The Pune Smart City Development Corporation Ltd (PSCDCL) has recently signed a two-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the European Business and Technology Centre (EBTC) to leverage European Smart City solutions for the Pune Smart City Project.
The EBTC has been identified as the “Knowledge and Technical Cooperation Partner for the Pune Smart City Project”. A not-for-profit organization, EBTC promotes and helps customize European technologies and solutions through various programmes to suit local requirements.”
PSCDCL was formed on 23 March, 2016 as a special-purpose vehicle (SPV) incorporated under the Companies Act, 2013, to implement the Smart City initiatives in Pune. It is fully- owned by the state government, with equal shareholding by the Government of Maharashtra and the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC). The EBTC is a programme initiated and constituted by the European Union (EU) and managed by EUROCHAMBRES, the Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry, with a company incorporated in India.
Kunal Kumar, Municipal Commissioner of the PMC & Director of PSCDCL, said, “We are excited about this partnership. It will give us valuable global perspectives on local issues, and will also empower our Smart City initiatives through access to European Union standards of expertise, policy frameworks and also European funding bodies.”
“EBTC endeavours to support the governments and private sector involved in the Smart Cities Mission in India with in-depth information and knowledge of available technologies, solutions and frameworks from Europe, by way of broad access to the innovation and legacy created in this field in European countries,” said Poul V. Jensen, Director, EBTC.
In addition, EBTC will act as a first point of contact for European government bodies, companies and funding agencies that approach PSCDCL for various proposals, presentations, delegations and other initiatives.
