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• Mashhad should evaluate the success of the SIMAP waste recycling programmes to learn why
it was successful and implement the lessons learned to address other environmental issues.
• Mashhad is the main tourist destination in the Islamic Republic of Iran. It is highly recommended
to continue and increase investment in the maintenance and upkeep of the city’s cultural and
religious heritage.

• The COVID pandemic has shown the benefits of e-health systems in providing care without
the need for personal contact. Mashhad should determine the implementation of e-health
systems within the city and possibly use the lessons learned in other smart city initiatives to
further progress in this area and consider the benefits and guidance within Recommendation
ITU-T Y.4408: ‘Capability framework for e-health monitoring services’ and Recommendation
ITU-T Y.4110: ‘Service and capability requirements for e-health monitoring services’.

More information on the SDGs, the U4SSC initiative, can be found in the Appendix.

At this time, 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 in a better
position to 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
towards smart sustainable goals.

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