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Implementing ITU-T International Standards to Shape Smart Sustainable Cities – The Case of Dubai

To further propel their smart city dream, Dubai has established effective institutional
governance arrangements with dedicated organizational support to secure the participation of
citizens as well as other smart city stakeholders. A tiered partnership framework supports Smart
Dubai, which enables government, private sector actors and institutions to engage and
collaborate on achieving the vision of Dubai authorities and leaders. Building on a foundation of
eleven strategic founding partners, Smart Dubai brings together multiple stakeholders to drive
growth and foster the use of smart services. In addition to these partners, other entities also
render their support to Smart Dubai for transforming the city into a smart sustainable city (See
Figure 5).

Figure 5 – Eleven Strategic Founding Partners to achieve Dubai vision

In order to attain the Smart Dubai vision, Dubai’s partners develop projects in their areas of
expertise and define outcomes aligned with Smart Dubai objectives. Smart Dubai has defined a
group of four tools and initiatives to assess the performance and impact of the different services
implemented across the Emirate (Smart Dubai, 2016). These tools and initiatives include:
1. The Happiness Meter is one of Dubai's first strategic “smart city” initiatives. It aims to
collect citizens’ experience and feedback, through a centralised data dashboard.
2. Smart District Guidelines is a reference guide that empower district developers and
promotes a truly seamless and impactful city experiences for all residents and visitors in
line with the strategic vision and plans of Smart Dubai.
3. The Dubai Data initiative, led by the Dubai Data Establishment and decreed by the
Dubai Data Law of 2015, is the most comprehensive citywide data initiative guiding the
opening and sharing of city data across the public and private sector.
4. Smart Dubai Index is an impact assessment tool to be developed by Dubai to measure
how facilities and services in Dubai contribute to the vision of Smart Dubai, based on
ITU’s KPIs for SSC. It also incorporates additional KPIs pertinent to Dubai’s smart city
strategy.

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