Andhra Pradesh Showcases Smart City Vision at Barcelona Expo

06 Nov 2025 CW Team

Andhra Pradesh will spotlight its pioneering Smart City development initiatives at the 14th Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC) 2025, being held from November 4–6 in Barcelona, Spain. The State’s innovative projects across four key smart cities will focus on AI-driven solutions for sustainable urban growth.

S Suresh Kumar, Principal Secretary of the Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MAUD) Department, will represent India as a distinguished speaker at the congress. He will lead a three-member delegation comprising Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation Commissioner Ketan Garg and Tirupati Municipal Corporation Commissioner Narapureddy Maurya.

Organised by Fira Barcelona with support from the Government of Spain, the European Union, and the World Bank, the annual event is expected to attract delegates from over 850 cities across 130 countries. It serves as a premier global platform for advancing smart and sustainable urban development.

Kumar, who played a key role in India’s Smart Cities Mission launched in 2015, now spearheads Andhra Pradesh’s ongoing urban transformation efforts. The State’s participation underscores its commitment to global best practices in building inclusive, technology-driven, and resilient urban ecosystems.

Greater Visakhapatnam and Tirupati — two of the State’s four designated Smart Cities — will showcase their achievements at the event. The delegation will also engage in Government-to-Government and Government-to-Business meetings, along with attending the concurrent events — ‘Tomorrow.Mobility World Congress’, ‘Tomorrow.Building World Congress’, ‘Tomorrow.Blue Economy World Congress’, and the ‘Barcelona Deep Tech Summit’.

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