1. Cristina Bueti, Adviser, ITU Shaping Smart Sustainable Cities

2. Todo lo que puede ser imaginado es real Pablo Picasso All that can be imagined is real

3. Which Cities? Smart? Digital? Inclusive? Creative? Innovative? Sustainable?

4. What is the city but the people? William Shakespeare

5. A Glance from the Present to the Future (Forecasts from 2010 to 2020) 50.6 54.9 People living in cities, per cent 740 1480 Produced output in USD per ton CO 2 emitted 30.6 32 Global emissions of CO 2, Gt 1 8 Number of electric and hybrid cars globally, million cars 6.8 7.5 Global population, billion people 1.9 9.1 Share of wind energy in the total electricity production globally 7 20 Share of renewable in the EU out of total energy production, per cent

6. The Role of Green ICT Standards in Shaping Smart Sustainable Cities S tandardizing M onitoring A ccounting R ethinking T ransforming Call to Action on Smart Sustainable Cities Paris, France

7. Transforming tomorrow… … smart thinking is here already!

8. Tomorrow's cities, today's technologies Boston, USA Songdo, Korea London, UK Amsterdam, The Netherlands Dublin, Ireland Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Barcelona, Spain Johannesburg, South Africa Masdar, UAE Singapore Turin, Italy

9. Turin Roadmap: Towards a Planet of Smart Sustainable Cities 1. Defining: Smart sustainable cities. 2. Engaging cities: Charter for Smart Sustainable Cities with measurable objectives. 3. Adopting a holistic approach: enhance cooperation among all relevant smart city stakeholders. 4. Standardizing: methodology for assessing the environmental impact of ICTs in cities in collaboration with relevant organisations and experts. 5. Developing: set of key performance indicators (KPIs) 6. Best practices and lessons learned: exchange platform of successful practices. 7. Behavioral change for sustainable development. 8. Advocacy: on-going dialogue on cities and smart sustainable city policies. 9. Measuring success: create pilot demonstration and business models 10. Mobilizing expertise: in relevant ITU Study Groups, and other groups as appropriate to pursue work in this important area.

10. What ITU does to shape Smart Sustainable Cities… ITU-T Study Group 5 Environment and Climate Change Focus Group on Smart Sustainable Cities Focus Group on Smart Water Management Organized by ITU and Telefónica

11. Research & Development Demonstrate the potential GHG abatement of “Greening by ICTs” solutions in Korea between 2011 and 2020; The methodology used is Recommendation ITU-T L.1410.

12. Moving forward on Smart Sustainable Cities… Workshop on Smart Sustainable Cities – Lima, Peru, 5 December 2013 3 rd Meeting of the Focus Group on Smart Sustainable Cities – Lima, Peru, 6 December 2013 ITU-T Study Group 5 meeting - Lima, Peru, 2-13 December 2013 ITU/UNESCO Events on Smart Sustainable Cities – Montevideo, Uruguay, 11-14 March 2014 Other ITU events… Greening the Future: Bridging the Standardization Gap on Environmental Sustainability - Colombo, Sri Lanka, 3-4 October 2013 ITU/CITEL Workshop on Environmentally Sound Management of E-waste - Mendoza, Argentina, 9 October 2013 Joint Coordination Activity on ICT and Climate Change – Lima, Peru, 5 December 2013 Meeting of the Focus Group on Smart Water Management – Lima, Peru, 10 December 2013.

13. Envisioning a Sustainable Future… The role of international standards and policies is key. Smart sustainable city should be seen as a “System of Systems”. City leaders to partner effectively with other levels of governments, ICT industry, NGOs, Universities, etc.

14. “Work for the good of the society of young people and the elderly” 22 July 2013, Pope Francis

15. Links & Additional Information ITU-T and climate change http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/climatechange ITU and climate change http://www.itu.int/climate ITU Symposia & Events on ICTs and Climate Change http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/worksem/climatechange Contact Cristina Bueti: greenstandard@itu.int

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