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Work item:
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Y.sf-dpi-ssc
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Subject/title:
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Security Framework of Digital Public Infrastructure for Smart Sustainable Cities
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Status:
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Under study
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Approval process:
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TAP
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Type of work item:
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Recommendation
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Version:
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New
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Equivalent number:
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Timing:
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2028-Q4 (Medium priority)
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Liaison:
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IEC SyC Smart Cities, ISO TC 268, ITU-T SG17, ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27, GSMA, 3GPP, ETSI TC CYBER
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Supporting members:
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National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (NTRA) (Egypt), Autorité de Régulation des Communications électroniques et des Postes (ARCEP) (Gabonese Republic), Autorité de Régulation des Technologies de Communication (ARTEC) (Madagascar (Republic of)), Autorité de Régulation des Télécommunications de Côte d'Ivoire (ARTCI) (Côte d'Ivoire (Republic of)), Autorité de Régulation des Télécommunications et des Postes (ARTP) (Senegal (Republic of)), Conseil National des Télécommunications (CONATEL) (Haiti (Republic of)), General Authority of Communication and Informatics (Libya (State of)), Ministère de la Poste et des Télécommunications (Algeria (People's Democratic Republic of)), Ministère des Postes et Télécommunications (Cameroon (Republic of)), Ministère des Postes, Télécommunications et Nouvelles Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication (Democratic Republic of the Congo), National Communications Authority (NCA) (Ghana), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) (Nigeria (Federal Republic of)), Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) (Zimbabwe (Republic of)), Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) (Rwanda (Republic of)), Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) (Tanzania (United Republic of)), Ministère des Technologies de la Communication (Tunisia), Zambia Information and Communications Authority (Zambia)
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Summary:
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Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) has emerged as a foundational digital layer for smart sustainable cities (SSCs), enabling essential functions such as digital identity, secure payments, data exchange, and public service delivery. These city-scale systems form the backbone of urban digital transformation, supporting millions of citizens in their daily interactions with public services, financial systems, and government institutions.
While DPI has traditionally been conceptualized and implemented at the national level, its deployment in SSC introduces distinct characteristics that fundamentally alter its technical architecture, operational requirements, and risk profile. The unique features of DPI for SSC include: Urban Density and Edge Distribution, Real-Time Operational Dependencies, Deep Physical-Digital Convergence, Multi-Stakeholder Complexity, Sustainability-Driven Data Intensity, Rapid Innovation and Pilot-to-Scale Dynamics.
The characteristics of DPI for SSC generate security challenges that exceed the boundaries of conventional cybersecurity frameworks developed for national-scale DPI or enterprise IT systems. The unique convergence of scale, speed, physicality, multiplicity, and innovation demands a framework that is simultaneously comprehensive and specific, providing actionable guidance for securing DPI in SSC.
This draft Recommendation will establish a Security Framework of Digital Public Infrastructure for Smart Sustainable Cities. The framework integrates threat and risk analysis, lifecycle-embedded security architecture, and actionable technical guidelines tailored to the SSC context. It provides city leaders, DPI architects, security practitioners, and technology vendors with a common reference for building and operating DPI that maintains confidentiality, integrity, and availability while sustaining the public trust essential for digital transformation.
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Comment:
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First registration in the WP:
2026-05-27 13:54:22
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Last update:
2026-06-16 10:25:13
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