Localised and connected sustainable value creation
What makes people and organizations want to be part of the global movement towards smarter and more sustainable society. How can cities and communities act locally with the combined resources of a global community?
ASEAN Cities and U4SSC
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a regional intergovernmental organization comprising ten countries in Southeast Asia, which promotes intergovernmental cooperation and facilitates economic, political, security, military, educational, and sociocultural integration among its members and other countries in Asia.
Using United Cities Digital as a vehicle for sharing knowledge, several ASEAN cities and regional partners will explore the U4SSC KPIs as a tool for sustainable urban development
Impact PlayGround 24
Impact PlayGround 24 is a glocal event involving both local communities, social entrepreneurs, cities and other stakeholders involved in sustainable value creation. This Playground is part of an ongoing prototyping to deliver
Slumcode Hub Nairobi
The United for Smart and Sustainable Cities and Communities Implementation Program (U4SSC-IP) aims to build smarter and more sustainable cities worldwide. The U4SSC IP Leader is Ms Kari Eik, Secretary General of the Organization for International Economic Relations (OiER)
United Smart Cities Vienna Lab
30 May 2018: The first United Smart Cities (USC) Smart City LAB has opened in Vienna, Austria, to support the creation of solutions for smart sustainable cities across the globe. The LAB will develop and implement urban sustainability projects in cities in the areas of education, health, infrastructure, mobility, energy and Internet of Things (IoT), among others, and will support the acceleration of new projects.
Ålesund Future Lab – U4SSC IP
The Municipality of Ålesund established Ålesund Futurelab - U4SSC ip in November 2019, as the second lab of this kind in Europe. The lab is a collaboration with the UNs program for smart and sustainable development - United for Smart Sustainable Cities (U4SSC).
The Futurelab is a project to help achieve UN's Sustainable Development Goals, and is a partnership with actors from private business, academia and the public sector.
The UN’s KPI-analysis for cities and regions, with key indicators for sustainability and smart development, are the base for the work of the partnerships in Ålesund Futurelab.
Youth Advocates Ghana
YAG works to transform the lives of children and youth by improving access to information and enhance participation in sexual and reproductive health, education and livelihood programmes
Geneva UN Chater Centre of Excellence
SDG City Transitions
The Excellence Centre in Trondheim supports the work of the UNECE on smart and sustainable transitions of cities and communities