Participants at the Conservation Framing Seminar 2016 at Coomaraswamy Hall, Prince Of Wales Museum, Mumbai

Tue, 15 - Thu, 17 Nov

MMCF @ Smart City Expo World Congress - 2016, Barcelona

Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC) is the international summit of discussion about the link between urban reality and technological revolution. Since its first edition in 2011, it has succeeded to become a referential global event to support the development of our cities. This professional, institutional and social meeting point is a leading platform of ideas, networking, experiences and international business deals that gathers together the highest level of stakeholders, in the context of urban development.

The 2015 edition brought more than 14,288 Visitors; 105 Countries; 421 Speakers; 485 Exhibitors and 568 Cities

Dr. Shikha Jain, represented MMCF as Principal Coordinator - Projects at the Smart City Expo World Congress - 2016 scheduled from 15-17 November 2016 at Barcelona, Spain. She presented the paper on 17th November 2016 in the Session - Bridging the Urban divide: Building cities for all.


ABSTRACT OF PRESENTATION AT SMART CITY EXPOWORLD CONGRESS - 2016

Udaipur Smart Living Heritage City:

Udaipur's unique and diverse living cultural heritage lies in the City Palace and the surrounding historic walled town and lake that is recently identified as the area for development under the Smart City Plan by the Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India.

Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation has undertaken several initiatives in association with various stakeholders to achieve the objectives identified in the Udaipur Smart City Plan. The concept of identifying heritage assets and including them in planning has recently been introduced in Indian cities through a National Programme under the Ministry of Urban Development. At the same time, the Central Ministries of India have also launched programmes on Smart Cities and Digital India with a special focus on digital technologies. Udaipur, Rajasthan, India is one of the cities identified under the Smart Cities Programme and one of the objectives covers documentation and management of its cultural and natural resources which are critical for the socio-economic and cultural sustainability of the city.

Along with systematic conservation of The City Palace, Udaipur MMCF has continuously supported conservation and development of the city by handholding the local government in envisioning heritage based development plan with IHCN-F and the Smart City Plan for historic areas of Udaipur. The presentation for Udaipur will highlight the various works (ongoing and stipulated) including city-city collaborations and digital cultural heritage being steered by MMCF. It will cover the city-to-city cooperation and networking among urban stakeholders of national and international member cities for sharing of experience and knowledge. The presentation will also showcase the work on digital mapping, dissemination and planning for Urban Heritage Assets, the suitability of the mapping technologies for promotion of Heritage Tourism and collaboration with Smart City initiatives. It will cover the urban frameworks and historical governance and patronage in Udaipur including solutions to challenges faced in contemporary conservation of the city bazaars and residential spaces where the City Palace itself can serve as a living Lab for future learning.