4th ITU Green
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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
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ITU Focus Group on Smart Sustainable Cities
 The focus group has four (4) main thrusts or working
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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)
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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
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role of ICT;
Technical report on definitions and attributes
of a SSC;
Roadmap for SSC implementation.
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Topics
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Planet of Cities
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Megacities over Time
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TR1/WG1 Technical report on overview of smart
sustainable cities and the role of ICT
Objective
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To provide an overview of a SSC and establish what the role of ICT is in
relation to such an urban environment.
Highlights
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Important dates
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Sourced over 100 definitions and descriptors for smart sustainable
cities from academia, government, corporations, non-profits, SDOs etc;
Detailed analysis of different key words and attributes.
Document
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Approval to be sought at the next FG SSC meeting: 13-16 October 2014
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6 main pivots for a Smart Sustainable City
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Primary Tenets of a Smart Sustainable City
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Examples of Smart Sustainable City Verticals
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Role of ICT in a Smart Sustainable City
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Summary
Overview of Smart Sustainable Cities and the Role of ICT
Key indicators can be segmented by considering
a SSC through the following “lenses”:
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Sustainability
Quality of Life
Urban / City
Intelligence or Smartness
8 infrastructure and related service elements:
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Real Estate & Buildings
Industry & Manufacturing
Utilities / Energy
Waste, Water & Air Management
Physical Safety & Security
Healthcare
Education
Mobility & Transportation
4 core themes for a SSC:
ICT Infrastructure as a “glue” and includes:
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Society / People
Economy
Environment & Sustainability
Governance
Networking Infrastructure
Software Applications
Cloud Computing / Data Platform
Internet Of Things / Access Devices
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TR2/WG1 Technical report on definitions and attributes
of a smart sustainable city
Objective
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To provide a basis for understanding the most common features of
SSC.
Highlights
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Analyses over 120 different definitions of SSC;
Makes a proposal for a comprehensive definition for SSC as part of
the work conducted by WG1.
Important
dates
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Approval to be sought at the next FG SSC meeting: 13-16 October
2014
Document
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Sample Definitions ( 120 in Report)
Source
Definition
Hitachi. "Smart City Overview." Smart Cities
: Hitachi. Hitachi, Web. Last Accessed 9
Feb. 2014.
http://www.hitachi.com/products/smartcit
y/vision/concept/overview.html .
Hitachi's vision for the Smart Sustainable City seeks
to achieve concern for the global environment and
lifestyle safety and convenience through the
coordination of infrastructure. Smart Sustainable
Cities realized through the coordination of
infrastructures consist of two infrastructure layers
that support consumers' lifestyles together with
the urban management infrastructure that links
these together using IT.
Coordinated infrastructure,
lifestyle safety,
lifestyle convenience,
urban infrastructure,
IT
Meijer, Albert, and Manuel Pedro
Rodríguez Bolívar. "Governing the Smart
City: Scaling-Up the Search for SocioTechno Synergy." T EGPA 2013 (Edinburgh,
September) Permanent Study Group on EGovernment, 2013, Web. Last Accessed 8
Feb. 2014.
https://www.scss.tcd.ie/disciplines/informa
tion_systems/egpa/docs/2013/BolivarMeij
er.pdf
“We believe a city to be smart when investments in
human and social capital and traditional (transport)
and modern (ICT) communication infrastructure
fuel sustainable economic growth and a high
quality of life, with a wise management of natural
resources, through participatory governance.”
ICT
High quality of life,
Natural resource management,
Participatory governance,
Transport infrastructure,
Communication infrastructure,
Economic growth,
Sustainability
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Logical Groupings and Occurrence
Category
% Occurrence
Quality of Life & Lifestyle
6%
Infrastructure & Services
18%
ICT, Communication, Intelligence, Information
26%
People, Citizens, Society
11%
Environment & Sustainability
16%
Governance, Management & Administration
9%
Economy & Financials
8%
Mobility
5%
Total
100%
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Criteria
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People
Environment & Sustainability
Governance
Mobility
Economy
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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
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30 Key Words / Terms
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Adaptable
Reliable
Scaleable
Accessible
Security
Safe
Resilient
Economic
Growth
Standard of Living
Employment
Citizens
Well Being
Medical
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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
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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.”
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TR3/WG1 Roadmap for smart sustainable cities
implementation
Objective
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Scope
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To give municipalities and interested stakeholders a general overview to apply
SSC concepts to their cities;
To present a guide for the implementation of SSC based on an intensive use of
ICTs (Information and Communication Technologies).
It is intended to be as general and inclusive as possible, so it can be of used by
any city in the world whether its size or location, both in developed and
developing countries;
The concepts and definitions presented in this document are in alignment with
the rest of technical reports produced by the FG SSC.
Highlights
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Includes the definition, attributes and technical specifications for a SSC;
Proposes a vision for SSC implementation.
Important
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Approval to be sought in December 2014
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Objectives
Foster the design and implementation of Smart
Sustainable Cities (SSC) by suggesting a five
stage roadmap to action that can be followed
by any municipality interested in utilising ICTs
as enablers of urban transformation.
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Guiding Framework – Becoming a Smart Sustainable city
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SSC roadmap – Stages of Action
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Key Considerations for SSC Roadmap Implementation
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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
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4th ITU Green
Standards Week
 ITU-T and Climate Change
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 Focus Group on Smart Sustainable Cities
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 Symposia & Events on ICTs and Climate
Change
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sekhar.kondepudi@nus.edu.sg
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