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 Step 3: Detailed analysis of selected stakeholders and engagement. This is the most important
step of the process. In order to succeed, a detailed analysis of all stakeholders must be done.
This is a reiterative process that can be repeated as new stakeholders emerge and new projects
and initiatives are carried out in a SSC project or initiative. It is important to have a final summary
table reflecting the stakeholders' aims, challenges, potentials and constraints, and especially
their role and contribution to the SSC challenge (as reflected in Annex 1). This will set the basis
for proper stakeholder’s engagement.

For a smart sustainable city initiative to succeed, it is important to identify all the stakeholders
involved in order to guarantee its success and sustainability. Cities are complex systems with several
stakeholders. In a smart sustainable city, stakeholders interact together to build a resilient city
which is smart, sustainable and innovative. In addition, it must also be taken into account that cities
from developed and developing countries differ in terms of their existing infrastructure as well as
the multi‐stakeholders' ability to implement ICTs within the city. In other words, what may be
feasible for one city may be challenging for another.
It is imperative that a multi‐stakeholder approach is applied to achieve the highest rate of success
by working together as a team irrespective of the city they are based in.

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