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CONCLUSION

ITU aims to assist urban administrations in their journey towards
becoming “smart” and “sustainable”. ITU’s work to build greater
understanding of the functionality of Smart Sustainable Cities is an
essential part of this assistance.

A Smart Sustainable City is an intricate, multi-layered system. An
urban administration’s commitment to develop a Smart Sustainable
City should be supported by an in-depth understanding of their
composition and functionality. This in-depth understanding is crucial
to the formulation of a long-term vision for the development of a
Smart Sustainable City, as well as a strategy to guide stakeholders
towards the realization of that vision.

This compendium will help urban administrations to gain the in-
depth understanding necessary to the formulation of a vision and
supporting strategy for the development of a Smart Sustainable
City. ITU has also strengthened its commitment to assist cities in
their transformations into Smart Sustainable Cities by offering
them the required support on a city-by-city basis.

It is ITU’s hope that this compendium of Technical Reports and
Specifications will help cities to commence their transformations
into Smart Sustainable Cities, and we encourage all smart-city
stakeholders to follow or participate in the work of ITU-T Study
Group 20, a group with considerable influence in shaping technical
priorities for Smart Sustainable Cities.

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