Mr. Sameer Sharma,

Senior Advisor, ITU

30 March 2018

Shaping Smart Sustainable Cities in Asia Pacific

TRANSFORMATION TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT SOCIETIES

IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

Getting to know the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies

ITU at a glance

193

Member States

700+

Industry Players

130+

Academic

& Research Institutes

100+

meetings worldwide

1000+

virtual meetings

5000+

participants

Talk to us today about how ICTs can

help achieve the SDGs

Fast forward the SDGs.

Many of the Sustainable Development

Goals (SDGs) will not be met unless

we accelerate the pace of change.

We need information and communication

technologies (ICTs) to meet the SDGs.

Cities challenges vs citizens’ interests

Cities

interests

Electricity Supply

i.e. Caracas, Germany

Safety

i.e México City, Rio de Janeiro

Business & commerce

Traffic & mobilityManagement)

i.e. Beijing, Barcelona, Cairo

Waste & Water Management

Tourism & cultural engagement

i.e. Paris, Buenos Aires, Florence

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

i.e. Sao Paulo, New Delhi, Panama

i.e. Berlin, New York, Tokyo.

1.Set the vision for your SSC venture

2.Identify your SSC targets

Smart sustainable cities to create huge business opportunities with a market value of $1.5 Trillion in 2020

• Smart Grids

• Smart Meters

• Intelligent Energy Storage

• Building Automation

• Intelligent Buildings: Advance d HVAC, Lighting Equipment

• Low-emission Mobility

• Integrated Mobility Solutions

• Multimodal Transport

• Sensor Networks

• Digital Water and Waste Management

• Use of ehealth and mhealth systems

• Intelligent and connected medical devices

• e-Government

• e-Education

• Disaster Management Solutions

• Use of Green Mobility Options

• Smart Lifestyle Choices

• Energy conscious

• Broadband penetration rate of over 80%

• Location Based Services, Augmented Reality, GPS enabled devices/ phones

Smart Energy: Digital Management of Energy

Smart Buildings: Automated Intelligent Buildings

Smart Mobility: Intelligent Mobility

Smart Infrastructure: Digital Management of Infrastructure*

Smart Governance: Government-on-the-Go

Smart Healthcare: Intelligent Healthcare Technology

Smart Citizen: Civic Digital Natives

Smart Technology: Seamless Connectivity

Source: Frost & Sullivan analysis.Note: *Infrastructure not included in other segments

Smart Security: Safe Cities

• Surveillance

• Biometrics

• Simulation modelling and crime prediction

• C2 and response

“To support future city strategies, we need to understand the benefits of the embedded ubiquitous technologies and smart city developments in our everyday lives”

The Internet of Things has the power to revolutionize everything

Our Businesses…

Our Homes…

Our Cities…

Meaning of IoT

A global infrastructure for

the information society,

enabling advanced services

by interconnecting (physical

and virtual) things based on

existing and evolving

interoperable ICTs.

� Things (Physical & Virtual): key communication infrastructure

� But more than “connected things”

� Infrastructure for “Connected Life”

Towards IoT-enabled smart communities

WHAT TO DO?

Nurture ‘Open Data’ platforms that utilize ‘Smart Data’ as an asset in its own right• to create citizen-centric

innovations• driven & managed in

collaboration by smart city stakeholders

1. Visionary2. Citizen-centric3. Digital4. Open5. Collaborative

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

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COLLABORATION FOR USERS SERVICES

INTERCONNECTION OF SYSTEMS

Pathway for Smart Sustainable Cities

Guide for City Leaders

Smart Sustainability

City cycle

1.Set the vision for your SSC venture

2.Identify your SSC targets

3.Achieve political cohesion

4.Build your

SSC

5.Measure your

city’s progress

6.Ensure

accountability and

responsibility

City services companies

Many stakeholders are involved

Utility providers

ICT Companies

NGOs

International, Regional and Multilateral Organizations

Industry associations

Academia, research

organizations and

specialized bodies

Citizens and citizen

organizations

Urban Planners

Standardization bodies

National and regional

governments

Municipalities, City Council and city

administration

3.Achieve political cohesion

4.Build your

SSC

Citizen Focused – Building Trust6.

Ensure accountability

and responsibility

United 4 Smart Sustainable Cities (U4SSC)

U4SSC is a United Nations Initiative coordinated by ITU and UNECE that advocates for public policy to encourage the use of ICTs to facilitate and ease the transition to smart

sustainable cities.

U4SSC was launched by ITU and UNECE to respond to the Sustainable Development Goal 11:

"Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

Supported by:

U4SSC is currently working on the following deliverables:

� Guidelines on tools and mechanisms to finance SSC projects

� Guidelines on strategies for circular cities

� City science application framework

� Blockchain 4 cities

ManizalesManizales

MontevideoMontevideo

and many others…and many others…

KPIs Project for Smart Sustainable Cities to Reach SDGs

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� ICT infrastructure and Access/Usage

� Innovation� Employment� Trade � Productivity� Physical

infrastructure� Public sector

Economy

� Air quality� Water� Noise� Environmental

quality� Biodiversity� Energy

Environment

� Education� Health� Safety� Housing� Culture� Social inclusion

Society and Society and culture

KPIs Dimensions

DubaiDubai

SingaporeSingapore

ValenciaValencia

Buenos AiresBuenos Aires

5.Measure your

city’s progress

Upcoming Events of Interest

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Smart sustainable cities

By reimagining the role of technology and connectivity

in today’s cities, we’re not only addressing current

challenges, but we’re creating countless smart and sustainable solutions

built for the future.