So-called Smart Cities risk leavin­g girls withou­t safe areas to learn and playLONDON: Megacities of the future will boast high-speed rail, superfast broadband, and green energy systems – but experts on Thursday said they were failing to leave space for one thing: girls. Proposed by leaders worldwide, so-called Smart Cities are being built to cater for a growing global middle class but risk leaving girls without safe areas to learn and play, according to a panel of experts. “I looked at all the traditional reports on inclusive cities, resilient cities, smart cities, sustainable cities. Safe Cities Authority cost up by Rs810m“It’s about: ‘Will we have the subways, will we have the metros, will it run on biofuel’ … But for whom? There is no discussion of what will be the habitat for girls,” Kumar said at the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s annual two-day Trust Conference, which focuses on slavery and women’s rights issues.

Source: The Express Tribune November 17, 2017 09:22 UTC