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Implementing ITU-T International Standards to shape Smart Sustainable Cities - The case of Moscow

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The U4SSC KPIs for Smart Sustainable Cities are sorted into three key dimensions: 1) Economy,
2) Environment, and 3) Society and Culture. Each dimension further encompasses different
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sub-dimensions including:
1. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)
2. Productivity
3. Infrastructure
4. Environment
5. Energy
6. Education, Health and Culture
7. Safety, Housing and Social Inclusion

Following closely on the heels of Dubai and Singapore, Moscow – along with Valencia, Bizerte,
Kairouan, Pully, Manizales, and many others – has initiated a unique working relationship with
ITU to test and verify the U4SSC KPIs for Smart Sustainable Cities. Accordingly, the U4SSC KPIs
for Smart Sustainable Cities are being used to assist Moscow and other participating cities in
analysing ICT’s role and contribution in making cities smarter and more sustainable.

These KPIs are effective tools for self-assessments of current and future partner cities’
“smartness” and “sustainability” schemes. The U4SSC KPIs for Smart Sustainable Cities are also
intended to be used for monitoring a city’s ongoing performance with respect to its Smart City
goals and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Currently, more than 50 cities are
implementing these KPIs.

3 https://www.itu.int/en/publications/Documents/tsb/2017-U4SSC-Collection-Methodology/index.html
4 These sub-dimensions (categories) have been established based on core themes that organize
commonalities between the indicators.

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