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

 ICTs are a known key contributor to the Moscow economy. Building on its strengths and
maintaining ICTs as a strategic lever, Moscow has adopted vibrant policies for ICT
development and proliferation. This has helped to establish a sound foundation upon
which to establish a smart and sustainable city. With its effective public policies and
initiatives in fostering ICT adoption, Moscow has become a leading city in ICT-readiness
and e-government performance within the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS),
Europe and globally. These aspects are clearly reflected in the good performance by
Moscow within the U4SSC KPI sub-dimensions of “ICT” and “Productivity”.
 Despite having made significant progress in the U4SSC KPI sub-dimensions of “ICT”,
“Productivity” and “Equality and Social Inclusion”, Moscow should continue to divert
more efforts toward the sub-dimension of “Environment”, in order to drive sustained
reduction in greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), promote noise-based monitoring
systems and improve public perception of the capital’s surroundings.
 Developing and implementing two clear, vision-based smart sustainable strategies
(Information City and Smart Moscow 2030) with the essential governmental support
and political backing at all levels has been a major success factor in Moscow’s rapid
smart sustainable progress to-date.
 Strategic consolidation of its IT functions, cohesive change management strategies,
enablement of centralization of its delivery, monitoring and reporting platforms, and an
overall innovative approach – which, for example, allows the Smart City Lab to run
experimental pilot projects – are also key success factors identified for Moscow in this
case study.
 It is imperative that Moscow continues to foster and take advantage of public and
private partnerships in increasing the number of, and enhancing the efficacy of, the
city’s ICT-based solutions. Moscow’s ability to attract direct investment will be symbiotic
to its ability to continually elevate its technological profile in every area.
 Moscow and other aspiring smart sustainable cities should implement the best practices
discussed in this case study, in order to improve the applicability of the KPIs in their
country and accelerate the achievement of their smart sustainable city goals in line with
international instruments, including the Paris Agreement, Connect 2020 Agenda, the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the New Urban Agenda.

 After the creation of the first Global Smart Sustainable Cities Index by ITU, Moscow
should utilize the index to measure its progress in reaching the SDGs and how it
compares to other cities.

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