Day 12

Day 12

Dear Students, Please share at least three takeaways from Lecture #2 posted on the class website. Please stay original and not reiterate others’ ideas and comments as there was enough material covered to go around to share your thoughts and opinions....
Day 11

Day 11

What is the current “Business Model” of your city? Please do the group exercise shown on the day-wise schedule on the class website for Jan 21.  Please  go over the city financials (links provided) and gather other information from your city website and...
Day 10

Day 10

This morning consisted of listening from industry and government leaders at the AIMA’s MSME Convention at India International Center.  https://www.aima.in/media-centre/events/aima_5th_msme_convention.html Please discuss the challenges that India faces in...
Day 9

Day 9

Dear Students, This morning we heard from the Executive Director of the most successful Metro Rail Corporation. Please discuss what contributes to the success of this organization and if you would recommend this model to future cities elsewhere and why? This afternoon...
Day 8

Day 8

Dear Students, 1. This morning we heard from the General Manager and former CFO of Tyco about how his firm can add value to building of smart cities. Please share your key takeaways and discuss which offerings are integral to the smart cities. 2. This afternoon we...
Day 7

Day 7

Dear students, Please share a couple of photos of your trip to the Taj Mahal and write about your experience as to how this added value to your Travel Study program. Provide a link to your photos on the Google drive to make it easier....