Smart cities : Policies and regulatory frameworks to better align smart cities strategies with SDGs

Arianous ICTD Co.

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Session 203

13:15–14:00, Thursday, 22 March 2018 Room G3, ITU Varembé Thematic Workshop Speakers/Panellists  Link to WSIS Action Lines  Link to SDGs  Documents  Related Links 

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The concept of smart cities is directly related to the national policies and sustainable development in Iran. The air pollution, jam traffic, water resource shortage, power, gas and petroleum high usage pattern and etc. are some of the most important reasons for the need of smartness in the main cities of Iran.  The factors that influence the fairness of development in the region, city, countryside and social groups are considered as: 1) the quality of living, 2) public services and 3) opportunities of developing.

The concept of a smart city has been identified as not only representing a crucible for technological innovation, a medium for realizing global integration but also as an exemplar response for addressing current and impending global issues (societal, environmental economic and governance). There is now general consensus that emerging information communication technologies (ICT) such as cloud computing can be deployed as a vehicle for catalysing smart city innovation.

Technologies such as cloud computing, big data, IoT, mobile Internet are basically mature, AI and AR/VR have emerged to support application of smart city. (Figure 1)

In this workshop, we will present different view of a smart city and explore a framework for policy and regulatory to align smart cities strategies with sustainable development goals. We also will consider the impact of smart cities on SDGs and conceptualize the alignment with smart cities strategies.

Moderator

Dr Alireza Yari


Speakers/Panellists

Dr Alireza Yari ‎Head of IT research faculty at Iran Telecom Research Center

Mr. Hojatollah Modirian, Director Manager of Arianous ICTD Co., Artificial intelligence (AI) specialist and international activist in the information society

Mr. Keith Mainwaring, Independent Consultant and partner of Arianous ICTD, Specializing in telecommunications standardization and policy, Technical Leader in Cisco Systems.

Session's link to WSIS Action Lines

  • AL C1 logo C1. The role of public governance authorities and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development
  • AL C3 logo C3. Access to information and knowledge
  • AL C4 logo C4. Capacity building
  • AL C6 logo C6. Enabling environment
  • AL C11 logo C11. International and regional cooperation

 1) The role of governments and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development.

• Cooperation among stakeholders  •  Millennium Declaration •  Mainstreaming ICTs • Multi Stakeholder Partnership (MSP) • Multi-stakeholder portals for indigenous peoples • National e-strategies  • Public/Private Partnerships (PPP).

3) Access to information and knowledge

• Access to public official information  • Access to scientific knowledge  • Digital public libraries and archives • ICTs for all  • Multi-purpose community public access points  • Open source, proprietary and free software  •  Public access to information  • Public domain information.

4) Capacity building

• Basic literacy  • Distance learning  • Education/training  • E-literacy  • Gender  • Combating illiteracy  • Life-long learning  • Research and development (R&D)  • Self-learning  • Teacher training  • Training ICT professionals  • Volunteering • Youth

6) Enabling environment

• Consumer protection  • Dispute settlement  • Domain name management  • E-commerce  • E-government strategy  •  Entrepreneurship  • ICT forums  • Intellectual property  •  Internet governance  •  Legal, regulatory and policy environment  • Privacy  •  Radio frequency spectrum  • Regional root servers  •  Secure storage and archival  • Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs)  • Standardization 

11) International and regional cooperation

• Financing of ICT networks and services • Infrastructure development projects  •  International mechanisms • Progress evaluation  • Regional action plan  • UN global compact.


Session's link to Sustainable Development Process

  • Goal 1: No poverty logo Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere
  • Goal 3: Good health and well-being logo Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all
  • Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy logo Goal 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
  • Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth logo Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all
  • Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure logo Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
  • Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities logo Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

G1) 1.4 By 2030, ensure that all men and women, in particular the poor and the vulnerable,
have equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to basic services, ownership
and control over land and other forms of property, inheritance, natural resources,
appropriate new technology and financial services, including microfinance
1.5 By 2030, build the resilience of the poor and those in vulnerable situations and reduce
their exposure and vulnerability to climate-related extreme events and other economic,
social and environmental shocks and disasters
1.b Create sound policy frameworks at the national, regional and international levels,
based on pro-poor and gender-sensitive development strategies, to support accelerated
investment in poverty eradication actions

G3) 3.3 By 2030, end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical
diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases
3.7 By 2030, ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services,
including for family planning, information and education, and the integration of
reproductive health into national strategies and programmes
3.8 Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality
essential health-care services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential
medicines and vaccines for all
3.b Support the research and development of vaccines and medicines for the
communicable and non-communicable diseases that primarily affect developing countries,
provide access to affordable essential medicines and vaccines, in accordance with the
Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health, which affirms the right of
developing countries to use to the full the provisions in the Agreement on Trade-Related
Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights regarding flexibilities to protect public health, and, in
particular, provide access to medicines for all
3.d Strengthen the capacity of all countries, in particular developing countries, for early
warning, risk reduction and management of national and global health risks

G7) 7.1 By 2030, ensure universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services
7.a By 2030, enhance international cooperation to facilitate access to clean energy
research and technology, including renewable energy, energy efficiency and
advanced and cleaner fossil-fuel technology, and promote investment in energy
infrastructure and clean energy technology
7.b By 2030, expand infrastructure and upgrade technology for supplying modern
and sustainable energy services for all in developing countries, in particular least
developed countries, small island developing States, and land-locked developing
countries, in accordance with their respective programmes of support

G8) 8.1 Sustain per capita economic growth in accordance with national circumstances and,
in particular, at least 7 per cent gross domestic product growth per annum in the least
developed countries
8.2 Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological
upgrading and innovation, including through a focus on high-value added and labourintensive
sectors
8.3 Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job
creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and encourage the formalization
and growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to
financial services
8.5 By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and
men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of
equal value
8.9 By 2030, devise and implement policies to promote sustainable tourism that creates jobs
and promotes local culture and products
8.10 Strengthen the capacity of domestic financial institutions to encourage and expand
access to banking, insurance and financial services for all

G9) 9.1 Develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure, including regional and
transborder infrastructure, to support economic development and human well-being, with
a focus on affordable and equitable access for all
9.3 Increase the access of small-scale industrial and other enterprises, in particular in
developing countries, to financial services, including affordable credit, and their integration
into value chains and markets
9.4 By 2030, upgrade infrastructure and retrofit industries to make them sustainable, with
increased resource-use efficiency and greater adoption of clean and environmentally sound
technologies and industrial processes, with all countries taking action in accordance with
their respective capabilities
9.a Facilitate sustainable and resilient infrastructure development in developing countries
through enhanced financial, technological and technical support to African countries, least
developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States
9.c Significantly increase access to information and communications technology and strive
to provide universal and affordable access to the Internet in least developed countries
by 2020

G11) 11.3 By 2030, enhance inclusive and sustainable urbanization and capacity for participatory,
integrated and sustainable human settlement planning and management in all countries
11.4 Strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage
11.5 By 2030, significantly reduce the number of deaths and the number of people affected
and decrease by [x] per cent the economic losses relative to gross domestic product caused
by disasters, including water-related disasters, with a focus on protecting the poor and
people in vulnerable situations
11.6 By 2030, reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities, including by
paying special attention to air quality and municipal and other waste management
11.b By 2020, substantially increase the number of cities and human settlements adopting
and implementing integrated policies and plans towards inclusion, resource efficiency,
mitigation and adaptation to climate change, resilience to disasters, and develop and
implement, in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030,
holistic disaster risk management at all levels

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