Community Embedded Decision Support Systems: Learning Report from the Smart Data for Inclusive Cities Bhopal Pilot

Abstract

This document presents learning from the pilot to provide Community Embedded Decision Support Systems (CEDSS) delivered by the EU-funded Smart Data for Inclusive Cities. The pilot was conducted through a partnership of the Institute of Development Studies (IDS, UK); National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA, India), Samarthan-Centre for Development Support (India) and GRADE (Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo; Peru), in close collaboration with authorities of the Smart Cities Mission in Bhopal and community groups in the Banganga informal settlement between May and October 2021.