Page 3 - U4SSC Snapshot, Møre og Romsdal, Norway, November 2021

Introduction
Foreword
Norway is generally divided into five regions, which largely represent areas with a common
This publication has been developed by ITU within the framework
language and culture: Northern Norway, Trøndelag, Western Norway, Southern Norway
of the United for Smart Sustainable Cities (U4SSC) initiative. It
and Eastern Norway. Western Norway is a region which consists of three counties: Møre og
provides a visual overview on a city’s performance to benchmark
Romsdal, Vestland and Rogaland.
in the Key Performance Indicators for Smart Sustainable Cities.
The visual representation highlights a city’s performance in each
The U4SSC KPIs, which are based on Recommendation ITU-T Y.4903, have been implemented
dimension and subdimension of the KPIs for SSC based on the
in the cities of Møre og Romsdal County, Norway.
inherited benchmark value of each indicator. This set of KPIs for
SSC was developed to establish the criteria to evaluate ICTs’
This benchmark was developed by combining and analyzing the data from 26* municipalities in
contributions in making cities smarter and more sustainable, and
Møre og Romsdal. These are: Ålesund, Kristiansund, Molde, Aukra, Aure, Averøy, Fjord, Giske,
to provide cities with the means for self-assessments.
Gjemnes, Hareid, Herøy, Hustadvika, Ørsta, Rauma, Sande, Smøla, Stranda, Sula, Sunndal,
Surnadal, Sykkylven, Tingvoll, Ulsten, Vanylven, Vestes, Volda.

These visual representations highlight the county’s performance in each dimension and
Disclaimer
subdimension of the KPIs for SSC based on the inherited benchmark value of each indicator.
The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors
and do not necessarily reflect the views of the contributing
This set of KPIs for SSC was developed to establish the criteria to evaluate ICTs’ contributions
organizations.
in making cities smarter and more sustainable, and to provide cities with the means for self-
assessments.
Any references made to specific countries, companies, products,
initiatives, policies, framework or guidelines do not in any way
* Sula and Giske municipalities are included in the data for Ålesund.
imply that they are endorsed or recommended by ITU, the
authors, or any other organization that the authors are affiliated
with, in preference to others of similar nature that are not
mentioned.

This publication is intended for informational purposes only. The
results and interim findings presented are a work in progress, as
the KPIs (Recommendation ITU-T Y.4903/L.1603) implemented in
the city during the first phase of the project are being refined to
improve the applicability of these KPIs to all cities. The revision
of the KPIs may alter their scope and definition as well as the
required data collection process.

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