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

 The assessment carried out in Dubai, as the first city across the globe to use the KPIs
contained in Recommendations ITU-T Y.4901/L.1601 and ITU-T Y.4902/L.1602, has set
the basis for a roadmap of standardization activities and processes to support transitions
to smart sustainable cities worldwide. Standardization efforts should be developed,
taking into account the results of this pilot project. U4SSC has the possibility to utilize
the results of the assessment and verification processes for future standardization
efforts, wherein the participation of Dubai will be critical for success.
 ITU and UNECE have been working on the development of a framework for smart
sustainable cities worldwide. The UN Initiative, United for Smart Sustainable Cities
(U4SSC) is developing a Global Smart Sustainable City Index that will take into
consideration the results and recommendations resulting from the pilot project in
Dubai.

 Smart sustainable cities KPIs contained in Recommendations ITU-T Y4901/L.1601 and
ITU-T Y4902/L.1602, have been tested in Dubai and have been reported based on the
existence of mature ICT services available in the city. Thus, the pilot project has
demonstrated that Dubai believes in the power of ICTs to transform its city
infrastructure and optimize city services, in a broader context. Having incorporated ICTs
to a wide-array of urban services, for the second stage of the pilot project, Dubai can
focus on reaping the benefits of ICTs and directing their efforts towards the delivery of
sustainability benefits to the city. Given the commendable steps already taken by Dubai
in their smart city venture and the anticipated bolstering of their sustainability activities
(based on the first year of the pilot project), it is expected that following the completion
of this two year pilot project, Dubai will be able to crown themselves as a “smart
sustainable city”, one of the first of their kind.

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