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

Similarly, Mr Leong Keng Thai, Deputy Chief Executive of the Infocomm Media Development
Authority of Singapore (IMDA), remarked:

“Singapore is delighted to participate in this pilot exercise by ITU to trial smart cities’
indicators and develop a global smart cities index. This is an excellent opportunity for
IMDA to share Singapore’s experience and learn from the other participating cities.
Singapore’s Smart Nation journey is not just a process of building infrastructure, but
is more importantly about improving lives of citizens and enhancing our economy by
being a Smart Nation.”

This pilot project between Singapore and ITU seeks to test the KPIs developed by ITU-T, which
laid the foundation for identifying the standardized requirements of smart sustainable cities.
Currently, Singapore relies on various authorities and governmental departments to collect data
and report on the different KPIs. Each agency is responsible for collecting the data of specific
KPIs. The data and feedback were consolidated by the Infocomm Media Development Authority
of Singapore (IMDA), which acted as the coordinating office for this pilot project.

This section highlights the various phases of the pilot project adopted in Singapore.

2.2.1. First phase of the pilot project

The first phase of the project involved the collection of data by various Singaporean authorities
as per the Recommendations ITU-T Y.4901/L.1601, KPIs related to the use of ICT in smart
sustainable cities and ITU-T Y4902/L.1602, KPIs related to the sustainability impacts of ICT in
smart sustainable cities. 10 These KPIs are categorized within the dimensions outlined in
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Table 1.

10 Approved on 5 June 2016.

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ITU and Smart Dubai Office, 2016.

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