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Implementing ITU-T International Standards to Shape Smart Sustainable Cities –
The Case of Singapore

Box 1 – United for Smart Sustainable Cities initiative (end)

Since its inception, U4SSC has endorsed the adoption of public policies to encourage the use of
information and communication technologies in establishing smart, sustainable cities.
Together with 100 participants from different sectors across the globe, this initiative facilitated the
development of three publications: Connecting cities and communities with the Sustainable
Development Goals; Enhancing innovation and participation in smart sustainable cities; and
Implementing SDG11 by connecting sustainability policies and urban planning practices through ICTs.
Each of these documents was prepared in line with the Sustainable Development Goals.
Following the first anniversary of the U4SSC launch, the 16 coordinating United Nations agencies of
the initiative have joined other participants to propose deliverables in the following topics to be
developed under U4SSC in 2017:

 Guidelines on tools and mechanisms to finance SSC projects
 Guidelines on strategies for circular cities
 City science application framework
 Guiding principles for artificial intelligence in cities
 Blockchain 4 cities

Box 2 – Advisory Board for Smart Sustainable Cities initiative

Advisory Board for Smart Sustainable Cities
Within the U4SSC, the Advisory Board for Smart Sustainable Cities was created to refine the KPIs in the
ITU-T Recommendations. This Advisory Board comprises 16 United Nations agencies, city
representatives and recognized global smart city experts.

The cities participating in the ITU’s pilot project form an integral part of the Advisory Board, as the
insights and inputs garnered during the course of the pilot project are utilized for the development of
the “'Global Smart Sustainable Cities' Index”, the first of its kind in the world.

The pilot projects being conducted by ITU in the aforementioned cities will also help assess the
feasibility of the existing KPIs and allow cities to refine the ITU-T Recommendations containing
the KPIs. The upgrading of the KPIs presented in the existing ITU-T Recommendations is being
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conducted within the Advisory Board for Smart Sustainable Cities (see Box 2), which falls under
the United for Smart Sustainable Cities initiative (see Box 1).

Singapore’s progress in its Smart Nation initiative makes it ideal for the implementation of the
ITU KPIs on Smart Sustainable Cities. Furthermore, Singapore’s involvement in ITU-T Study
Group 5 “Environmental, Climate Change and Circular Economy” and ITU-T Study Group 20
“Internet of Things and Smart Cities and Communities” also boosts its role as a key stakeholder
in international standardization activities linked to Smart Sustainable Cities within ITU-T.

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Membership of the Advisory Board is granted by invitation only. Cities participating in the ITU pilot
project are subsequently invited to participate in the work of the Advisory Board.

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