Smart global megacities : collaborative research: Chennai Kochi Kannur This book the second volume highlights 7 out of a total of about 36 megacities in the World which by definition have 10 million inhabitants. The cities chapters presented in this book are based on recent advance such as the wide use of ICT IOT e Governance e Democracy smart economy and flattening and acceleration of the world that is taking place in recent times as reported by 3 times Pulitzer Prize Winner Thomas Friedman. It therefor departs from other ideologies where only a certain megacity qualifies for the title of smart global megacities while in reality every megacity can and presents how smart global megacities can be created. .