Output Report on ITU-D Question 1/2 – Smart sustainable cities andcommunities –Study period 2022-2025
Acknowledgements
Table of contents
Executive summary
Abbreviations and acronyms
Chapter 1 – Introduction
     1.1 Objectives
     1.2 Outputs
     1.3 Methodology
     1.4 Enlarging scope: smart villages and other communities
     1.5 Rural versus urban considerations
Chapter 2 – Connectivity
     2.1 Connectivity and infrastructure
     2.2 Mitigating risk
     2.3 Infrastructure sharing
     2.4 Infrastructure planning
Chapter 3 – Policies and business models
     3.1 Policies
     3.2 Legal framework
     3.3 Inclusive design
     3.4 Environmental impact and sustainability
     3.5 Business models
Chapter 4 – Smart city planning
     4.1 Project design and features
          4.1.1 Layers of networking and ICTs
          4.1.2 Elements of application design
     4.2 Open-source software
          4.2.1 Education and awareness
          4.2.2 Access to technology and infrastructure
          4.2.3 Institutional and policy support
          4.2.4 Entrepreneurial climate and innovation
          4.2.5 Local communities and developer networks
          4.2.6 Economic and social benefits
Chapter 5 – Smart services and smart devices
     5.1 Holistic approach to enabling deployment of smart services
     5.2 Smart services application areas
          5.2.1 Transport
          5.2.2 Education and capacity building
          5.2.3 Government services
          5.2.4 Energy
          5.2.5 Health
          5.2.6 Agriculture
          5.2.7 Other smart services and applications
Chapter 6 – Benchmarks and assessment mechanisms for smartness
     6.1 How to define smartness
     6.2 Smart city assessment in practice
     6.3 Method examples
          6.3.1 Framework for a smart city assessment system with subjective and objective indicators (China)
          6.3.2 IQ rating of cities (Russian Federation)
     6.4 Some other suggestions
Chapter 7 – Capacity building
     7.1 Capacity building of city planners and administrators
Conclusion
Annex – List of contributions and liaison statements received on Question 1/2