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Empowering humanity in the digital era ............................................................................................... 3
Transforming lives with digital innovation ............................................................................................ 5

With opportunity, comes challenges with digital transformation .................................................... 6
Guiding the digital transformation journey .......................................................................................... 7
Helping cities set the right targets ......................................................................................................... 9

Standards that empower progress ...................................................................................................... 10
Why are standards key to people-centered success? ...................................................................... 11

It starts with interoperability .................................................................................................................. 12
Setting the bar for digital services ........................................................................................................ 12

Bridging technology and governance ............................................................................................... 13
Building trust in a connected world ..................................................................................................... 13

Leaving no one behind .......................................................................................................................... 14
Policies that drive people-centered transformation ......................................................................... 16
Providing insights to urban challenges ............................................................................................... 17

Measuring progress and driving transformation ............................................................................... 18
Local impact with global reach ............................................................................................................. 19

Conversations that matter ...................................................................................................................... 21
One stop toolkit for people-centered cities ....................................................................................... 22

Knowledge. Innovation. Action. ........................................................................................................... 23
Discovering the Citiverse ....................................................................................................................... 25

Unlocking the potential of virtual worlds ............................................................................................ 26
Delivering impactful results ................................................................................................................... 27
Cultivating innovation in digital agriculture ....................................................................................... 28

Driving Change Through Unified Efforts ............................................................................................ 29

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