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for efficient coordination among ICCC shall help in anticipating the government agencies. The ICCC
city stakeholders to address the challenges and minimising the brings together the smart traffic
need of citizen security. impact of disruptions. management ecosystem, with real-
The integrate command and Under SCM, which cities have time and updated data, handling
control centre (ICCC) systems implemented Intelligent passenger information, traffic
have been prescribed by the Traffic Management signals, incident management and
scalable cities, use open standards System (ITMS) and going vehicle health monitoring.
for integration with various sub- forward how many more are We have observed the following
systems and other departments in the offing? benefits are becoming visible in
ICT systems, interoperable with the cities:
capability for taking feeds from ITMS is a key component • A sense of order is developing
cameras installed by private / ensuring the safety of the citizens. on the roads due to improved
government at public places, Therefore, initiatives to implement traffic law enforcement and a
digitise (if required) and compress such systems will be seen in most more assertive prosecution of
(if required) this feed and store as of the cities. At present, ITMS traffic violators
per requirements, meeting cyber is operational in Surat, Bhopal, • The surveillance and
security framework to safe guard Bhubaneshwar, Kakinada, Vizag,
against unsolicited access. Vadodara, and Pune. Going enforcement staff gave a
forward, I see more than 30 cities better situational awareness
ICCC enable collation of at different stages of setting up of existing traffic conditions
information and collaborative such systems. on a real-time basis
monitoring, thus helping in the • Improved (evidence-based)
analysis of data for quicker decision- How has ITMS worked in decision making capacity
making. Intelligent operations favour of the cities—what
capability shall ensure integrated benefits have accrued on traffic management and
data visualisation, real-time from it? strategies as more and more
real time and historic data is
collaboration and deep analytics The primary purpose of the becoming available
that can help different stakeholders ITMS is to strategically manage
prepare for exigencies, coordinate traffic to ease congestion, reduce • Improved (evidence-based)
and manage response efforts, and travel time, and in turn, lessen decision-making capacity
enhance the ongoing efficiency of frustration for the citizens on on traffic management
city operations. The interface at the move. It includes automated and strategies due to the
ICCC will give a real-time and unified traffic signals, tolls & fare availability of real-time and
view of operations. Cities can share collection, and surveillance. Data historical data.
information across agency lines in integration drives decision making, Long term capacity building
real-time to accelerate problem incorporating weather and traffic through training and support for
response and improve project data, linking emergency services traffic controller and other staff
coordination. Furthermore, the data as well as information from involved.

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