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Optimizing water resources, smartly: To this end, it is recommended that the NWC further optimizes
its previously instituted programmes of leak detection and repair, and incorporates best practices in
water loss accounting. Increasing the number of smart water meters, and recording and reporting data
on the implementation of ICTs to monitor its water distribution systems will also help the city to plan
for greater water supply efficiencies.

Riyadh should also report data on its drainage system monitoring.

Several ITU-T Recommendations and Supplements from Y.4000 to Y.4999: ‘Internet of things and
smart cities and communities’ contain guidance on IoT applications and ubiquitous sensor networking,
including, for example, Y Suppl. 36: ITU-T Y.4550-Y.4699: ‘Smart water management in cities’.

For specific projects already planned and underway, please see the section on ‘Goals and Projects for
a Smart Sustainable Future’.

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