Smart cities

The ‘smart city’ is an urban development concept that applies new technologies (AI, IoT, ICT, etc.) to make people’s life more sustainable, resilient, adaptive, and efficient. A smart city relies on an ecosystem of objects and services that interact with each other and serve their users. The cooperation between local and regional governments, States, international organizations and other relevant stakeholders is key to identify the best path to develop and regulate smart city initiatives that respect human rights, improve public services, promote civic participation, while enhancing urban resilience. That is why the GCH engages to promote the voice of local and regional governments in relevant multilateral State-led processes, in particular at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).