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1 Scope

This Technical Report provides the SSC‐related activities currently undertaken by the various
standards developing organizations (SDOs), consortium and forums. It also provides lists of rele‐
vant standards published in the past.
The main objective is to provide suggestions for potential standardization activities to ITU‐T Study
Group 5 (SG5). It is hoped that it could also provide 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:

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

2.1.2 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, environmen‐
tal as well as cultural aspects.

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