Page 11 - A framework for enabling people centred cities through digital transformation

Cities can benefit from this framework for several key reasons:

1. Universal adaptability: The framework is designed to be versatile and flexible, allowing
cities of all sizes and contexts to apply it effectively, regardless of their unique challenges and
opportunities.

2. Strategic vision and alignment: It aids cities in establishing a cohesive, people-centred
vision, setting strategic goals to address people’s priorities, and developing the necessary
organizational structures to guide their digital transformation, so ensuring alignment with
broader objectives.

3. Rationalization of initiatives: By incorporating best practices in data transparency, collaborative
innovation, and sustainable financing, the framework enables cities to enhance and optimize
their digital transformation efforts for greater efficiency and impact for their people.
4. Commitment to inclusivity and sustainability: A core strength of the framework is its focus on
inclusivity and sustainability. It emphasizes equitable resource distribution, active participation
and co-creation, ensuring that digital transformation efforts benefit all city inhabitants, reduce
digital divides and promote social equity.
5. Customization to local priorities: The framework is flexible enough to accommodate and
integrate the specific needs, priorities and objectives of individual cities, allowing for tailored
approaches that address local contexts and challenges.

This document incorporates the following key instruments and agreements:

– 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

– The New Urban Agenda
– The Paris Agreement on Climate Change

– UN Secretary-General’s Roadmap on Digital Cooperation

– UN Human Rights Council Resolution on the right to privacy in the digital age
– UN Resolution on new and emerging digital technologies and human rights

– International Telecommunication Union (ITU) – WTSA Resolution 98 – (Rev. New Delhi, 2024) –
Enhancing standardization of Internet of Things, digital twins and smart sustainable cities and
communities for global development

– The Global Digital Compact
– Pact of the Future

– United Nations (UN) System Wide Strategy on Sustainable Urban Development

– European Union (EU) Agendas (including Lisbon Strategy, the 10-year Digital Agenda for
Europe, EU Digital Compass, New Leipzig Charter, …)

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