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This report by the ITU-T Focus Group on Smart Sustainable Cities (FG SSC) presents an overview of smart sustainable cities, their attributes, and the role of ICT in their implementation. It also provides a roadmap for municipalities interested in utilizing ICTs for urban transformation.
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4thITU Green Standards Week Focus Group on Smart Sustainable Cities: Working Group 1 Sekhar Kondepudi, WG1 Coordinator,ITU-T Focus Group on Smart Sustainable Cities (FG SSC) September 24 2014 Beijing
ITU Focus Group on Smart Sustainable Cities • The focus group has four (4) main thrusts or working groups: • WG1 - ICT Role, Definition & Roadmap for Smart Sustainable Cities • WG2 - ICT Infrastructure • WG3 - Standardization gaps, KPIs and metrics • WG4 - Policy & positioning (communications, liaisons and members)
Working group 1 1. ICT role & roadmap for Smart Sustainable Cities WG1 coordinator: Sekhar Kondepudi (National University of Singapore) Plan and deliverables: • Technical report on overview of SSC and the role of ICT; • Technical report on definitions and attributes of a SSC; • Roadmap for SSC implementation.
TR1/WG1 Technical report on overview of smart sustainable cities and the role of ICT
Summary Overview of Smart Sustainable Cities and the Role of ICT
TR2/WG1 Technical report on definitions and attributes of a smart sustainable city
Criteria Smart Living People Environment & Sustainability Governance Mobility Economy • ICT / Communication / Intelligence / Information • Infrastructure & Services • Environment / Sustainable • People / Citizens / Society • Quality of Life / Lifestyle • Governance / Management / Administration • Economy / Resources • Mobility • Efficiency • Improving / adaptable / flexible
30 Key Words / Terms ICT Adaptable Reliable Scaleable Accessible Security Safe Resilient Economic Growth Standard of Living Employment Citizens Well Being Medical • Welfare • Physical Safety • Education • Environmental • Physical & Services Infrastructure • Transportation & Mobility • Water • Utilities & Energy • Telecommunications • Manufacturing • Natural & Man Made Disasters • Regulatory & Compliance • Governance • Policies & Processes • Standardized
FG-SSC Agreed Definition of a Smart Sustainable City Agreed definition of SSC: “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.”
Objectives Foster the design and implementation of Smart Sustainable Cities (SSC) by suggesting a fivestage roadmap to action that can be followed by any municipality interested in utilising ICTs as enablers of urban transformation.
Key Considerations for SSC Roadmap Implementation • Implement tools/methods to measure SSC progress • Avoid silos and fragmentation within/between SSC • Address existing connectivity gaps • Foster inclusiveness and citizen engagement • Improve information sharing in the SSC field • Integrate energy consumption goals • Identify new business strategies/funding sources • Foster new SSC expertise
4thITU Green Standards Week • ITU-T and Climate Changeitu.int/ITU-T/climatechange • Focus Group on Smart Sustainable Citiesitu.int/en/ITU-T/focusgroups/ssc/ • Symposia & Events on ICTs and Climate Changeitu.int/ITU-T/worksem/climatechange tsbfgssc@itu.int sekhar.kondepudi@nus.edu.sg