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d) Integrate Carbon Management Digital Tools to track and report emissions across all city
sectors. Partner with digital platforms to invest in verified carbon offset projects. Automate
the collection and analysis of emissions data for better decision-making.

3. Harness Renewable Energy Sources:

a) Deploy renewable energy sources in conjunction with ICT networks to power the city
sustainably.

4. Promote Efficient Mobility:

a) Utilize ICT to optimize mobility, including active mobility, micromobility, electric vehicles
(EVs), and EV sharing.

b) Implement smart multimodal solutions such as Mobility as a Service (MaaS) and automation.

5. Adopt Circular Economy Practices:

a) Utilize ICT to integrate circular economy principles, creating a closed-loop system that
minimizes resource inputs, waste, pollution, and carbon emissions.

6. Encourage Carbon-Related Behavioural Change:

a) Leverage ICT-based economic growth to promote upskilling and behavioural changes that
reduce carbon impact.

b) Engage Communities and Businesses with mobile apps and digital tools to educate citizens
about carbon neutrality efforts and gather feedback. Incentivize sustainable behaviours
through gamification and rewards (e.g., reduced taxes or discounts). Encourage local
businesses to adopt sustainable practices through shared digital resources such as carbon
tracking software.

7. Assure City-Level Capabilities/Competences:

a) Organizational capabilities: Establish connections with regional and national governments,
implement initiatives, and gain political support.

b) Technical capabilities: Develop capacity, experiment, advise, manage finances, and oversee
projects.
c) Design and monitoring capabilities: Implement strategic and evolutionary evaluation, design
initiatives, and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs).

d) Foster Digital Innovation and R&D with innovation centres to incubate technologies aimed at
sustainability. Create virtual replicas of city infrastructure to test carbon reduction scenarios
and optimize designs. Collaborate with startups focusing on AI, IoT, and blockchain solutions
for sustainability.

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