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Lima, Peru, 5 December 2013

Smart Sustainable Cities,a citizens’ perspective

Martin Beaumont,Programme Director, Sustainable

Cities Programme, Avinamartin.beaumont@avina.net

ITU Workshop on Shaping Smart Sustainable Cities (SCC)

in Latin America

(Lima, Peru, 5 December 2013)

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Avina at a glance

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Latin American Foundation born in 1994Near 100 staff members in 15 countries, investing in 212012 budget: USD 72M (USD 25M Avina’s)4,500+ local allies 6 main agendas: energy, water, migrations, Amazon biome, recycling and sustainable cities.

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Latin American City:unequal and unsustainable

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Latin American Cities:more cars, less mobility

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The annual cost of traffic congestion in Sao Paulo equals the city annual budget, i.e. USD 17 billion dollars.

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Sustainable Cities Programme

Our goal: Cities as public goodsPublic = common, visible and openIt means changing the institutions affecting the quality of life in our cities:

Governance: citizens’ views & voice in decision making, M&E, accountability, &.Transactions (malls!), &.Public services: mobility, education, &.

Some examples:Citizens’ participation in decisions affecting their lives (Public Budgets) Citizens’ and their organizations producing information and knowledge (Citizens Monitoring Systems)Authorities and citizens using indicators to track city changes (Target Plans). Authorities reporting against those plans (Cuentas públicas)Local gvmts. using best practices (PCS)

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The Latin American Network of Sustainable Cities

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SSC: data produced by citizens

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SSC: citizens-valued information

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SSC: empowering citizens

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SSC: accountability

“Transparency of 2014 Cup host cities increases, but eight did not reach 50% of grade”.

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SSC: accelerating civic innovations

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Conclusions and Recommendations

SSC requires factoring the understanding of our cities and trends (unequal, barely democratic, &).SSC requires answering the basic questions:

What is our vision for the city? Fairer, safer, resilient, democratic, sustainable.What view of sustainabilty? New economy more than green economy (cars with etanol).What do we need to measure? Quality of life from citizens perspective (what we measure is what we see and manage –indicators).What kind of technology do we need? One that empowers citizens: not only data suppliers but open-end networked users, producing knowledge to change the city. (technology as a bridge).

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