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9. Accelerating the transformation of smart sustainable cities by establishing a circular strategic approach:
To leverage the sustainable transformation of a community into a smart sustainable city, it is paramount to
understand the smart city not as a project but as a continuous change process and technology as an enabler.
Three action steps form a continuous cycle that promotes the successful advancement of a community towards
becoming a smart sustainable city and systematically accelerates the ecosystem of smart sustainable city solutions
within a community. First, perform a status quo analysis implementing the U4SSC Key Performance Indicators
to achieve the SDGs in order to obtain a clear overview of the current ecosystem of smart sustainable solutions.
Second, assess needs and opportunities in order to foster smart sustainable development and prioritise potential
solutions. Third, select and implement smart sustainable city solutions. Re-start with the circular strategic approach
to assess results and to advance the transformation process over time.
10. The 2030 Agenda can only be met if we work together by boosting partnerships and mobilising expertise:
Enhance cooperation at the international, regional, national and local levels between organisations, research
institutes, academia, governments, industries, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and civil society to build
a smarter and more sustainable world.

We call on all concerned city stakeholders to act together in transitioning to a smart
sustainable city and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

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