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Could your business benefit from a Smart Cities Opportunity? Cities worldwide are looking to invest in new sustainable technologies and services for the future.

Image of the Basildon for Business Brand LogoAccording to a research carried out by the UK Ministry for Business, Innovation and Skills the estimated global market for Smart City Solutions and the additional services required to deploy them will be $408 billion by 2020. Cities worldwide are looking to invest in new sustainable technologies and services for the future.

Basildon Council can offer specific Smart Cities support to businesses providing goods and services in the following sectors:-

  • Smart grid,
  • Green transport
  • ICT- big data
  • Security and surveillance
  • Disaster management
  • Energy storage
  • Smart Meters
  • Renewable energy
  • Water consumption
  • Waste management and sanitation
  • Specialist consultancy and energy saving products.

Basildon Council will be assisting businesses in the above sectors to:-

  • participate at Smart Cities trade shows and Buyer 2 Buyer meetings
  • help grow their business and develop their networks within the Smart City arena.

We also offer specific support for businesses to access the Indian government's $16 Billion spend over the next five years through its Smart Cities Programme, as well as access to the Smart City Opportunity at "Navi Mumbai" where Basildon Council's Indian delivery partner EBTC India has been an accredited knowledge partner with the Municipality of Mumbai since December 2015.

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