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Design Public is a series of conversations about design and innovation in the public interest.This blog is curated by the Center for Knowledge Societies, the innovation consulting firm that guides the establishment of the Adianta School for Leadership and Innovation.
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Tag Archives: Embarq India
Sustainable Transport and Urban Development In India
This excellent blogpost by Madhav Pai, founder of Embarq India, explores the relationship between sustainable transport solutions and urban development in India. In particular, he points out the existing model of urban transport solutions, which, as he writes: …have centered … Continue reading
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Tagged Embarq India, iTrans, Madhav Pai, smarter cities, Sustainable Development, Urban Development
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An Interview with Amit Bhatt from Embarq India
Previously we have blogged about expert interviews for nimble agriculture and equitable water. Our third challenge track is Smarter Cities. In the process of reaching out to the experts, I interviewed Amitt Bhatt, of Embarq India, a non-profit organization which … Continue reading
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Tagged Embarq India, smart travel, smarter cities, sustainability
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Revisiting smarter cities
In a previous blog we mentioned using our weekly sabha’s as a platform to discuss and develop the Design Public conclave challenge tracks. For this week’s sabha we re-visited the smarter cities challenge track, which we will be taking forward … Continue reading
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Tagged BRT, Design Public Conclave, Embarq India, IBM, smarter cities
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An Interview with Tahira from Embarq India
One of the important challenges for developing a smart city is to build an efficient transport network. To understand what is needed to build and intelligent transport model,I interviewed Tahira Thekaekara of Embarq India, a not-for-profit organization with a mission … Continue reading
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Tagged Embarq India, intelligent transport, smarter cities, sustainability
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