1. The 3 Working Groups of the U4SSC initiative
Cristina Bueti 21 July 2016

2. United for Smart Sustainable Cities (U4SSC)
Setting the Framework WG
Urban planning
Policy, standards & regulation
Key performance indicators
U4SSC is a global platform for smart city stakeholders which advocates for public policy to encourage the use of ICTs to facilitate the transition to smart sustainable cities.
Connecting Cities and Communities WG
Smart living
Smart mobility
Smart environment
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Enhancing Innovation & Participation
1st meeting of U4SSC on July Geneva, Switzerland WG
Smart governance
Smart people
Smart economy

3. United for Smart Sustainable Cities (U4SSC) Team
U4SSC Co-Chairmen H.E. Ms Daiva Matoniene (Lithuania) and Nasser Al Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates)
WG1 - Setting the Framework Co-Chairmen Maria Lluïsa Marsal (Future Catapult) and Tomás Llorente (SETSI, Spain)
WG2 - Connecting Cities and Communities Co-Chairmen John Smiciklas (BOMA) and Hazem Galal (PwC)
WG3 - Enhancing Innovation and Participation Co-Chairmen Kari Eik (OiR) and Okan Geray (Smart Dubai)

4. Responsibilities of each WG
Each working will be tasked with the following activities:
To develop a work plan
To develop a set of deliverables that may include drafting policy papers and issues papers on topics related to the working groups of the U4SSC
To promote its activities through events and campaigns
To support the development of smart city guidelines by U4SSC.

5. Responsibilities of the WGs participants
To select the WG(s) they wish to join and inform their partners accordingly
To follow closely any global discussions on smart cities which may be relevant to the U4SSC
To recognize using universal design from the beginning as recognized by UNCRPD and to work with other ITU-T study groups specializing in accessibility and human factors.
To bring their expertise on diverse subjects within the smart and sustainable urban development field to the discussions of their respective WG(s)
To promote the implementation of SDGs, in particular SDG11, through U4SSC
To encourage smart city transitions through events, conferences and trainings
To ensure that there is no overlap with existing initiatives within the United Nations on smart cities or sustainable cities and other related urban development topic
To keep an eye on bottom up initiatives that are ICT enabled and not linked to government initiatives
To collect relevant case studies and good practices on smart sustainable city related topics.

6. Advisory Board for Smart Sustainable Cities structure

7. We look forward to working with you!
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