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Foreword

This publication has been developed within the framework of the United for Smart Sustainable Cities
(U4SSC) initiative. It provides an overview of the reporting and implementation of key performance
indicators (KPIs) for smart sustainable cities (SSC) in Mashhad, Islamic Republic of Iran. The U4SSC
KPIs are based on Recommendation ITU-T Y.4903.

This set of KPIs for SSC was developed to establish the criteria to evaluate ICTs’ contributions
in making cities smarter and more sustainable, and to provide cities with the means for self-
assessments.

Acknowledgements

This report was researched and written by Natallia Hubskaya, John Smiciklas and Cristina Bueti for
the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

Contributions were received from the following individuals representing Mashhad and the Mashhad
Initiative: Dr Alireza Yari, Mr Navid Zohdi, Mr Ali Motavalizadeh and Dr Mohammadreza Mirsarraf.

Disclaimer

The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the
views of the contributing organizations.

Any references made to specific countries, companies, products, initiatives, policies, framework or
guidelines do not in any way imply that they are endorsed or recommended by ITU, the authors, or
any other organization that the authors are affiliated with, in preference to others of similar nature
that are not mentioned.

This publication is intended for informational purposes only.

This publication is based on the project conducted in Mashhad, Islamic Republic of Iran in 2021.

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