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Implementing ITU-T International Standards to shape Smart Sustainable Cities - The case of Moscow

Figure 1: ITU's comprehensive role in Smart Sustainable research, development and
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implementation
ITU-T, the standardization sector of ITU, has developed a set of key performance indicators (KPIs)
to assist cities in integrating ICT services into their existing urban operations. These indicators
are contained in Recommendation ITU-T Y.4903/L.1603 on “Key performance indicators for
smart sustainable cities to assess the achievement of sustainable development goals”. The main
purpose of these KPIs is to provide cities with a credible monitoring system for their Smart City
transitions.
These ITU-T Recommendations were approved as international standards by ITU-T Study
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Group 5 on Environment, Climate Change and Circular Economy in 2016. Subsequently, the
KPIs contained in those Recommendations formed the basis of the U4SSC KPIs for SSC. For more
information on the U4SSC initiative, see Box 1.

1 Úbeda (2018).
2 ITU-T Recommendations are international standards developed by ITU-T, the standards development
wing of the International Telecommunication Union.

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