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High-Level ​Forum on “Setting the vision for smart sustainable cities”
24 September 2014

Contact: greenstandard@itu.int

Day 3, 24 September 2014


​08:30 - 09:30Registration
​09:30 - 09:45​Opening Ceremony            
09:45 - 10:15Keynote Speech Questions and Answers
10:15 - 10:30Coffee Break and Photo Session
​10:30 - 12:00 ​High Level Segment

Moderator: Ashish Narayan, Programme Coordinator, ITU Regional Office for Asia and Pacific Region [Biography]                              Questions and Answers
​12:00 - 13:00
​​Session 1: Livability and Sustainability at stake: city challenges, city solutions
Cities are hubs for ideas, commerce, culture, science, productivity, social development and much more. However, the rapid pace of urbanization creates daunting challenges for municipalities and impacts their ability to effectively manage their citizens’ quality of life.
This session will provide a platform to discuss city challenges and will highlight the role that standards, regulations and public policies play to move from concept to implementation.

Moderator: Li Haihua, Vice Chief Engineer, Institute of Communication Standards Research, CATR, MIIT [Biography]

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Questions and Answers
​13:00 - 14:00 ​Lunch Break
​14:00 - 15:30
Session 2: The road towards a smart sustainable city
As part of its mandate to secure a sustainable future, ITU is championing a multi-stakeholder approach to identify the standardized frameworks needed to support the integration of ICT services in smart sustainable cities.
This session will provide an overview of ITU’s vision and activities to build smart sustainable cities worldwide.

Moderator: Flavio Cucchietti, Vice-Chairman, ITU-T Focus Group on Smart Sustainable Cities [Biography] [Presentation]

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Questions and Answers
​15:30 - 16:00 ​Coffee Break
16:00 - 17:30
Session 3: The smart sustainable city revolution: smart solution for us

Sustainable development within cities can be achieved through the proper harnessing of ICTs. This session will demonstrate how ICT incorporation within cities facilitates and services – such as energy, water supply, sanitation, waste and mobility – is an effective way to manage urban infrastructures to stimulate sustainable economic growth. This session will present city solutions in the Asia Pacific region.

Moderator: Wang Aihua, Chief Engineer, Institute of Planning and Designing, CATR [Biography]

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Questions and Answers
17:30 - 18:00 Wrap-up and Closing remarks