This practical guide, drawn up by AFD and IDDRI, is intended to assist local authorities in meeting the challenge of a smooth digital transition with all city stakeholders: decision-makers, technical teams, inhabitants and users, operators, urban project implementers.
The guide
Digital, urban development and local authorities
“A smart sustainable city is an innovative city that uses information and communication technologies (ICTs) and other means to improve quality of life, efficiency of urban operation and services, and competitiveness, while ensuring that it meets the needs of present and future generations with respect to economic, social, environmental as well as cultural aspects.”
International Telecommunications Union, 2016.
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The purpose of this guide
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Overview of the guide
This guide is designed to raise local authority awareness of the opportunities digital tools offer for their action, but also to emphasise their responsibilities.
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The authors
This guide was written by: Laure Criqui, Pierre-Arnaud Barthel and Alexandra Jaunet (Initiatives)
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Download the guide
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