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

4.1.6. Physical infrastructure

The KPIs in this domain cover the non-ICT physical infrastructure in the city that supports the
economy and provides basic services. These services include water, waste management, energy,
sewage, transport, road infrastructure and buildings.
The extent and efficiency of Singapore’s public transit system is demonstrated by the fact that
two-thirds of Singaporeans travel to work via public transit.
Singapore is just starting to release technologies (i.e. smart meters) that will help it gain
efficiencies in its basic services infrastructure.

Suggested action for other aspiring
Measures adopted by Singapore smart sustainable cities
(based on Singapore’s experience)

Singapore has a high level of ICT road network City stakeholders are encouraged to implement
monitoring, covering 81 per cent of its collector ICT systems as the basis for developing a more
roads and 100 per cent of its expressways. Even efficient road system, decrease traffic flows and
about 50 per cent of local access roads are reduce the environmental effects of congestion.
monitored with ICTs.

The BCA Green Mark scheme was launched in Urban stakeholders should develop their own
2005 as an initiative to drive Singapore’s national certification programmes for building
construction industry towards more projects to ensure that buildings adhere to
environmental-friendly buildings. It is a rigorous guidelines. These certification schemes could be
rating scheme that looks beyond facilitating developed based on existing international
reduction in energy use and material resource standards on intelligent sustainable buildings.
usage so as to reduce potential environmental
impact to the Built Environment.

In addition, Singapore’s Green Building Council
has developed and launched a suite of
certification programmes on green building
product labelling covering building, construction
materials, as well as for the environmental
sustainability consultancy services. As a direct
result, the labelling scheme is recognized under
the BCA Green Mark scheme, allowing certified
products to accrue additional points that count
towards a project’s eventual BCA Green Mark
rating.
This level of effort is not generally observed in
smaller nations. As such, Singapore’s efforts in
this endeavour demonstrate its resolve to be a
world leader in the sustainability of its built
environment.

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