Page 9 - Implementing ITU-T International Standards to Shape Smart Sustainable Cities: The Case of Dubai

Table of Contents

Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................... 1
Key Terms ...................................................................................................................................... 5

1. Scope of work ....................................................................................................................... 6
2. History .................................................................................................................................. 6
2.1. Origin of the ITU-T Recommendations on Smart Sustainable Cities ........................... 6
3. The essence of the pilot project in Dubai ............................................................................. 9
3.1. Overview of Dubai ....................................................................................................... 9
3.2. Dubai’s governance mechanisms and smart sustainable city strategy ..................... 11
3.3. Methodology used in the Dubai case study .............................................................. 14
3.3.1. Dubai’s data collection and reporting process for Key Performance
Indicators ......................................................................................................... 14
3.4. Overview of Dubai’s smart sustainable city activities: A sneak peek at Dubai’s
evolution .................................................................................................................... 17
3.4.1. Dimension 1: Information and communication technologies (ICT) ................ 18
3.4.2. Dimension 2: Environmental sustainability ..................................................... 19

3.4.3. Dimension 3: Productivity ............................................................................... 21
3.4.4. Dimension 4: Equity and social inclusion dimension ....................................... 22
3.4.5. Dimension 5: Quality of Life ............................................................................ 26
3.4.6. Dimension 6: Physical infrastructure ............................................................... 30
4. Opportunities for Improvement: What have we learnt? ................................................... 33
4.1. Best practices in aspiring smart sustainable cities .................................................... 33
4.1.1. Dimension 1: Information and Communication Technologies ........................ 33
4.1.2. Dimension 2: Environmental Sustainability ..................................................... 35
4.1.3. Dimension 3: Productivity ............................................................................... 37
4.1.4. Dimension 4: Equity and Social Inclusion ........................................................ 38
4.1.5. Dimension 5 Quality of Life ............................................................................. 40
4.1.6. Dimension 6: Physical Infrastructure ............................................................... 41
4.2. Methodological improvement for the data collection process: Insights for
future pilot projects ................................................................................................... 42
4.3. Areas meriting closer attention: How can the KPIs be improved? ............................ 43
4.4. Practical insights from ITU’s KPI process in Dubai ..................................................... 46
4.5. ITU’s future role in the promotion of smart sustainable cities worldwide ............... 48
5. Conclusions ......................................................................................................................... 49
6. References .......................................................................................................................... 51
Annex 1 KPIs List ......................................................................................................................... 53
1. Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) Dimension ................................... 53
2. Environment Dimension ..................................................................................................... 55

3. Economy and Productivity Dimension ............................................................................... 59
4. Quality of Life Dimension ( Smart Living) ........................................................................... 62
5. Equity and Social Inclusion ................................................................................................. 64
6. Physical Infrastructure Dimension ..................................................................................... 66