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Healthy Citizen), Steve Apps (Independent Consultant), Sue Bryant (C4digital), Tony Lee Luen Len
(Ecosis), Vimal Wakhlu (Telecommunications Consultants India Limited), Yuri Karagapolov (UNAOC
Consortium).

Judy Backhouse and Soumaya Ben Dhaou wish to thank the U4SSC management team: Nasser
Al Marzouqi (U4SSC Chair), H.E. Ms Katrina Naut, Abdurahman M. Al Hassan, Paolo Gemma, Tania
Marcos and Giampiero Bambagioni (U4SSC Vice-Chair) for their assistance and contributions.

The authors also extend their gratitude to the UN contributing organizations, along with their
representatives: Oliver Hillel from the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Lucy Winchester
and Vera Kiss from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Simone
Borelli from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Cristina Bueti and Mythili Menon (ITU),
Iryna Usava from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), James Murombedzi from
the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Guilherme Canela from the Regional
Bureau for Sciences in Latin America and the Caribbean of the United Nations Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Martina Otto and. Sharon Gil from United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP), Matthew Ulterino from the United Nations Environment Programme Finance
Initiative (UNEP-FI), Motsomi Maletjane from the United Nations Framework Convention for Climate
Change (UNFCCC), Andre Dzikus, Tania Lim, Jean Yves and Robert Lewis-Lettington from the
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), Gulnara Roll from the United Nations
Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), Mark Draeck, Katarina Barunica Spoljaric and Nicholas
Dehod from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), William Kennedy
from the United Nations Office for Partnerships (UNOP), Sylvia Hordosch from the United Nations
Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) and Alexander Baklanov
from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

Disclaimer

The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent
the views of their respective organizations or U4SSC members. In line with the U4SSC principles,
this report does not promote the adoption and use of Smart City technology. It advocates for
policies encouraging responsible use of ICTs that contribute to the economic, environmental and
social sustainability as well as the advancement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

ISBN: 978-92-61-33241-9

© CBD, ECLAC, FAO, ITU, UNDP, UNECA, UNECE, UNESCO, UNEP, UNEP-FI, UNFCCC, UN-Habitat,
UNIDO, UNOP, UNU-EGOV, UN-Women and WMO.

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