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Foreword
Foreword
This publication has been developed by ITU within the framework of
This publication has been developed by ITU within the framework
the United for Smart Sustainable Cities (U4SSC) initiative. It provides
of the United for Smart Sustainable Cities (U4SSC) initiative. It
a visual overview on a city’s performance to benchmark in the Key
provides a visual overview on a city’s performance to benchmark
Performance Indicators for Smart Sustainable Cities. The U4SSC KPIs
in the Key Performance Indicators for Smart Sustainable Cities.
are based on Recommendation ITU-T Y.4903. The visual representation
The visual representation highlights a city’s performance in each
highlights a city’s performance in each dimension and subdimension
dimension and subdimension of the KPIs for SSC based on the
of the KPIs for SSC based on the inherited benchmark value of each
inherited benchmark value of each indicator. This set of KPIs for
indicator. This set of KPIs for SSC was developed to establish the criteria
SSC was developed to establish the criteria to evaluate ICTs’
to evaluate ICTs’ contributions in making cities smarter and more
contributions in making cities smarter and more sustainable, and
sustainable, and to provide cities with the means for self-assessments.
to provide cities with the means for self-assessments.

Disclaimer
Disclaimer

The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors
The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors
and do not necessarily reflect the views of the contributing
and do not necessarily reflect the views of the contributing
organizations.
organizations.
Any references made to specific countries, companies, products,
Any references made to specific countries, companies, products,
initiatives, policies, framework or guidelines do not in any way imply
initiatives, policies, framework or guidelines do not in any way
that they are endorsed or recommended by ITU, the
imply that they are endorsed or recommended by ITU, the
authors, or any other organization that the authors are affiliated
authors, or any other organization that the authors are affiliated
with, in preference to others of similar nature that are not
with, in preference to others of similar nature that are not
mentioned.
mentioned.
This publication is intended for informational purposes only.
This publication is intended for informational purposes only. The
results and interim findings presented are a work in progress, as
© ITU – All rights reserved. Requests to reproduce extracts of this
the KPIs (Recommendation ITU-T Y.4903/L.1603) implemented in
publication may be submitted to jur@itu.int.
the city during the first phase of the project are being refined to
improve the applicability of these KPIs to all cities. The revision
of the KPIs may alter their scope and definition as well as the
required data collection process.

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