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Foreword

This publication was developed within the framework of the United for Smart Sustainable Cities
(U4SSC) initiative.

Acknowledgements

The development of this deliverable was led and coordinated by Okan Geray, Dubai Digital
Authority, United Arab Emirates.

This publication was authored by Okan Geray from Dubai Digital Authority, United Arab Emirates.

The author would like to thank the following contributing individuals: Roberta Maio (UN-Habitat),
Adam Obeid (Ogero Telecom, Lebanon), Josh Hopkins (Curtin University Sustainability Policy
Institute, Australia), and Vasu Briquez (University of Geneva, Switzerland). Okan Geray would like
to thank Victoria Papp (BOMA, Canada), the Co-Leader of Working Group 1, for jointly converting
the initial draft into a comprehensive framework document.

The author wishes to thank the U4SSC management team: Okan Geray (U4SSC Chair), Ramy Ahmed
Fathy, Giampiero Bambagioni, Paolo Gemma, Wendy Teresa Goico Campagna, Tania Marcos and
Emily Royall (U4SSC Vice-Chairs) for their assistance and contributions.

The author also extends his gratitude to the 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 from the International
Telecommunication Union (ITU), Deniz Susar from United Nations Department of Economic and
Social Affairs (UNDESA), Iryna Usava from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP),
James Murombedzi from the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Tea
Aulavuo and Maike Salize from the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE),
Guilherme Canela from the Regional Bureau for Sciences in Latin America and the Caribbean
of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Gulnara Roll
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), Edlam Abera Yemeru and Roberta Maio
from the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), Katarina Barunica Spoljaric
and Nicholas Dehod from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Ebru
Canan-Sokullu from United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), William Kennedy
from the United Nations Office for Partnerships (UNOP), Soumaya Ben Dhaou from the United
Nations University – Operating Unit on Policy-Driven Electronic Governance (UNU-EGOV), Sylvia
Hordosch from the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
(UN-Women), World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and Sandra Carvao from the World
Tourism Organization (UN Tourism).

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