Developing Smart Cities Using Internet of Things: An Empirical Study

6 Pages Posted: 18 May 2016

Date Written: May 17, 2016

Abstract

IoT is an emerging technology that creates a massive network of things communicating with one another. It encompasses a broad set of technologies, hardware and software stacks. Data, humans, devices and communication are critical elements of an IoT ecosystem. For a developing country such as India, which has quite limited technology penetration at the national level, an efficient architecture for IoT needs to be based on present technology advances, capabilities that provide affordable and sustainable solution, and entrepreneurial and social value. Smart city is an important concept for the development of any nation. It is crucial for government of India to offer different services to its citizens and IoT helps significantly to achieve this purpose. It will be possible to communicate transparently and seamlessly with large number of homogeneous and heterogeneous systems, while having selected access to data for designing numerous digital services. The primary purpose of this research paper is to study the role of IoT in development of Indian smart cities, understand the India IoT policy, find out the key drivers and advantages of IoT based smart city and identify the consumer preferences and demographics of Indian citizens who prefer IoT based smart city solutions.

Keywords: Digital India, Internet of Things, Smart Cities, Smart Healthcare, Smart Energy, Smart Infrastructure

Suggested Citation

Sarin, Gaurav, Developing Smart Cities Using Internet of Things: An Empirical Study (May 17, 2016). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2780756 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2780756

Gaurav Sarin (Contact Author)

Delhi School of Business ( email )

VIPS - Technical Campus
AU Block, Outer Ring Road
Delhi, 110034
India

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