Name :

Aryan Parasar
Class :
BB.A LL.B (1st Year)
Division :
A
Roll no. :
A-5
Subject :
Economics Assignment-1
Submitted to :
Miss Sanika Ghotankar Ma’am
Introduction about Pune City :
Pune is the seventh most populous city in india and the second largest
city in the state of Maharashtra , with an estimated population of 7.4
million as of 2020. It has been ranked as “the most liveable city in india”
several times. Along with the municipal corporation limits of PCMC and
the three cantonment towns of Camp, Khadki and Dehu Road , Pune
forms the urban core of the eponymous Pune Metropolitan Region
(PMR).

According to the 2011 census the urban area had a combined

population of 5.05 million whilst the population of the metropolitan
region was estimated at 7.4 million. Situated 560 metres(1837 feet)
above sea level on the Deccan plateau on the right bank of the Mutha
River, Pune is also the administrative headquarters of its namesake
district.

In the 18th century , the city was the seat of the Peshwas , the Prime
Minister of Maratha Empire and one of the most important political
centres on the Indian subcontinent. The City was also ruled by the
Ahmadnagar Sultanate, the Mughals and the Adil Shahi dynasty.

Pune is widely regarded as the second major “IT hub of India” and the
top “automobile and manufacturing hub of India”. It is known as the
Oxford of the East with the presence of a wide range of educational
institutions. India’s first indigenously run girls’ school was started in
Pune

by Savitribai Phule. The city has emerged as a major educational hub in

recent decades , with nearly half of the total number of international
students in country studying in Pune. Research institutes of
information technology , education , management and training attracts
students and professionals from India and Overseas.

What is Smart City?

A smart City is a technologically modern urban area that uses different

types of electronic methods , voice activation methods and sensors to
collect specific data.

Information gained from that data are used to manage assests ,

resources and services efficiently; in return that data is used to improve
the operations across the city. This includes data collected from citizens
devices , buildings and assets that is then processed and analyzed to
monitor and manage traffic and transportation systems, power plants
utilities , water supply networks, waste ,crime detection, information
systems, schools ,libraries, hospitals, and other community services.
The smart city concept integrates information and communication
technology (ICT) , and various physical devices connected to the

loT(Internet of things) network to optimize the efficiency of city

operations and services and connect to citizens.

Smart city technology allows city officials to interact directly with both
community and city infrastructure and to monitor what is happening in
the city and how the city is evolving. ICT is used to enhance quality,
performance and interactivity of urban services to reduce costs and
resource consumption and to increase contact between citizens and
government. Smart City applications are developed to manage urban
flows and allows for real time responses. A smart city may therefore be
more prepared to respond to challenges than one with simple
“transactional” relationship with its citizens. Yet ,the term itself remains
unclear to its specifics and therefore, open to many interpretations.

Smart City uses information technologies to make more efficient use of

physical infrastructure through artificial intelligence.

Pune as Smart City has Utilized technology to make their living

conditions more efficient and made effective use of resources. Smart
cities have the necessary ingredients for a projected fast growth rate in
urban populations over the next few decades. The definition of the
Smart city is not constant , and some things continue to evolve. This city
make the most out of the information and communication technologies
to improve the level of services ,its citizens well being sustainability and
overall economic growth.

Advantages Of Pune as a Smart City :

There are several advantages of Smart City, and learning about these
can help you weigh the benefit and the disadvantages from it.

1. Better transportation services: A smart city has the potential to

drastically improve the current level of transportation throughout
a city. It will have better traffic management , the ability to track
public transportation and serve its citizens better with constant
information and low prices.
2. Safer Communication: A smart city will have the most
technological advances and partnerships with the private sector
will benefit society since there will be lesser criminal activity. The
example of such technology is license plate recognition,
connected crime centers , shooting detectors , better emergency
services and body cameras.
3. Reduced environmental footprint: A smart city has thousands of
energy-efficient buildings that can improve the air- quality, use
renewable energy sources, and decrease the dependence on non-
renewable energy sources. These will help to decrease the
ecological impact we have on the environment.
More Digital equity: People must have access to high speed internet
services at affordable prices and devices. If they have access to public
Wi-fi in local areas in the city , all residents will have equal
opportunities.
4. Economic development opportunities: Investing in smart cities
will lead to improving their regional and global competitiveness
and attract new residents and improve business. Since the entire
Pune city will have access to an open data platform, information,
etc. Companies will flourish. They can make informed decisions
with the available technologies and lead to economic
development.
5. Improvement of infrastructure: Old roads , buildings , highways,
bridges require massive investment to maintain their state nd
increase their useful life. But , with the help of smart city

Disadvantages of Pune as a Smart City:

1. Limited privacy: Since the authorities or the government will have
access to security cameras and intelligent systems connected
through many different spaces the citizens will have difficulty in
maintaining their anonymity.Facial recognition and such things
will drastically change the concept of privacy or personal space.
2. Social Control: The people who can track and centralise the data
they gather with security cameras will have greater power. It can
 be government, a private agency or other authorities. They will
have the power to control a citizen’s data and can easily
manipulate public opinions.
3. Excess network trust: Since the citizen of these smart cities will
rely almost entirely on electronics and networks, they will lose
autonomy in their decision-making and could become
incompetent. They would not be able to react appropriately in a
scenario where these tools are not usable

4. Difficulty in pre-commerce stage: Though money will be available,

the smart technologies will be still in their pre-commercial stages.
These cities will lack the technology-related skills and capacity.

5. Pre-training is required: If the people of the city don’t know

about technology, then they will not be able to use it. Without
training, they will find it irrelevant to their daily lives and will find
it difficult to utilise it.