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

First Phase of the project

The first phase of the project involved the collection of data by various Moscow City Government
agencies and related authorities. As indicated previously, the U4SSC KPIs for SSC are based on
Recommendation ITU-T Y.4903/L.1603 - Key performance indicators for smart sustainable cities
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to assess the achievement of sustainable development goals. Accordingly, these KPIs are
categorized into the three dimensions: 1) Economy, 2) Environment, and 3) Society and Culture,
with each dimension containing different sub-dimensions, as detailed in Table 1 below.

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Table 1: ITU’s SSC dimensions and sub-dimensions
Dimension Sub-Dimension Description

Information &  These KPIs aim to assess the availability and use
Communication of ICT infrastructure in cities to facilitate smart
Technologies sustainable city services.
 Cities should demonstrate that they have secure
and reliable ICT infrastructure, services, and
customer-friendly services and devices.
 ICT networks and information platforms should
contain effective mitigation of possible risks
associated with the use of ICTs (e.g.
electromagnetic fields, privacy issues and child
online protection).

Productivity  These KPIs aim to assess the use and impact of
ICTs in the economic development of cities.
Economy productivity.
They cover innovation, job creation, trade and

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These KPIs are also expected to play a pivotal
role in assessing a city’s adoption of ICTs to
support socio-economic growth.

Infrastructure  These KPIs aim to assess the impact of ICTs on
city infrastructure, development and
sustainability.
 Aspects evaluated by these KPIs include
infrastructure for the provision of city services,
such as water and waste management, energy,
sewage, transport, road infrastructure and
buildings.

26 Approved on October 7, 2016

27 As categorized in the ITU-T Recommendations.

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