15 July 2024
12:00 -15:00 UTC / 14:00 - 17:00 CEST
- Standards development for SDGs: The webinar provided an opportunity to help scope out the standards needed for cities to address the 17 UN SDGs, aiming to understand their interplay between these goals and various aspects of cities, and build a roadmap to develop standards as needed.
- Existing standards and SDO efforts: There are already many relevant international standards, such as those providing guidance, or being used as assessment tools that support cities in advancing to achieve the SDGs.
- Global exchange and reporting: The webinar offered an opportunity for SDOs, cities, and practitioners globally to exchange their experiences and lessons learned.
The objectives included but were not limited to:
- Learning how the SDGs can be mapped with different aspects of Cities
- Understanding how standards can help cities achieve and report on UN SDGs
- Reviewing key SDG topics and relevant tools that cities can use
- Identifying gaps in the standards landscape for cities
- Collecting and reflect on expectations and feedback from cities
- Learning how to embed standards in a city’s Sustainable Digital Transformation process
Participation in the webinar was open to all interested stakeholders including city representatives and city administrators, National Standards Bodies (NSBs), Members of IEC, ISO and ITU, domain experts and sector practitioners, ITU Member States, Sector Members, Associates and Academic Institutions and to any individual from a country that was a member of ITU and who wishes to contribute to the work. This included individuals who were also members of international, regional and national organizations. Participation was free of charge.
PROGRAMME
12:00 - 12:15 UTC
14:00 - 14:15 CEST
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Opening Remarks
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Michael Mulquin, IEC-ISO-ITU J-SCTF Leader
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Bernard Gindroz, IEC-ISO-ITU J-SCTF Leader
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Hyoung Jun Kim, IEC-ISO-ITU J-SCTF Leader
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12:15 - 12:30 UTC
14:15 - 14:30 CEST
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Viewing Cities Through the Lens of the UN SDGs
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Kishor Narang, T&FG3 Leader, ISO-IEC-ITU Joint-SCTF
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12:30 - 12:45 UTC
14:30 - 14:45 CEST
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Responsible AI in Cities: Opportunities and Challenges for Advancing the Sustainable Development Goals
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Soumaya Ben Dhaou, Research Specialist, United Nations University (UNU-EGOV)
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12:45 - 13:00 UTC
14:45 - 15:00 CEST
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Dubai's Role in Advancing Global Standards and SDGs
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Okan Geray, Strategic Advisor, Dubai Digital Authority
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13:00 - 13:15 UTC
15:00 - 15:15 CEST
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Pioneering UN SDG Journey by Using and Contributing to International Standards Development
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Xu Yan, Director, Free Trade Joint Innovation Bureau, China-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city (member of ISSCC)
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13:15 - 13:30 UTC
15:15 - 15:30 CEST
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ICLEI Perception to Cities in Achieving UN SDGs
- Monika Heyder, Senior Expert Digital and Green Transformation, ICLEI
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13:30 - 14:20 UTC
15:30 - 16:20 CEST
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Panel Discussion with Smart Cities Experts: Standards as Tools for Cities to Achieve the UN SDGs
Moderator: Kishor Narang, T&FG3 Leader, ISO-IEC-ITU Joint-SCTF
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Holger Robrecht
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Ramon Ferri
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Shanfeng Dong
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Ziqin Sang
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Hao Hu
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Martin Brynskov
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14:20 - 14:50 UTC
16:20 - 16:50 CEST
| Q&A Session
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