productivity, Flexibility of labor markets, International embeddedness, Ability to transform
People: Level of qualification, Affinity to life long learning, Social and ethnic plurality, Flexibility, Creativity, Cosmopolitanism, Open-mindedness, Participation in public life
Government: Participation in decision making Public and Social Services, Transparent governance, Political strategies & perspective
Mobility & ICT: Local accessibility International accessibility, Availability of ICT infrastructure, Sustainable, innovative, and safe transport system
Environment: Natural conditions, Pollution, Environmental protection, Sustainable resource management
Smart Living: Cultural facilities, Health conditions, Individual safety, Housing quality, Education facilities, Touristic attractivity, Social cohesion
Smart Cities we can say are all about working together – some facts
- 98% of construction waste is diverted from landfills and reused or recycled instead
- Nearly 2 million tonnes of contaminated soil was cleaned for reuse on the Olympic Park in the UK’s largest soil-washing operation
- 63% of materials delivered to the Olympic Park site by weight by rail or water. 4 million tonnes of goods will have been moved by rail by the start of the Games, saving 120,000 tonnes of CO2 from an equivalent delivery operation by lorry
- 4,000 smooth newts, 100 toads, and 300 common lizards relocated off the park, as well as fish including pike and eels. Over 1 hectare of new wildlife habitat was created on Hackney Marsh to accommodate these
- Over 4,000 trees, 74.000 plants, 60,000 bulbs, and 240,000 wetland plants will be planted to create a new open green space for London, one of the largest planting projects ever undertaken in the UK
- Park and venues feature 45 hectares of wildlife habitats – including reedbeds, grasslands, woodlands, 525 bird boxes, 150 bat boxes, and artificial otter holts
- Olympic Park sports venues will use 56% less drinking water than equivalent buildings – through features such as low flow water fixtures and toilets and the use of reclaimed water
- New energy infrastructure will help achieve a 50% reduction in CO2 emissions from permanent buildings on the site
- The Olympic Village will achieve a 44% reduction in carbon emissions and 30% reduction in water use – meeting Government’s ‘Code for Sustainable Homes Level Four’
