The Integrated Command and Control Centre (IC3) has emerged as a key component of the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) in India. Although the mission has been widely critiqued, IC3s were used for communications, resource allocation and inter-departmental coordination in many cities during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study, based in the state of Kerala, uses in-depth interviews with personnel who were actively involved in the pandemic response, along with secondary data, to examine how the IC3 was used. The research finds that the vision of digital transformation and centralisation is reinterpreted by various layers of the state. The paper propounds the idea of the ‘entropic state’ to explain the situation where state agencies are able to act synergistically in an emergency, but default back to misalignment and internal competition once the crisis has passed.

Surajit Chakravarty

Riby Rachel Mathew

International Development Planning Review

International Development Planning Review’s editorial policy is to reflect international development planning policy and practice. This includes a focus on the physical, economic and social conditions of urban and rural populations. The journal explores current national and international policy agendas, achievements and strategies in this area, offering material of interest to its established academic and professional readership as well as to a broader critical audience.

The editorial policy of the International Development Planning Review aims to reflect the policies and practices of international development planning, focusing on the physical, economic, and social conditions of urban and rural populations. The journal explores current national and international policy agendas, achievements, and strategies in this field, providing material of interest to its established academic and professional readership as well as to a broader critical audience.

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社会学	4
社会学, 发展研究	4
社会学, 区域与城市规划	4

Seeing into the entropic state: Smart cities and COVID-19 management in Kerala

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REGIONAL & URBAN PLANNING	4