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The U4SSC launched the Rome Declaration, advocating for public policies to encourage smart sustainable cities. Working groups published deliverables on best practices, governance, economy and more. The 2nd meeting in Colombia discussed future activities and the development of a Smart Sustainable City Index.
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Rome Declaration and launch of U4SSC • 18-19 May 2016, Rome, Italy, at the Forum on “Shaping smarter and more sustainable cities: • striving for sustainable development goals” • Launch of the U4SSC • Rome Declaration
Approval of ToR • 21-22 July 2016, Geneva at the 1st meeting of U4SSC • The main objectives of the meeting were: • approve the terms of reference of the U4SSC working groups • formulate proposals for the U4SSC Action Plan • collect feedback on the KPIs for smart sustainable cities elaborated by ITU and UNECE together with other stakeholders U4SSC is a global initiative which provides a global platform for smart cities stakeholders to advocate for public policies to encourage the use of ICT and facilitate the transition to smart sustainable cities.
Published deliverables • City use cases: Best practices to successfully implement Sustainable Development Goal 11 and the New Urban Agenda • Case studies on Smart Governance, Smart Economy and Smart People • Connecting cities and communities with the SDGs • Mapping the U4SSC deliverables and case studies to the SDGs • Mapping the U4SSC deliverables and case studies to existing international agreements and conventions • Tentative Future Avenues for Exploration in U4SSC
Objectives of the 2nd meeting of U4SSC • 2nd Meeting of the U4SSC initiative, 5 April 2017, Manizales, Colombia • Objectives • Discuss and present the first set of deliverables from each Working Group of the U4SSC • Deliberate on the future activities of the working groups and develop an action plan for the coming year • Review the Terms of Reference of U4SSC and appoint a new U4SSC Co-Chairman • Engage in discussions on the development of the Global Smart Sustainable City Index