"Smart cities," urban areas that leverage advanced technology and real-time data to optimize everything from traffic light patterns to residential use of solar energy, hold enormous potential to make our lives healthier, safer, and more convenient. The United Nations has projected that by 2050, 66% of the world's population will be urban, signaling that the importance of developing smart cities will only increase in the coming years.

This presentation provides an overall perspective on the topics discussed during From India to Atlanta: Smart City Solutions event, and provides insight into the ways India and the United States can leverage each other's knowledge in implementing smart city projects.

Presented at the From India to Atlanta: Smart City Solutions event.

Author(s): Skipping Stone, Thompson Hine, Georgia Indo-American Chamber of Commerce, TAG International Business Society, Consul General of India, Siemens Corporation, Landis+Gyr, Mercedes Benz Stadium, City of Atlanta, Southface, and Bank of New York Mellon