Cyber-Physical Systems and Smart Cities in India: Opportunities, Issues, and Challenges

A large section of the population around the globe is migrating towards urban settlements. Nations are working toward smart city projects to provide a better wellbeing for the inhabitants. Cyber-physical systems are at the core of the smart city setups. They are used in almost every system component...

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Autores principales: Md. Onais Ahmad, Mohd Abdul Ahad, M. Afshar Alam, Farheen Siddiqui, Gabriella Casalino
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:2193ffe48bb441e1ad3cfd28af689ba62021-11-25T18:58:39ZCyber-Physical Systems and Smart Cities in India: Opportunities, Issues, and Challenges10.3390/s212277141424-8220https://doaj.org/article/2193ffe48bb441e1ad3cfd28af689ba62021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/22/7714https://doaj.org/toc/1424-8220A large section of the population around the globe is migrating towards urban settlements. Nations are working toward smart city projects to provide a better wellbeing for the inhabitants. Cyber-physical systems are at the core of the smart city setups. They are used in almost every system component within a smart city ecosystem. This paper attempts to discuss the key components and issues involved in transforming conventional cities into smart cities with a special focus on cyber-physical systems in the Indian context. The paper primarily focuses on the infrastructural facilities and technical knowhow to smartly convert classical cities that were built haphazardly due to overpopulation and ill planning into smart cities. It further discusses cyber-physical systems as a core component of smart city setups, highlighting the related security issues. The opportunities for businesses, governments, inhabitants, and other stakeholders in a smart city ecosystem in the Indian context are also discussed. Finally, it highlights the issues and challenges concerning technical, financial, and other social and infrastructural bottlenecks in the way of realizing smart city concepts along with future research directions.Md. Onais AhmadMohd Abdul AhadM. Afshar AlamFarheen SiddiquiGabriella CasalinoMDPI AGarticleCPSsmart citiessmart governancesmart economysecurityChemical technologyTP1-1185ENSensors, Vol 21, Iss 7714, p 7714 (2021)
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Mohd Abdul Ahad
M. Afshar Alam
Farheen Siddiqui
Gabriella Casalino
Cyber-Physical Systems and Smart Cities in India: Opportunities, Issues, and Challenges
description A large section of the population around the globe is migrating towards urban settlements. Nations are working toward smart city projects to provide a better wellbeing for the inhabitants. Cyber-physical systems are at the core of the smart city setups. They are used in almost every system component within a smart city ecosystem. This paper attempts to discuss the key components and issues involved in transforming conventional cities into smart cities with a special focus on cyber-physical systems in the Indian context. The paper primarily focuses on the infrastructural facilities and technical knowhow to smartly convert classical cities that were built haphazardly due to overpopulation and ill planning into smart cities. It further discusses cyber-physical systems as a core component of smart city setups, highlighting the related security issues. The opportunities for businesses, governments, inhabitants, and other stakeholders in a smart city ecosystem in the Indian context are also discussed. Finally, it highlights the issues and challenges concerning technical, financial, and other social and infrastructural bottlenecks in the way of realizing smart city concepts along with future research directions.
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author Md. Onais Ahmad
Mohd Abdul Ahad
M. Afshar Alam
Farheen Siddiqui
Gabriella Casalino
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title Cyber-Physical Systems and Smart Cities in India: Opportunities, Issues, and Challenges
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