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United Smart Cities: towards UNECE-approved smart cities indicators
Measuring Progress: Achieving Smarter CitiesGeospatial World Forum 2015
26-27 May 2015, Lisbon, Portugal
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Domenica CarrieroHousing and Land Management Unit
Forests, Land and Housing Division
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
Outline
• “United Smart Cities” project:
– activities
– objectives
– partners
– cities and events
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– cities and events
• The indicator set
• The intergovernmental process
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Outline
• “United Smart Cities” project:
– activities
– objectives
– partners
– cities and events
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– cities and events
• The indicator set
• The intergovernmental process
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UNECE Smart city definition
An inclusive, safe, resilient, sustainable
and “connected” city for all
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Proposed SDG 11
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UNECE smart cities initiative: Summary of activities
Phase 1
- Methodology
- Pilot cities
Phase 2
Phase 3
«UNITED SMART CITIES» project - launched in May 2014
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- Pilot cities
- Smart city profiles
- City action plan
- Implementation of recommendations
Phase 3
- Measuring
- Monitoring and benchmarking
- Reporting changes
Parallel activities
- Meetings and capacity building workshops
- Website to disseminate information (platform)
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Objectives
Help national and local authorities to
Promote KNOWLEDGE and BEST PRACTICES TRANSFER on sustainable urban development
Extend the concept of smart cities to LOW- and MEDIUM INCOME
economies
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Identify and develop smart FINANCING MECHANISMS
Help national and local authorities to develop POLICIES on sustainable urban
development
Establish partnerships and COOPERATION between stakeholders
Improve the inhabitants’ QUALITY OF LIFE
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Outputs
1. Development of a set of
indicators for evaluating a smart
and sustainable city
2. Preparation of smart city
profiles with recommendations
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3. Creation of a multi-stakeholder
platform and content hub for smart
city initiatives
profiles with recommendations
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Partners
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The selected cities
Pilot cities
• Goris - Armenia
• Vologda – Russian Fed.
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• Vologda – Russian Fed. Stavropol – Russian Fed.
• Aktau – Kazakhstan
• Dushanbe - Tajikistan
• Polotsk - Belarus
• Vinnitsa – Ukraine
• Tbc – Albania
• Tbc - Georgia
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Outline
• “United Smart Cities” project:
– activities
– objectives
– partners
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– cities and events
• The indicator set
• The intergovernmental process
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Urban Indicators: yes & not
• Helpful tool to:
- set priorities
- measure changes
- evaluate the current status of a city
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• are not a remedy as such
- evaluate the current status of a city
- serve as a starting point for action
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Sources
More than 25 worldwide initiatives
Available statistical data (EUROSTAT, Urban Audit, World-
Bank, WHO, FAO etc.)
Thematic maps (likelihood of drought, earthquakes, flooding,
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precipitations)
Other (perception surveys, check lists, expert judgement etc.)
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Methodology: indicators
Approach3 main areas10 development fields
Criteria:• Data availability• Available references• Implementation options
Developed by a consortium of partners – leading partnerEnvironment Agency Austria
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10 development fields60 measurable indicators
• Implementation options• Feasibility of measures
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Outline
• “United Smart Cities” project:
– activities
– objectives
– partners
– cities and events
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– cities and events
• The indicator set
• The intergovernmental process
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Smart City Indicators – the political process
• 2013: survey “Challenges and priorities for the UNECE region”
• 2013: 74th session of the Committee on Housing and Land Management - smart cities as one of the main priorities for member States
• 2014: 75th session of the Committee on Housing and Land Management - smart cities enters the program of work of UNECE with the project “United Smart Cities”
• 2015: 76th sessionof the Committee on Housing and Land Management – eventual endorsement of the set of the smart cities indicators
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set of the smart cities indicators
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Smart City Indicators – Milestones for the adoption of the list of indicators
• 2014: Development of the draft list of indicators
• 2015: Draft indicators tested in the pilot city of Goris, Armenia for feasibility
• 2015, 11 May : Expert Consultation, Geneva, Switzerland – to discuss indicators among experts from several sectors
• 2015, 4 and 5 June: Workshop and Committee Bureau meeting, Rakvere, Estonia – starting point of the
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• 2015, 4 and 5 June: Workshop and Committee Bureau meeting, Rakvere, Estonia – starting point of the intergovernmental dialog
• 2015, July: draft sent to the member States focal points for comments
• 2015, September: eventual second negotiation session
• 2015, 14-15 December: Committee will be invited to adopt the indicators
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Thank you for your attention
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