Page 8 - U4SSC Factsheet Ålesund, Norway, June 2020

Ålesund: Key Findings from across the KPIs

• To further optimize a smart, sustainable ICT infrastructure, Ålesund could utilize Recommendation
ITU-T L.1601: ‘KPIs related to the use of ICT in smart sustainable cities’ and Recommendation
ITU-T Y.4902/L.1602: ‘KPIs related to the sustainability impacts of ICT in smart sustainable cities’ or
Recommendation ITU-T L.1400: ‘Overview and general principles of methodologies for assessing the
environmental impact of ICTs’ and Recommendation ITU-T L.1440: ‘Methodology for environmental
impact assessment of ICTs at city level’.
• Public sector procurement is on its way to achieving the benchmark, although the remaining
procurement opportunities need to transition to e-procurement.

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• To foster innovation, utilize community resources and drive economic growth, it is suggested that
Ålesund considers the possibility of focusing on investing in higher education institute as engines
of innovation and job creation and modernize basic infrastructure to ensure growth via year-round
tourism.

• The region should look into causes behind its high rate of non-revenue water through the
employment of best-practice water-loss accounting methods. Policies can be implemented to
mandate conservation of the region’s water resources.

• An initiative is underway to install smart water meters region-wide and cooperation is planned with
the National Food Safety Authority and the Norwegian Statistics agency to improve measurement
and reporting mechanisms. Several ITU Recommendations and Supplements from Recommendation
ITU-T Y.4000 to Y.4999: ‘Internet of things and smart cities and communities’ contain guidance on
IoT applications and ubiquitous sensor networking (along with Supplement ITU-T Y Suppl. 36: ITU-T
Y.4550-Y.4699: ‘Smart water management in cities’).
• Ålesund's electrical supply management is effective, with little interruption and ongoing monitoring
via widespread installation of household smart electricity meters and the prevalent use of ICTs to
monitor the electrical supply systems.
• The region should investigate the use of sustainability certification programmes for ongoing building
operations. Ålesund may consider implementing Recommendation ITU-T L.1370 ‘Sustainable and
Intelligent Building Services’.
• Ålesund has recently approved a strategy for public transport that details specific strategies and
measures to increase the use of public transport in an environmentally friendly fashion, but use
could be increased through more frequent bus services and incentivizing vehicle sharing.

• In urban planning terms, Ålesund has reportedly implemented all five principles (compactness,
connectivity, integration, social inclusiveness and resilience to climate change) which makes it a
sustainably planned region, although there is still a high reliance on cars. Urban planning can be
optimized by creating pedestrian zones and deploying measures to encourage foot traffic.

2 U4SSC Factsheet | Ålesund, Norway | June 2020