Guiding principles for artificial intelligence in cities
The U4SSC Deliverable on Guiding principles for artificial intelligence in cities provides a broad set of suggested principles, enablers, governance methods, policy instrument alternatives and a simple methodology for instilling AI principles in cities.
The U4SSC Deliverable on Guiding principles for artificial intelligence in cities is complemented by the following case studies:
- Case study – Hong Kong [Read online]
- Case study – Dubai [Read online]
- Case study – Buenos Aires [Read online]
- Case study – Singapore [Read online]
- Case study – Copenhagen [Read online]
Published in February 2024
Guide for smart and sustainable city leaders
The Guide for smart and sustainable city leaders aims to provide city leaders with practical guidance on how to plan, develop, and implement smart and sustainable city initiatives. The document covers various aspects related to smart and sustainable cities, including the role of technology, governance, policy frameworks, financing, and stakeholder engagement. It emphasizes the importance of leveraging digital technologies to address urban challenges and improve the quality of life for citizens. The guide offers a step-by-step approach to help city leaders assess their current situation, set goals, develop strategies, and monitor progress towards becoming a smart and sustainable city. It provides case studies, best practices, and recommendations based on experiences from different cities around the world. Overall, this document serves as a comprehensive resource for city leaders who are interested in transforming their cities into smart and sustainable environments, leveraging technology and innovation to create more efficient, inclusive, and environmentally friendly urban spaces.
Published in October 2023
Enabling digital transformation in smart sustainable cities – Master plan
The Enabling digital transformation in smart sustainable cities – Master plan aims to provide guidance and strategies for cities to effectively implement digital transformation initiatives and become smart cities. The document highlights the importance of digital technologies in driving the transformation of cities and improving the quality of life for citizens. It emphasizes the need for a holistic approach that considers various aspects such as infrastructure, connectivity, data management, cybersecurity, and citizen engagement. The master plan provides a framework for cities to assess their current digital readiness, set goals, and develop strategies to enable digital transformation. It covers topics such as smart governance, digital infrastructure, smart mobility, e-services, and innovation ecosystems. Overall, this master plan serves as a comprehensive resource for city leaders and stakeholders involved in the digital transformation of cities. It provides practical guidance, recommendations, and examples to help cities leverage digital technologies effectively and create smart, sustainable, and inclusive urban environments.
Published in October 2023
Reference framework for integrated management of an SSC
The U4SSC developed Reference framework for integrated management of an SSC supports cities in identifying strategic, operational, and connectivity needs for integrated Smart Sustainable City management. It covers basic principles, critical success factors, risks, and a high-level methodology for urban digital infrastructure implementation. It also addresses GovStack Initiative’s Building Blocks alignment, transformation elements, and city technicians’ needs to assess digital transformation and fulfill citizens’ demands while adhering to regulatory requirements.
Published in July 2023
Building a people-centered digital future for cities and communities
This Brochure showcases the ITU’s commitment to creating an inclusive, accessible and sustainable digital future that supports the needs of people and communities. The Brochure provides an overview of our key initiatives, programs and Recommendations that accelerate digital transformation. Explore how together, we can make a real difference and build a more sustainable, equitable and prosperous future for all.
Published in May 2023
Procurement guidelines for smart sustainable cities
The Guidelines support city officials and their collaborators to embrace digital commercial approaches that support achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). By looking more broadly and holistically across the full public spending lifecycle of digital transformation, the Guidelines support improving the well-being of our people and our planet, today and for future generations. This includes focusing relentlessly on users, and delivering outcomes that address the problems that get in the way of meeting users’ needs. Achieving this means leveraging smart and sustainable public procurement to improve public policy, governance, transparency, and accountability.
Published in May 2023
The role of digital technologies in aging and health
The Role of Digital Technologies in Aging and Health is part of the publication series titled “The Decade of Healthy Aging in the Americas: Situation and Challenges.” The publications are designed to present updated information and data on aging and health, to favor prioritization of effective actions at the local level as well as monitoring and development of public health policies, for the implementation of the United Nations Decade of Healthy Aging (2021–2030) in the Americas. This document presents the opportunities that arise when technology is designed and presented as a tool for aging and how it can improve the lives of older persons. It emphasizes the need to develop innovative and inclusive approaches to encourage the industry and governments to provide technological solutions suitable for older people and everyone. The Decade of Healthy Aging 2021–2030 is a period to guide action toward the transformation of societies to the aging of populations and fostering the inclusion of older people in every decision. This document intends to contribute to this strategy and highlight the upcoming challenges and opportunities around healthy aging through technology use.
Published in April 2023
Compendium of practices on innovative financing for smart sustainable cities projects
The compendium provides a practical insight on the types of projects that can improve sustainability and smartness of a city, combined with ideas on how they can be financed. Given the focus on financing in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, innovative financing of urban development projects is critical to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) globally.
Published in January 2023
Smart tourism: A path to more secure and resilient destinations
This report is oriented towards demonstrating how technologies and the process of digitization are powerful tools for moving towards a tourism industry capable of ensuring its resilience, competitiveness, and sustainability in any scenario.
Published in October 2022
Redefining smart city platforms: Setting the stage for Minimal Interoperability Mechanisms
This report provides guidance to governments and cities at all levels – with a focus on the local and regional – on setting up smart city platforms, as well as on procuring the requisite elements for building them. It also illustrates the current state of the art of interoperable smart city platforms, and provides recommendations for technical specifications.
Published in September 2022
Smart public health emergency management and ICT implementations
This report on Smart public health emergency management and ICT implementations explores the context of public health and the importance of active surveillance mechanisms in the urban ecosystem to enable emerging communications for public health disasters and the incorporation of IoT, AI and data-driven frameworks to provide timely responses to epidemics and pandemics, while implementing generic public health operational processes derived from the methodologies adopted for past crises.
Published in December 2021
Compendium of survey results on integrated digital solutions for city platforms around the world
This Compendium of survey results on integrated digital solutions for city platforms around the world presents the experience of cities, communities and municipalities participating in the U4SSC initiative in developing their smart city strategies, the governance of smart projects, and the principal role of a smart city platform in contributing to improving the lives of their citizens.
Published in December 2021
Digital solutions for integrated city management and use cases
This report on Digital solutions for integrated city management and use cases provides a global perspective on how city platforms facilitate more efficient and effective control of public infrastructure and services, improve economic efficiencies, enable rapid development of new or complex services and play a critical role in the overall digital transformation of urban areas. An accompanying Compendium has also been published, which underscores the survey results provided by cities that have collaborated describing their transformation experience through the use of city platforms.
Published in December 2021
ITU Smart Sustainable Cities
This brochure contains insight into how ITU standardization work and supporting collaboration initiatives are enabling shared progress towards smart sustainable cities and communities.
Published in March 2021
Frontier technologies to protect the environment and tackle climate change
The report spotlights eight key emerging technologies, each with the potential to be instrumental in tackling climate change: artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), 5G, clean energy technology, digital twin, robotics, Space 2.0 technologies, as well as digitalization and Big Data. Read the Executive summary here.
Year in Review and Upcoming Activities 2019-2020 Brochure
This brochure contains a recap of ITU-T key activities in 2019, and details of what to look out for next.
Unleashing the potential of the Internet of Things
This flipbook presents a compendium of the first set of ITU international standards for IoT, providing a resource of great value to standards experts interested in contributing to the work of ITU-T Study Group 20.
Shaping smarter and more sustainable cities: striving for SDGs
This compendium provides a comprehensive overview on Smart Sustainable Cities and includes the 21 Technical Reports and Specifications developed by the Focus Group on Smart Sustainable Cities (FG-SSC).