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“ BIUST. In the next ten years Palapye should have turned into a smart city

The things that we do at the university here in Palapye should be completely
different from any other town in this country because of the presence of

through remote sensing and geographic information.

that we do at the university here in
quality of graduates that will come
technologies we are developing such
from this now reputable institution.
The Vice Chancellor on the sidelines
4th Industrial Evolution use of drones .
from any other town in this country
with Engineer Magazine spoke more on
I should be able to deliver medicines,
because of the presence of BIUST. In
the next ten years Palapye should have
what he knows the university can do Palapye should be completely different as the Internet of Things (IoTs) and the
let’s say to old people in Palapye who
for Palapye and the country. Palapye is turned into a smart city through remote stay where they cannot go to the clinic.
located halfway between Francistown sensing and geographic information. I should be able to deliver medicines to
and Gaborone and has a total population We want to map all the roads and them because everything is now geo-
of 36,211 (2011) lanes in Palapye. Why are we doing referenced.
that ? it is because we want every
“We want Palapye to be a smart city in place to be geo- referenced and when Without geo- referencing that is not
terms of green technology. The things its geo-referenced with the modern going to be possible so Palapye is going

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