Building smart sustainable cities

1. Building smart sustainable cities Cristina Bueti​ Advisor, ITU

2. City: an holistic system The winning paradigm: • economically compete • sustainably growth “Cities are the greatest creations of humanity” – Daniel Libeskind

3. Cities account for about two-thirds of global energy demand. Buildings produce a fifth of the world’s CO2 emissions. Cities produce up to 70% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Buildings account for roughly 40% of the world’s energy use. An estimated 80% of global GDP is generated in cities.

4. From design to implementation • Find funds to scale-up innovation; • Generating public support; • Assessing progress. • Every city has different needs; • Engaging all stakeholders;

5. Technology: turning traditional infrastructure into smart infrastructure The role of ICT for: Better data = better decisions Intelligent infrastructure Economic competitiveness Green and sustainability Low carbon businesses Social inclusiveness Citizens’ engagement

6. Setting the vision for smart sustainable cities Standardizing Monitoring Accounting Rethinking Transforming Call to Action on Smart Sustainable Cities

7. Focus Group on Smart Sustainable Cities • Established in 2013; • Lifetime extended to May 2015; • As an open platform for knowledge sharing for smart-city stakeholders; • Participation is open to all. • Next meeting to be held from 3 to 6 March 2015 in Reading, United Kingdom

8. Focus Group on Smart Sustainable Cities • Agreed definition on SSC • Some 20 technical reports under development, including: • Guide for City Leaders • A Framework to the SSC • Five reports (overview, definition, smart water, EMF, KPIs) approved this week

9. Building Smart Sustainable Cities • Framework on SCC; • Applicable to any city in the world; • Informed decision making processes. 5. Ensuring accountability and responsibility 4. Defining KPIs, standards and monitoring 3. Identifying and developing smart city services 2. Developing smart infrastructure and integrated platform 1. Setting the basis

10. What a smart sustainable city is First internally agreed definition: “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”; 1. Setting the basis

11. Integrating ICT in cities 2. Developing smart infrastructure and integrated platform

12. Improving all city’s operations 3. Identifying and developing smart city services

13. You cannot manage what you cannot measure! • Key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess how the impact of ICT on the sustainability of cities. 4. Defining KPIs, standards and monitoring

14. Protecting citizens • Protecting citizens in a new context of smartness and sustainability. 5. Ensuring accountability and responsibility

15. Suggestions for policy makers Strategic partnership and knowledge sharing Measuring success Technology access Funding Environmental protection and sustainability Raising awareness

16. Paving the way to smart sustainable cities • Leading with vision to foster the design and implementation of SSC; • Engaging key stakeholders; • Enabling a culture of innovation and collaboration.

17. Additional information • ITU-T/SG5 “Environment & Climate Change”itu.int/go/tsg5 • ITU-T and Climate Changeitu.int/go/ITU-T/climate THANK YOU! cristina.bueti@itu.int