Lavasa ties up with Cisco, Wipro to develop e-city
By siliconindia   |   Thursday, 08 July 2010, 14:29 IST   |    4 Comments
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Lavasa ties up with Cisco, Wipro to develop e-city
Mumbai: Lavasa Corporation, Cisco and Wipro have collaborated to develop India's first complete e-city. The three companies have signed definitive agreements for Cisco to participate in MyCity Technology, a company set up by Lavasa and Wipro last year to provide information and communication technologies (ICT) services in the new development of Lavasa City. The strategic collaboration between the three companies is to build a next generation intelligent sustainable community, and is based on a shared vision of sustainable urbanization, Cisco's Smart+Connected Communities initiative, and Wipro's ICT solutions and services. Lavasa City is free India's first and largest Hill City being developed by Lavasa Corporation, and MyCity Technology will supplement the strengths of the three companies to help make Lavasa City the first complete e-city in India. As part of the collaboration, Cisco will be the preferred technology partner for ICT products and architecture. On the other hand, Wipro will provide its expertise in areas like city management services, e-governance, ICT infrastructure and value added services, including proposing and implementing intelligent home solutions and digital lifestyles. According to Anurag Mehrotra, Vice President & Head Client relationship group, Wipro, the company plans to deploy cutting-edge technology to deliver innovative services to residents and businesses operating from Lavasa. Wipro will also design the detailed infrastructure for telecom services for governance. According to Ajit Gulabchand, Chairman, Lavasa Corporation, the partnership with Cisco and Wipro will enable Lavasa to set new benchmarks on city development and management through effective use of modern technology. Cities and communities can be sustainable by embracing smart regulation and strategic public private partnerships with technology as an enabler, said Wim Elfrink, Chief Globalisation Officer and Executive Vice President, Cisco. Apart from improving economic development, environmental sustainability, and the quality of life for citizens, the companies will also look to develop a broad ecosystem of strategic design and development.

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