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Annex 1: Terms and Conditions that apply to the participating city

Qualifying attributes of the participating city

• The concerned city should have a keen interest in transitioning into a smart sustainable city.

Responsibilities of the participating city

• The participating city is required to collect and record the required information in the Excel
template provided by the ITU-U4SSC Secretariat and to initiate the verification process with the
verifier. Each city will be given 3-6 months to gather its data, including, if necessary, with the
assistance of a qualified third-party consultant whom the city may choose to engage. The final
date for submission of the data will be decided in agreement with the city, ITU and the verifier.

• Each city may decide whether it wishes to have the verification conducted onsite or remotely.

• Participation in the U4SSC KPIs project is funded by the city.
• The participating city is required to provide the travel and accommodation expenses for the
mission to the site for one verifier (who shall be designated by the ITU-U4SSC Secretariat). These
expenses are not included in the overall cost of the project for the city.

• During the ongoing worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, all verifications are being conducted
remotely by default.

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