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

Measures adopted by Moscow Suggested action(s) for Moscow and other
aspiring Smart Sustainable Cities

Moscow’s investments in e-learning and To achieve this, a planned, integrative approach
revitalizing existing infrastructure have to education from the government’s education
approximated to be around 300 million US dollars department and technology departments is
between 2017-2018 (e.g. Wi-Fi access in every recommended. This requires educators to “find
classroom, 81-inch-wide interactive panels ways of integrating learning into the (ultimate)
instead of whiteboards and 100 Mbps broadband workplace, and not just see ICT as a course
channels in all schools). undertaken separately in preparation for the
Knowledge Society and economy”. (McNair,
The results are that academic progress has grown 85
by 15%, while the implementation of Smart 2001)
School administration has resulted in 88% cost Meanwhile, public schools’ spending on ICT must
savings. also be regularly reviewed & updated as it is key
component of a city’s budget and overall
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Future plans include the following:
technology management plan.
 All schools will be provided with tablets,
interactive whiteboards, and digital
checkpoint systems for pupils and teachers.
 100% of schoolbooks and additional
materials will be uploaded to a digital
platform.
 Further implementation of virtual reality (VR)
and augmented reality (AR) technologies to
enrich learning experiences at schools.

Moscow’s e-governance and e-engagement Urban governments and stakeholders are
systems such as Active Citizen and Our City, are recommended to take a planned, integrative
part of a larger integrated system in which data approach to e-governance, e-engagement and
from different sensors, meters and cameras, and e-service systems for their cities, in order to make
other sources, is collected and analyzed to gauge investments that will yield the most positive
different situations in the city. Combining this impacts for their city’s inhabitants.
data with data and input received directly from This planned approach is important in enabling
the citizens, they illustrate citizens’ concerns the technical challenges and social barriers in
which allows the city government to respond and
implementing e-services to be overcome. A
act accordingly.
planned approach can help to manage the high
This is made possible by Moscow’s well- cost (i.e. financial challenges) of ICT,
established cyber security system, which covers procurement, implementation, upgrade and
all aspects of the broader Moscow IT systems. maintenance, while meeting the technical
Cybersecurity is extremely important for all challenges related to ICT infrastructure, privacy
e-government services, because if one part of the and security.
system is compromised, then that can weaken the
rest of the system.

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