To be recognized as smart and sustainable, a city should be able to provide better employment opportunities and healthcare facilities, better options for education, better services, social inclusion and civic benefits, without putting an irreversible burden on the environment and its natural resources. A city can only be smart and sustainable if it is shaped to be economically, socially, environmentally and technologically sound. This session will provide an open platform for knowledge transfer to discuss the key attributes that define Smart Sustainable Cities (SSC) taking into account the different perspectives of the key stakeholders involved. Focus will also be placed on expanding Latin American megacities.

Moderator: Omar Lafluf, Mayor of Rio Negro [ Biography ES ]

Speakers:

• Guilherme Canela, Regional Adviser for Communication and Information, UNESCO : Smart Sustainable Cites: a key element for Knowledge Societies [ Biography EN | Presentation EN ]
• Cristina Bueti, Advisor of ITU-T Study Group 5 “Environment and Climate Change”: The role of ITU in shaping Smart Sustainable Cities [ Biography EN | Presentation EN | Presentation ES ]​
• Andres Sastre Portela, Ibero-American Association of Research Centers and Telecommunication Enterprises (AHCIET): Construyendo Ciudades Digitales en América Latina [ Biography EN | Presentation ES ]

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ICT can increase the quality of life of cities' citizenry by improving the efficiency and quality of the services provided, fostering personal growth and social cohesion, lessening the burden on the environment and its natural resources. Thus, this section will provide a platform to discuss how ICTs can help to shape smart sustainable cities as well as highlight the role played by policy makers, industry, academia, international organizations and NGOs.  

Moderator: Guilherme Canela, Regional Adviser for Communication and Information, UNESCO  [ Biography EN ]

Speakers:​

• Carolina Cosse, President, National Administration of Telecommunications (ANTEL) [ Presentation ES ]
• Marcelo E. Volpi, Technology Manager, INTEL Cono Sur : Embedded Solutions [ Biography EN | Presentation EN ]
• Nir Kshetri, Bryan School of Business and Economics, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA :The Entrepreneurial Dimension of Smart Sustainable Cities: Evidence from South Korea  [ Biography EN | Presentation EN ]

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Moderator: Lina Sanmartin, Dirección Nacional de Medio Ambiente (DINAMA) – Ministerio de Vivienda, Ordenamiento Territorial y Medio Ambiente (MVOTMA) [ Biography EN | ES ]

Speakers:

• Carlos E. Jiménez, Chair, IEEE Computer Society e-Government / appointed IEEE Smart Cities Committee : The Making of Smart Cities: Working Together [ Biography EN | Presentation EN ]
• Alexander Knaani, Smarter Cities Executive, IBM : Construyamos un Planeta más inteligente: Ciudades más inteligentes y Sustentables [ Biography ES | Presentation ES ]
• Marcio Vasconcelos, Avina Foundation : Technology for Social Change and Smart Sustainable Cities  [ Biography EN | Presentation EN ]

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​Session 3: The Role of Policies and Standards to Promote Smart Sustainable Cities (SSC)

This session will provide a platform to discuss the role of policies and standards in the fostering of smart sustainable cities. This session will also present ongoing work developed by the ITU Focus Group on Smart Sustainable Cities. 

Moderator: Mauro Ríos, Adviser and Head of GreenIT Strategy, AGESIC [ Biography EN ]

Speakers:

• Daniela Torres, Coordinator of Working Group 4 of the ITU Focus Group on Smart Sustainable Cities (FG SSC): Focus Group on Smart Sustainable Cities [ Biography EN | Presentation EN ]
• Gustavo Giannattasio, Director of Programs, Institute of Project Management, Chapter Uruguay: Standards and Smart Cities Projects [ Biography EN | Presentation EN ]

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