Foster the Smart City Mission and strengthen the economic relationship

Delhi : An Indian industry body has signed an agreement with a Spanish consortium to carry out various infrastructure and information technology related projects under the smart city mission. This project is a feather in the hat of Gustavo de Arístegui, the ambassador of Spain in india, who intends to strengthen the relationship between two countries. The MoU was signed between the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the Spanish consortium led by information technology and defence systems company INDRA Systems Ltd.

Spain can rightfully lay claim to being a gamechanger when it comes to dramatic and sustainable urban transformation. Spain is home to nearly a quarter of the world's Top 20 cities to live in. From Bilbao in the north to Barcelona in the east, capital Madrid to Santander and Málaga, its cities are a veritable rainbow of efficiencies that put citizens first.

Speaking at the International Conference on Smart Mobility for Smart Cities held in New Delhi, Spanish Ambassador to India Gustavo de Arístegui said the new agreement will "foster" the Smart City Mission and "strengthen the economic relationship" between the two countries.
He highlighted the Spanish competency in high-speed railway and sustainable metro systems across the world and said that Spanish firms are market leaders in India in various sectors.

According to Gustavo de Arístegui, spain is definitely willing to share good practices and partner with India on the smart cities journey it has embarked upon. Spain had pledged its interest in providing technical support and MoU is signed between the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness and India's Ministry of Urban Devel­opment. Within the very relevant context of municipal-to-municipal cooperation, he is enthusiastically and personally involved in promoting the twinning of the two capital cities, Madrid and Delhi.