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1 Scope

This Technical Report proposes a framework of standards for smart sustainable cities (SSC) and
provides a standardization roadmap, taking into consideration the activities currently undertaken
by the various standards developing organizations (SDOs) and forums.
The main objective is to provide suggestions for potential standardization activities to ITU‐T Study
Group 5 (SG5), but it is hoped that it could also be the basis for a wider standardization roadmap
involving other ITU groups and other SDOs.

2 Definitions

2.1 Terms defined elsewhere
This Technical Report uses the following terms defined elsewhere:

3.1.1 city [ITU‐T L.KPIs‐overview]: An urban geographical area with one (or several) local
government and planning authorities.

3.1.2 smart sustainable cities [ITU‐T TR SSC Def]: A smart sustainable city is an innovative city
that uses information and communication technologies (ICTs) and other means to improve quality
of life, efficiency of urban operation and services, and competitiveness, while ensuring that it meets
the needs of present and future generations with respect to economic, social, environmental as well
as cultural aspects.

3 Framework of SSC standards

Standards for smart sustainable cities can be generally classified into four categories (Figure 1):

1. Smart city management and assessment:
 strategic planning and partnership building;
 deployment and implementation;
 management and administration;
 resilience and disaster recovery;
 evaluation and assessment.
2. SSC services:
 e‐government;
 transport;
 logistics;

 public safety;
 health care;
 governance of urban infrastructure;
 energy and resources management;
 environmental protection;
 climate change adaptation;
 community and household.

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