Page 9 - U4SSC Verification Report, Tromsø, Norway, July 2022

1 Introduction and Verification Background

This report contains the verification results for the KPI submission by the city of Tromsø to the
requirements of the United for Smart Sustainable Cities (U4SSC) Key Performance Indicators
(KPIs) as described within the ‘Collection Methodology for Key Performance Indicators for Smart
Sustainable Cities’.

John Smiciklas, who is certified as a U4SSC Key Performance Indicators for Smart Sustainable Cities
Verifier, completed the verification in January 2022.

The verification assessment activities included:

• collecting and reviewing KPI data;
• interviewing city stakeholders;

• verifying that the data submitted are in conformance with the requirements of the Collection
Methodology for Key Performance Indicators for Smart Sustainable Cities; and
• preparing the Verification Report.

The verification was conducted using the information made available by the city and the information
presented during follow-up activities. It was planned and performed in order to obtain limited
assurance with respect to the information examined.

There were no limitations that impacted the completion of this verification.

2 KPI Reporting and Verification Summary

Total Reported Verified % KPIs Verified
Economy
Core KPIs 23 21 21 91 %
Advanced KPIs 22 18 18 82 %
Environment
Core KPIs 12 11 11 92 %
Advanced KPIs 5 2 2 40 %
Society & Culture
Core KPIs 19 18 18 95 %
Advanced KPIs 10 8 8 80 %
Overall
Core KPIs 54 50 50 93 %
Advanced KPIs 37 28 28 76 %
Total 91 78 78 86 %

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