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Foreword

This publication has been developed within the framework of the United for Smart Sustainable Cities
(U4SSC) initiative. It provides an overview of the reporting and implementation of key performance
indicators (KPIs) for smart sustainable cities (SSC) in the Region of Ålesund, Norway. This set of KPIs
for SSC was developed to establish the criteria to evaluate ICTs’ contributions in making cities smarter
and more sustainable, and to provide cities with the means for self-assessments.

Acknowledgements

This report was researched and written by Sahifa Imran, John Smiciklas and Cristina Bueti for the
International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

Disclaimer

The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the
views of the contributing organizations.

Any references made to specific countries, companies, products, initiatives, policies, framework or
guidelines do not in any way imply that they are endorsed or recommended by ITU, the authors, or
any other organization that the authors are affiliated with, in preference to others of similar nature
that are not mentioned.

This publication is intended for informational purposes only. The results and interim findings presented
are a work in progress, as the KPIs (Recommendation ITU-T Y.4903/L.1603) implemented in Ålesund
during the first phase of the project are being refined to improve the applicability of these KPIs to
all cities. The revision of the KPIs may alter their scope and definition, as well as the required data-
collection process.

This publication is based on the project conducted in Ålesund in 2018–2019.

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