1. The Role of Smart Villages in the 21st Century
Raj Reddy
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Sep 4, 2016

2. 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.

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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.

6. 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

7. 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