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Key performance indicators related to the sustainability impacts of information
                           and communication technology in smart sustainable cities

            Executive summary
            These Technical Specifications give general guidance to cities and provide for the definition of key
            performance  indicators  (KPIs)  related  to  the  sustainability  impacts  of  information  and
            communication technology (ICT) in the context of smart sustainable cities (SSCs).

            These Technical Specifications are expected to become an ITU‐T Recommendation.
            Keywords

            Cities,  information  and  communication  technologies  (ICTs),  smart  sustainable  cities  (SSCs),
            sustainability impacts.

            Introduction
            According to the terms of reference (ToR) of the Focus Group on Smart Sustainable Cities (FG‐SSC),
            one of the objectives is to:
              Identify or develop a set of key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess how the use of ICTs has
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                an impact on the environmental  sustainability of cities.
            One of the specific tasks and deliverables of FG‐SSC is to:
              Develop a document of KPIs to assess the impact of the use of ICT projects in cities.
            This document is one of the deliverables developed by the FG‐SSC and defines the KPIs. The series
            of KPI definitions deliverables include:

              Technical Specifications on overview of key performance indicators in smart sustainable cities
                [ITU‐T L.KPIs‐overview].

              Technical Specifications on key performance indicators related to the use of information and
                communication technology in smart sustainable cities [ITU‐T L.KPIs‐ICT]. This document lists the
                KPIs focusing on ICT use in SSC.
              Technical Specifications on key performance indicators related to the sustainability impacts of
                information and communication technology in smart sustainable cities. This document lists the
                KPIs proposed for ICT impact on sustainability.
              Technical Report on key performance indicators definitions for smart sustainable cities [ITU‐T
                L.KPIs‐Supp]. This document provides the information regarding existing KPIs and evaluation
                index systems of smart cities, KPIs of sustainable cities, etc.

            In this document FG‐SSC proposes ICT related KPIs in alignment with the definition of SSC while
            considering the dimensions of such a city. This document is aligned with the framework provided by
            UN‐Habitat in its City Prosperity Index with respect to the categorization of indicators as described
            in Appendix II and further detailed in [ITU‐T L.KPIs‐overview].







            1   The  terms  of  reference  of  FG‐SSC  particularly  mention  environmental  sustainability.  However,  this
               document tries to have a broader perspective and embraces also indicators that are related to quality of
               life, social and economic aspects.

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