Bangalore eyes intelligent urbanisation

Cisco and the Government of Karnataka have inked a deal that will soon see Bangalore becoming more intelligent. The announcement was made by B S Yeddyurappa, CM, Karnataka and John Chambers, chairman and CEO of Cisco.

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Yeddyurappa sai d, "We are looking to working closely with Cisco to develop a world-class infrastructure for Karnataka."

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Why did Cisco choose Bangalore? Chambers told journalists later that there were two reasonsu2014one because it is easier to work with a local government because Cisco has a significant presence in Bangalore, and also because he felt that in Bangalore, all the major executives, including the CM and those related to IT, understood the importance that Cisco and IT could bring to the city.

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Chambers also stressed the importance of intelligent urbanisation in the context of growing cities. He said that by 2030, five billion people will live in cities and at that time the top 20 most populated cities will be responsible for 75 per cent of the total energy consumed by the world.

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