“The first and foremost thing to be done is that the planners need to understand the needs of the city and its community perspective”, said one of the speakers from the panel. He talked about the role of government to engage eGovernance solutions for convenience of the people, particularly in the transport department and its related industry. It is obvious that a smart city would require appropriate transportation too. Wider decongested roads are something that almost everybody expects. To explain the aspect better, Shailesh Sawlani from Uber told how the app connects citizens in 360 countries around the world at just the push of a button. One of the speakers highlighted the need for smart mobility and said that the traffic congestion has affected the transportation in the city to a great extent and there is a need to tackle this issue.
