Smart CityIndustry body CII signed agreements with Hitachi India Ltd and Siemens Ltd to set up a National Mission that will help make the government’s ambitious vision of creating 100 Smart Cities in the country a reality.

CII will establish a National Mission for Smart Cities — a platform comprising industry leaders and experts to provide “policy advocacy and thought leadership” to government and other stakeholders.

CII said it also hopes to finalise a similar agreement with US-based Cisco Systems by the end of the month.