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U4SSC: general overview

The U4SSC initiative advocates for ICT utilization to foster smart sustainable cities, supporting regulatory frameworks, stakeholder cooperation, guidance for cities, and SDG achievement. Working groups focus on urban planning, policy standards, smart living, mobility, environment, governance, people, and economy.

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U4SSC: general overview

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  1. U4SSC: general overview DomenicaCarriero Housing and Land Management Unit Forests, Land and Housing Division, UNECE

  2. Smart sustainable city: definition smartness + sustainability “A smart sustainable city is an innovative city that uses information and communication technologies (ICTs) and other means to improve quality of life, efficiency of urban operation and services, and competitiveness, while ensuring that it meets the needs of present and future generations with respect to economic, social and environmental aspects as well as cultural.” [UNECE/ITU]

  3. U4SSC: overview • IDENTITY CARD • Definition: • Time: launched on18 May 2016 • Aim: facilitate the transition into smart sustainablecities • Full name: United for Smart SustainableCities Global Initiative U4SSC is a global platform for smart citiesstakeholderswhichadvocates for public policies to encourage the use of ICT to facilitate the transition to smart sustainablecities. • Place: www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/ssc/united/Pages/default.aspx

  4. Objectives • Support to create a regulatory and institutional framework for sustainable urban development • Encourage cooperation among stakeholders • Provide practical guidance to cities seeking to become smart sustainable cities • Provide a platform to connect people and cities • Harmonize methodologies and approaches to assess cities performances • Help in achieving and monitoring the SDGs • Capacity building

  5. U4SSC: working groups overview • Urban planning • Policy, standards & regulation • Key performance indicators • Smart living • Smart mobility • Smart environment Enhancing Innovation and Participation • Smart governance • Smart people • Smart economy

  6. U4SSC Action Plan

  7. Thanks for your attention DomenicaCarriero Housing and Land Management Unit, UNECE Email: domenica.carriero@unece.org Tel.: +41 (0) 22 917 16 72 Website: www.unece.org/housing

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