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Executive Summary

The United for Smart Sustainable Cities (U4SSC) has developed a set of international key performance
indicators (KPIs) for Smart Sustainable Cities (SSC) to establish the criteria to evaluate information and
communication technologies’ contributions in making cities smarter and more sustainable, and to
provide cities with the means for self-assessments in order to achieve the sustainable development
goals (SDGs). In 2018, Bizerte, Tunisia agreed to pilot these U4SSC KPIs. This Factsheet documents the
key findings of Bizerte’s project:

• It starts by introducing the U4SSC initiative within the context of digitalization and the importance
of the standardization of data in fostering smart sustainable city transitions.

• The subsequent sections describe the various smart sustainable city activities adopted by Bizerte,
with notable KPIs from the three U4SSC dimensions (Economy, Environment, and Society and
Culture) providing a clear picture of Bizerte’s efforts in each of these areas.
• The Factsheet also outlines current projects underway, as well as planned future smart, sustainable
development projects. Since one of the aims of the project was to improve the feasibility and
applicability of the KPIs to all cities, Bizerte provided inputs on the existing KPI definitions, along
with practical solutions to improve the data-collection process. The key findings from this will
contribute to the development of the very first ‘U4SSC Smart Sustainable Cities Index’.

The results from Bizerte’s collection and reporting of data in accordance with the KPIs and the verification
process undertaken are summarized in the following table. Key findings taken from across the different
areas are highlighted underneath.

Total Reported Verified % KPIs Verified
Economy
Core KPIs 23 21 21 91%
Advanced KPIs 22 20 19 86%
Environment
Core KPIs 12 11 11 92%
Advanced KPIs 5 3 3 60%
Society & Culture
Core KPIs 19 18 17 89%
Advanced KPIs 10 8 8 80%
Overall
Core KPIs 54 50 49 91%
Advanced KPIs 37 31 30 81%
Total 91 81 79 87%

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