The Role of Smart Villages in the 21st Century Raj Reddy Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Sep 4, 2016
Lot of Hype about Smart Cities Lot of Interest and Activity in Advancing the Technology Of Smart Cities. The Sheer Scale and Scope of Providing Essential Services in a City of 10 Million Can Be Daunting. Cities Also Have Problems of Crime, Homelessness, Migrant Families etc. Smart Villages, on The Other-hand, may be Amenable to Simpler Solutions. To Control The Growth Of Cities Need To Develop Smart Villages That Provide Many Of The Same Facilities And Services As In Cities Making It Unnecessary For Village Populations To Migrate To Cities.
Usually Existing Amenities in Villages Villages Evolved Through the Ages as Self Sustaining Self Sufficient Communities Villages Usually Have Access to Water Food Housing Sanitation But Need Knowledge and Resources to Upgrade to 21st Century Solutions while Ensuring Self Sustaining Self Sufficient Character
Some Amenities of Smart Cities Not Needed in Smart Villages Smart Villages May Not Need Expensive Infrastructure of 20th Century Electric Grid Roads Railways Airports Leapfrog to 21st Century Solutions Use Solar Power Use Autonomous Land, Sea, and Air Vehicles Self driving cars Drones
Providing Missing Amenities in Villages Technology to the Rescue: Create Smart Villages IT Enabled Solutions for Education Entertainment Health Care Medical Supplies Shopping Banking Voting Necessary Conditions Connectivity: Balloon, Solar Drones or Satellite Computing: Smat Phones and iPads Digital Literacy Apps for Education, Entertainment etc.
Necessary Conditions Infrastructure in Every Village Solar Energy Wi-Fi Connectivity Smart Phone/Tablet for Everyone Digital Literacy Village Centric Apps Speech To Speech Dialog Based Interfaces for Semi-literate Populations
In Conclusion We Need to Develop Smart Villages in Addition to Smart Cities By Providing IT Enabled Solutions for Education Entertainment Health Care Medical Supplies Shopping Banking Voting In Every Village