Smart villages : bridging the global urban-rural divide / V.I. Lakshmanan [and three others], editors.

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English
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  • Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2022]
  • ©2022
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1 online resource (511 pages)

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Contents
  • Intro
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Contents
  • About the Editors
  • About the Contributors
  • Abbreviations
  • Part I: Defining the Need
  • Chapter 1: Setting the Scene
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 The Human Journey
  • 1.2.1 Civilizations on Riverbanks
  • 1.2.2 The Society
  • 1.2.3 From Indus to Ganges
  • 1.2.4 Progress in Other Parts of the World
  • 1.2.5 Trade Exploration to Colonization
  • 1.2.6 Industrial Revolution and Urbanization of the Agrarian Society
  • 1.2.7 Globalization and the Rise of Multinational Companies
  • 1.2.8 Rise of the Giants - Multinational Companies, the Modern Era Colonizers
  • 1.3 Ground Reality - The Urban-Rural Divide
  • 1.4 Fading Arts and Culture
  • 1.5 Striking a Balance
  • 1.6 Bridging the Urban-Rural Divide
  • 1.7 Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 2: Smart Village - Concept and Intended Benefits
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Evolution of Smart Village Concepts
  • 2.3 Smart Village - Standardization
  • 2.4 Ideal Elements of a Smart Village
  • 2.5 Financing Options for a Smart Village Implementation
  • 2.6 Benefits from a Smart Village Implementation
  • Chapter 3: Bridging the Urban-Rural Divide
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Global Population Profile
  • 3.3 Global Smart Cities Initiatives
  • 3.4 Characterization of Urban and Rural Regions
  • 3.5 Impact of the Divide and Remedies
  • Chapter 4: Smart Village - Methodology and Capacity Building
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Methodology
  • 4.2.1 Data Elements to Be Populated
  • 4.3 Scalability
  • 4.4 Capacity Building
  • 4.5 Costing the Vision - The Elements
  • 4.6 Conclusion
  • Chapter 5: Ensuring a Sustainable Development Ecosystem
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Elements of a Sustainable Ecosystem
  • 5.2.1 Economic Sustainability
  • 5.2.2 Technology, Connectivity and Transport
  • 5.2.3 Housing and Infrastructure.
  • 5.2.4 Services
  • 5.2.5 Environmental Sustainability
  • 5.2.6 Social and Cultural Sustainability
  • 5.2.7 Governance
  • 5.3 Conclusion
  • Chapter 6: Preserving Indigenous Traditions and Values
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 The Canadian Experience
  • 6.2.1 The Tahltan Journey of Nation Revitalization
  • 6.3 Creating a Model for Preserving Indigenous Values in a Smart Village
  • 6.4 Embracing Globalization, Resisting Urbanization
  • Reference
  • Part II: Building the Framework
  • Chapter 7: Governance Aspects of a Smart Village - Developed Economy
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 The Smart Village Concept
  • 7.2.1 Data-Driven Sectors of a Smart Village
  • 7.2.2 Key Enabling Technologies of Smart Villages
  • 7.2.2.1 5G Wireless Network [1]
  • 7.2.2.2 Smart Grid
  • 7.3 Data Governance Frameworks of Developed Economies
  • 7.3.1 Canada
  • 7.3.1.1 PIPEDA [2]
  • 7.3.1.2 Canadian Charter Rights and Freedoms
  • 7.3.1.3 Privacy Act 1974
  • 7.3.2 The European Union
  • 7.3.2.1 European Convention on Human Rights
  • 7.3.2.2 General Data Protection Regulation [3]
  • 7.3.3 The United States
  • 7.3.3.1 The US Constitution and Sectoral Approach
  • 7.3.3.2 California Consumer Privacy Act 2020
  • 7.3.4 Governance and Government Policies
  • 7.3.5 Stakeholders' Governance
  • 7.3.6 Unintended Consequences
  • 7.3.7 Implications of Social Media
  • 7.4 Towards Privacy by Design and Default
  • 7.4.1 Society 5.0 [7]
  • 7.4.2 Implications for Governance in Society 6.0
  • 7.4.3 Society 6.0 Data Governance
  • 7.4.4 Assigning Value to the Data
  • 7.5 Conclusion
  • Chapter 8: Decentralizing Towards Good Governance at the Grassroots
  • 8.1 Introduction
  • 8.2 Modern Democracy
  • 8.3 Democracy and Development
  • 8.4 Different Democracies
  • 8.5 Silent Revolution Towards Local Governance
  • 8.6 Indian Democracy - Centralized Governance.
  • 8.7 Need for Decentralization
  • 8.8 Solutions
  • 8.9 Short-Term Measures
  • 8.10 Long-Term Measures
  • 8.11 Conclusion
  • Chapter 9: Components of an Ontology for a Smart Village
  • 9.1 Introduction
  • 9.1.1 What Is an Ontology?
  • 9.1.2 Ontology for a Smart City
  • 9.1.3 Ontological Approach to Smart Villages
  • 9.1.4 Organization of the Chapter
  • 9.2 Smart Cities
  • 9.2.1 Work of Albino et al.
