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

Figure 10: U4SSC KP results visualization

4. Moscow’s smart sustainable initiatives

4.1. Overview

Prior to initiating the U4SSC KPIs for SSC project with ITU, Moscow had already developed and
successfully implemented a number of smart and sustainable city initiatives. This made the
Russian capital the ideal testing ground for the U4SSC KPIs. With even more smart and
sustainable initiatives already planned, it is expected that Moscow will be able to apply the KPIs
to the existing Smart City initiatives, as well as to the upcoming ones, and provide valuable
feedback on how:

 the KPIs fit into the current Information City and future Smart Moscow 2030 strategy
frameworks;
 the KPIs could be used to measure an individual initiative’s progress;

 the KPIs could be improved to better provide feedback; and
 new KPIs, if any, can be introduced to better measure a city’s smart progress.
Furthermore, Moscow’s upcoming Smart Moscow 2030 strategy shows that this project could
play a key role in the city’s smart sustainable future. The knowledge gained through Moscow’s
experience in implementing the U4SSC KPIs will continue to be an important part of ongoing
efforts to make the U4SSC KPIs and ITU’s upcoming Global Smart Sustainable Cities Index (see
Box 2) the most effective methods to measure progress and provide guidance to cities around
the world on their journey to becoming smarter and more sustainable.
The following sections will explore how Moscow’s current smart initiatives correspond to each
of the three dimensions of the U4SSC KPIs, namely 1) Economy, 2) Environment, and 3) Society

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