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ICT ENERGY EFFICIENCY

overarching categories, one of which as well as economies of scale. The and initiatives, especially between
is environmental sustainability. Under ITU Study Group on IoT, smart the ICT sector and the energy sector,
this indicator, the cities are measuring cities and communities develops and between public and private
air quality, CO2 emissions, energy use, international standards to ensure entities, will be essential to enhance
and indoor pollution. Recently, ITU this, and encourages the coordinated energy efficiency and make the Paris
published a case study on Singapore’s development of IoT technologies. agreement targets a reality.
efforts to apply smart city innovations,
providing a valuable reference point to PARTNERSHIPS FOR SUCCESS Only by collaborating together, pooling
other cities pursuing greater efficiency Since 2007, ITU has been committed resources, avoiding duplication of
and sustainability. to increasing awareness of the effort, and concentrating on our core
potential of ICTs, promoting competencies will we harness the
ITU standards have an important innovation, and establishing standards power of ICTs to reduce global CO2
role to play. Standards are essential to ensure that ICTs maximize energy emissions, and thus help to minimize
for the interoperability of city efficiency. the negative impact of climate change
systems, and to achieve consistent for billions of people, leading to a
levels of performance and quality, New and innovative partnerships better and more secure future for all. l

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