Lancaster firm to join Connected Cities trade mission to India

Technology firm Gaist Solutions from Lancaster is joining a major UK-India trade initiative to break into the multi-billion pound smart cities market in India.

The Mission is a joint initiative between Innovate UK, the Department for International Trade, Enterprise Europe Network, and Future Cities Catapult and will form part of a series of UK-India missions organised by DIT to tie in with the India-UK Tech Summit.

Steve Birdsall, managing director of Gaist Solutions said: “At Gaist we recognise that Smart Cities will only develop if the right physical transportation infrastructure is in place and maintained correctly. We see a huge opportunity in deploying the technology and services into India that will rapidly provide the information needed to empower decision makers to take the right strategic decisions that will ensure that the transportation networks will support sustained urbanisation long into the future. Gaist already have a joint venture in India and are looking to grow a network of partners and clients across the whole of India over the coming year.”