1. U4SSC

2. Rome Declaration and launch of U4SSC
18-19 May 2016, Rome, Italy, at the Forum on “Shaping smarter and more sustainable cities:
striving for sustainable development goals”
Launch of the U4SSC
Rome Declaration

3. Approval of ToR 21-22 July 2016, Geneva at the 1st meeting of U4SSC
The main objectives of the meeting were:
approve the terms of reference of the U4SSC working groups
formulate proposals for the U4SSC Action Plan
collect feedback on the KPIs for smart sustainable cities elaborated by ITU and UNECE together with other stakeholders
U4SSC is a global initiative which provides a global platform for smart cities stakeholders to advocate for public policies to encourage the use of ICT and facilitate the transition to smart sustainable cities.

4. The working groups of U4SSC
H.E. Daiva Matoniene (Lithuania) and Nasser Al Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates)
U4SSC Co-Chairmen
Maria Lluïsa Marsal (Future Cities Catapult) & Tomás Llorente (SETSI, Spain)
WG1: Setting the Framework
John Smiciklas (BOMA) & Hazem Galal (PwC)
WG2: Connecting Cities and Communities
Kari Eik (OiER) & Okan Geray (Smart Dubai)
WG3: Enhancing Innovation and Participation
Paolo Gemma (Huawei)
U4SSC Vice-Chairman

5. Published deliverables
City use cases: Best practices to successfully implement Sustainable Development Goal 11 and the New Urban Agenda
Case studies on Smart Governance, Smart Economy and Smart People
Connecting cities and communities with the SDGs
Mapping the U4SSC deliverables and case studies to the SDGs
Mapping the U4SSC deliverables and case studies to existing international agreements and conventions
Tentative Future Avenues for Exploration in U4SSC

6. Objectives of the 2nd meeting of U4SSC
2nd Meeting of the U4SSC initiative, 5 April 2017, Manizales, Colombia
Objectives
Discuss and present the first set of deliverables from each Working Group of the U4SSC
Deliberate on the future activities of the working groups and develop an action plan for the coming year
Review the Terms of Reference of U4SSC and appoint a new U4SSC Co-Chairman
Engage in discussions on the development of the Global Smart Sustainable City Index