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Contents

Acknowledgments iii
Disclaimer iii

Abstract iii

Foreword v
Foreword vii

Executive summary viii

List of figures and tables xii
Common terms and abbreviations xiv

1 Introduction 1

2 ITU, smart sustainable cities and Daegu 2
3 Measurement of smart sustainable cities - U4SSC KPIs 5

4 Overview of Daegu 7
4.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................7
4.2 Smart sustainable city strategy: Daegu’s blueprint for its future ..................................................9
5 Daegu - KPI project overview 14
5.1 Background .......................................................................................................................................14
5.2 First phase of the project ...............................................................................................................15
5.3 Second phase of the project ..........................................................................................................19
5.4 Third phase of the project ..............................................................................................................23

6 Daegu Initiatives – A holistic approach to building a smart sustainable city 23
6.1 Dimension: Economy ......................................................................................................................24
6.2 Dimension: Environment .................................................................................................................36
6.3 Dimension: Society and Culture .....................................................................................................41
7 Daegu KPI data analysis 49
7.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................49
7.2 Daegu performance and considerations: Economy dimension ................................................51
7.3 Daegu performance and considerations: Environment dimension ..........................................57
7.4 Daegu performance and considerations: Society and Culture dimension ..............................60
7.5 Daegu – progress to SDGs ..............................................................................................................63
8 Policy recommendations 65

9 Improvements for implementing the U4SSC KPIs in Daegu 69
9.1 Potential areas for exploration: Bridging the gaps to establish smart and sustainable
cities ...................................................................................................................................................69

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