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Figure 3: Dalseong Park

Daegu project

Based on ITU’s leading role in Smart Sustainable Cities, in early 2021, Daegu approached ITU to
develop a joint project to implement the U4SSC KPIs and develop this case study. The aim is to
highlight, review, analyze and provide feedback on Daegu’s Smart, Sustainable City strategy, plan
and initiatives. As part of the project, ITU will provide recommendations on how Daegu can expedite
its smart sustainable city journey in line with the SDGs. Not only will Daegu focus on implementing
the U4SSC KPIs, the city will also provide feedback on its implementation experience and engage
with the larger U4SSC community.

The experience of Daegu in implementing the U4SSC KPIs, provides the city with transparency on
its internal processes, and helps to visualize the KPIs and analyze the role of digital technologies
in making cities smarter and more sustainable.

3 Measurement of smart sustainable cities - U4SSC KPIs

Smart sustainable city transformations conducted/initiated on behalf of governments are supported
by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) framework (containing 17 overarching goals and
169 targets), which was adopted universally by the General Assembly of the United Nations.

With the understanding that progress towards meeting the goals of the SDGs can be hastened
through digital transformation, ITU developed Recommendation ITU-T 4903 Key performance

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