The Smart Cities Mission, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has won the Platinum Icon at the Digital India Awards 2022 for their effort "DataSmart Cities: Empowering Cities via Data".
The prize was announced in the 'Data Sharing and Use for Socio-Economic Development' category.
The DataSmart Communities Initiative is an important step in developing a comprehensive data ecosystem that allows cities to make evidence-based decisions.
It intends to use data to improve governance in India's 100 Smart Cities.