  • 9.2.2 Work of the Centre of Regional Science, Vienna UT, October 2007
  • 9.2.3 Ramaprasad's Ontology: Critical Review and Discussion
  • 9.3 Learning and the Smart Village
  • 9.3.1 Learning, Praxis and the Praxical
  • 9.3.2 The Role of Learning
  • 9.4 Smart Villages
  • 9.4.1 Components of a Village
  • 9.4.2 Stakeholders
  • 9.4.3 Outcomes
  • 9.4.4 The Attribute of 'Smart'
  • 9.4.5 Visualization of the Dimensions
  • 9.5 Conclusion
  • Chapter 10: A Blueprint for Rural Public Health
  • 10.1 Overview
  • 10.2 Burden of Disease: Demographic and Epidemiological Transition
  • 10.3 Healthcare Spending
  • 10.3.1 Physical Resources
  • 10.3.2 Human Resources
  • 10.3.3 HIV/AIDS and COVID-19
  • 10.4 Challenges for Primary and Community Healthcare
  • 10.5 Challenges for Secondary and Tertiary Healthcare
  • 10.5.1 Deployment of Modern Technology
  • 10.5.1.1 Telehealth
  • 10.6 Description of Proposed Primary Healthcare Centre
  • 10.7 Conclusion
  • Chapter 11: Socio-economic Conceptualization of Smart Villages
  • 11.1 Introduction
  • 11.2 The Mass/Total Literacy Campaign (TLC) in Pudukkottai
  • 11.2.1 The National Policy Background
  • 11.2.2 The Local Context: Pudukkottai District in 1991
  • 11.2.3 The Total Literacy Campaign in Pudukkottai
  • 11.3 Social Mobilization as a Key Community Resource for a Smart Village
  • 11.4 Tackling Female Infanticide Through Social Mobilization.
  • 11.4.1 Intervention in Dharmapuri District of Tamil Nadu
  • 11.5 Conclusion
  • Chapter 12: Smart Villages - Indian Realities, Opportunities and Way Forward
  • 12.1 Introduction - India's Agricultural Reality
  • 12.2 The Concept of PURA
  • 12.3 The Implementation of PURA by the Government of India
  • 12.4 After PURA - SPMRM
  • 12.5 Indian Realities
  • 12.6 Smart Villages and the SPM NRuM Mission
  • 12.7 Smart Projects for Smart Villages
  • 12.7.1 Agriculture for Smart Villages
  • 12.7.2 Quick Walkthrough of NRuM and Elements for Adding Smart Features
  • 12.8 Rural India - New Opportunities
  • 12.8.1 Leveraging 'Circular Migration'
  • 12.8.2 Drive in India
  • 12.8.3 Ration Shops as Banking Outlets
  • 12.8.4 India Post Pay Bank
  • 12.9 Support from Governance Systems
  • Chapter 13: Leveraging Physical, Digital and Knowledge Connectivity for Smart Villages
  • 13.1 Introduction
  • 13.2 Aspirations for a Better Life in Rural Villages
  • 13.3 Recent Developments
  • 13.4 Digital Technology Framework and Strategy for Smart Villages
  • 13.5 Understanding Current Digital Landscape in Rural Villages
  • 13.5.1 Digital Infrastructure
  • 13.6 Community Partnership to Develop Vision and Identify Roadmap
  • 13.6.1 Strategy Development
  • 13.7 Government Policy Support and Alignment with Community Vision
  • 13.8 Defining Strategies for Policy Support
  • 13.8.1 Project Prioritization and Defining High Impact Projects
  • 13.8.2 Approvals and Clearances for Projects and Strategy for Funding
  • 13.9 Business Case Challenges for Smart Villages
  • 13.9.1 Possible Business Models for Smart Villages
  • 13.10 Project Implementation and Change Management
  • 13.11 Education and Training (Digital Literacy), and Continuous Improvement (CI) with New Technologies
  • 13.11.1 Combining Bottom-Up or Top-Down Approaches.
  • 13.11.2 Smart Village Governance for Digital Way of Working and Sustainability
  • 13.12 Examples of Digital Technology Implementations in Smart Villages
  • 13.12.1 Building Smart Villages in Niger, Africa
  • 13.12.2 Assam Smart Villages in India in Collaboration with University of Melbourne
  • 13.12.3 A Fibre-Optic Cooperative in Finland's North-Western Kumho Village
  • 13.12.4 LA WAB Digital Training Hub, Bergerac, France
  • 13.12.5 Digital Villages, Germany
  • 13.12.6 The Zwit Smart Management Network, Spain
  • 13.12.7 Cocotte Numerique, France
  • 13.12.8 Superfast Cornwall, UK
  • 13.13 Conclusion
  • Chapter 14: Appropriate Technologies for Value Addition in Rural Indian Villages
  • 14.1 Introduction
  • 14.2 A Framework for Change
  • 14.3 Pre-intervention Considerations
  • 14.4 The Science &
  • Technology Interventions
  • 14.4.1 Agriculture
  • 14.4.2 Waste to Wealth - Resource Recycling
  • 14.4.3 Healthcare and Disability
  • 14.4.4 Energy and Off-Grid Power Generation
  • 14.5 Post-intervention
  • 14.6 Conclusion
  • Chapter 15: The Role of Skills Development in Smart Villages
  • 15.1 Introduction
  • 15.2 Education, Learning and Skills
  • 15.2.1 Sustainable Development Goals
  • 15.2.2 The OECD Framework
  • 15.2.3 Our Definition of Education, Learning and Skills
  • 15.3 Needs and Predicament of Rural Populations (Demand)
  • 15.3.1 Poverty Statistics
  • 15.3.2 Unemployment and Underutilization
  • 15.3.3 Informal Employment
  • 15.3.4 Motivation for Learning
  • 15.3.5 Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET)
  • 15.4 Current Skill Development Strategies (Supply)
  • 15.4.1 Different Approaches
  • 15.4.1.1 Providing Rural Communities with Complementary Support to Leverage Native Skills
  • 15.4.1.2 Building Rural Capacity to Leverage Native Skills
  • 15.4.1.3 Building Skills for Endogenously Identified Jobs.
  • 15.4.2 Challenge of Numbers in India.
ISBN
3-030-68458-X
OCLC
1260344599
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