Domenica Carriero is coordinator of the “United Smart Cities” project and the "Energy Efficiency Standards for Buildings" project at Housing and Land Management Unit in the Forests, Land and Housing Division of UNECE.
She holds a MBA in Sustainable Business, a Masters’ Degree in Foreign Languages and joined a PhD in English Philology. She has experience in coordinating multiple inter-governmental, multi-sectoral meetings; servicing of inter-agency and expert group meetings/seminars; providing technical assistance and capacity-building workshops; assisting in the implementation of multi-disciplinary projects and inter-divisional initiatives on development issues and policies for intergovernmental bodies regarding sustainable development.
Domenica is specialized in sustainability strategy, sustainability communication and sustainable performance assessment and has served as a consultant for the private sector and start-ups. Her professional expertise include corporate social responsibility, sustainable development, sustainable housing, and disaster risk reduction.
Presentation abstract
Title: United 4 Smart Sustainable Cities: shaping the cities of today and tomorrow
Due to fact that the concept of smart sustainable cities represents one of the priorities for the UNECE region and the fact that ICTs can really support economic, environmental and socio-cultural development, UNECE and ITU, together with other organizations, are launching the global initiative “United for Smart Sustainable Cities”.
With the primary aim to advocate for public policy to encourage the use of ICTs to facilitate the transition to smart sustainable cities, the initiative will build on several activities clustered into three main pillars: connecting cities; setting the framework; and enhancing smart governance.
U4SSC will bring together leaders in their respective fields, including senior policymakers and industry leaders, city representatives, international organizations, academic and research institutes, and non-governmental organizations.
