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Box 1: Smart Sustainable Cities Maturity Model



                The Smart Sustainable Cities Maturity Model (SSC-MM) defines five levels of maturity in the
                process of becoming a smart and sustainable city, with each level achieved being a higher level
                of maturity. The requirement to reach the intended maturity level is to achieve the target KPI
                values set for each maturity level.


                As an example, for KPI Household Internet Access, a level 1 maturity level could be to collect
                the initial benchmark data. The further four levels could then be set as performance levels
                such as level 2 achieved at 30% access, level 3 at 50% access, level 4 at 70% access and level
                5 at 90% access.

                This can then be overlaid with maturity-level performance for the other dimensions to provide
                insight into the issues that need to be addressed within each city to become smarter and
                more sustainable.


                Riyadh and other cities are encouraged to use Recommendation ITU-T Y.4904 as a framework
                to determine their interim target values for KPIs by taking into consideration their priorities,
                constraints, resources and optimal KPI performance levels. The SSC-MM is another tool that
                can be used to communicate progress to stakeholders, help to develop and then execute a
                SSC strategy and encourage the effective use of ICTs.




            More information on the SDGs,  the U4SSC initiative and the U4SSC Smart Sustainable Cities Index can
            be found in the Appendix.

            The ITU would like to invite cities around the world to implement the U4SSC KPIs for SSC. Using the
            U4SSC KPI definitions and data-collection methodologies, all cities will be able to better establish clear
            data-collection methodologies, collect data consistently in a structured way, develop goals and targets
            for each KPI and collect data regularly to track their progress toward smart sustainable goals.





























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