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Shaping Tomorrow’s Sustainable Cities Today: The Role of ITUCities Today: The Role of ITU

Cristina Bueti

Adviser and ITU Focal Point on Environment and Climate Change 

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City is an Holistic System economicallycompete sustainablygrowth

“Citiesarethegreatestcreationsofhumanity”– DanielLibeskindg f y

Cities challenges vs citizens interestsCities face quite similar challenges, most of them related to sustainability 

Waste & Water Tourism & culturalWaste & Water Management

Tourism & cultural engagement

i.e. Paris, Buenos Aires, Florence

i.e. Sao Paulo, New Delhi, Panama

Cities interests

Business & commerce

Traffic & mobilityManagement)

i e Beijing interestsi.e. Beijing, Barcelona, Cairo

i.e. Berlin, New York, Tokyo.

Electricity Supply

i.e. Caracas, Germany

Safety

i.e México City, Rio de Janeiro

Sources: (1) McKinsey Global Institute - Big Data Report, May 2011. (2) 2012E, Strategy Analytics , Global Social Network Market Forecast, Oct 2011. (3) United Nations, April 2010, (4) Youtube 2011

Thinking smart, acting sustainable, living fulfilled

“ICTshavetransformedthewaypeopleliveandthemannerinwhichcountriesdevelop.Theyhavethet ti l t bl t l f th iti lpotentialtoenableustosolvemanyofthecritical

problemsconfrontingus.Ifthispotentialistoberealised,thenwemustfindwaysofturningthesetechnologiesintoaresourceforallpeopledespitetheg f p p pchallengestheyfacewithintheircommunities.”

NelsonMandela@ITU TelecomWorld 2009@ITUTelecomWorld2009

ICTcanhelp…let’smovefurther!

T f iTransforming tomorrow…

… smart thinking is here already

Approaches

What is ITU doing to shape Smart Sustainable Cities?

FocusGrouponSmartSustainable

Cities

Researchanddevelopment

ITU‐TStudyGroupsRaisingawarenessandbuildingpartnerships

UNspecializedagencyforICTs Internationalstandards

Members: 193MemberStates(Governmentsand

regulatorybodies)developingorganization(SDO)

uniquepublic/privatepartnership

g y ) Over700PrivateSector(SectorMembers

andAssociates) Over90Academia p p

Research and developmentIdentifying standards needs

 Sustainable Management of Waste Electrical and ElectronicWaste Electrical and Electronic Equipment in Latin America

ITU‐T Study Group 5 “Environment and Climate Ch ”Change”

SG5 key topics:SG5 key topics: Environment (including climate change, 

energy efficiency, environmental sustainability, e‐waste management)

Electromagnetic fields: emission, immunity and human exposureimmunity and human exposure

Damage prevention and safety Smart Sustainable CitiesSmart Sustainable Cities 

(via FG‐SSC and proposed new Q20/5)

SG5 Main Achievements  New methodology to assess energy 

and GHG impact of ICTs on cities (Draft Recommendation ITU T L 1440)(Draft Recommendation ITU‐T L.1440)  provides an internationally recognized 

means of quantifying the extent to hi h th li ti f ICTwhich the application of ICTs can 

improve the environmental sustainability of city infrastructures and operationsand operations.

ITU and ETSI agreed method to assess energy efficiency of mobile networks (ITU‐T L.1330) It is the first standard to define energy‐efficiency metrics and 

measurement methods for live RANs, providing a common reference to evaluate their performance. 

SG5 Main Achievements 

EMF Guide & Mobile App provides information and education resources on EMF ‐http://emfguide.itu.int

Global standards are key!

Drive competitiveness, for individual businesses and world economy;

Lower prices;

Reduce technical barriers;Reduce technical barriers;

Foster interoperability;

City leaders, Manufacturers, network operators and consumers;

Reduce negative impacts on the environment.

ITU‐T  Focus Group on SSC

Working Groups & Deliverables

Established in February 2013 l d d i M

1. ICT role and roadmap for SSC

2. SSC infrastructure

2013, concluded in May 2015

As an open platform for t it t k h ld

p

3 S d di i 4 P li d

10 Deliverables4 Deliverablessmart‐city stakeholders

Over 150 participants / collaborators from diff t t k h ld 3. Standardization 

gaps, KPIs and metrics

4. Policy and positioning (liaisons) 1 D li bl

different stakeholders Liaison with other SDOs 

(ETSI, ISO, IEC etc) & IGOs (UNFCCC UN H bit t t ) 6 Deliverables 1 Deliverable

>80 liaisons(UNFCCC, UN‐Habitat, etc)

21 technical specifications and reports 

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Dimensions of a Smart Sustainable City

SustainabilitySSC

Q lit fQuality of life

SmartnessJoin ITU’s SSC Initiative!

Setting a SSC Infrastructureg

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Technology: turning traditional infrastructure into smart infrastructure 

The role of ICT for:The role of ICT for:

Better data = better decisions

S Ubi i i fSmart Ubiquitous infrastructure 

Economic competitiveness

d b l

Low carbon businesses

Green and sustainability

Social inclusiveness

Citizens’ engagement

Smart food for smart citizens 

Building Trust

Privacy

Data Protection

Resilience

Security

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Transitioning to a smart sustainable city

Source:GuideforCityLeaders,ITUFocusGrouponSmartSustainableCities

Connecting Minds, Creating the Future 

ITUprovidesaglobalplatform

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Bahamas, 14‐18 Dec. 2015

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IoT enabled

Thank you!

Hope to see you all in a smarter and more sustainable tomorrow

ITU‐T,Environment andClimate Changehttp://www.itu.int/go/ITU‐T/climate

cristina.bueti@itu.int