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Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –
Moscow has received a certificate as part of the UN international initiative United for Smart Sustainable Cities (U4SSC). This was reported by Natalia Sergunina, Deputy Mayor of Moscow.
U4SSC is a global initiative aimed at improving the quality of urban governance. Its participants adhere to common approaches to measuring the main criteria for the development of megacities.
“The capital has once again confirmed its status as one of the most technologically advanced megacities in the world. When assessing, experts took into account 90 indicators of innovative development. They cover several key areas – from the economy and the environment to society and culture,” said Natalia Sergunina.
In particular, international experts noted the almost complete coverage of Moscow with high-speed Internet (98.9 percent). 97 percent of residents use it daily.
High standards
Moscow uses potentialall advanced technologies – blockchain, metaverses, the Internet of Things and other innovations. Every year, over 300 IT projects are implemented in the capital, with artificial intelligence already involved in more than 90 of them. Last year alone, 25 Moscow developments were awarded prestigious Russian and international awards in the field of digitalization.
In 2021, the capital received certificates of compliance with two international standards at once: ISO 37 120 “Sustainable Communities – Indicators for Urban Services and Quality of Life” and ISO 37 122 “Sustainable Cities and Communities – Indicators for Smart Cities”.
Moscow was awarded a Smart Cities Certificate among the first 10 megacities in the world. The assessment was conducted according to 80 criteria reflecting the effectiveness of the use of technological solutions in all industries.
City as a service
Today, the main capital portal mos.ru offers more than 420 electronic services and services, covering all areas – from health care and education to culture and housing and utilities. The number of daily requests from city residents exceeds two million, and the total number of registered users of the portal is 15.9 million, specified in Moscow Department of Information Technology.
Thanks to digitalization, residents no longer need to provide more than a billion different certificates. With the help of online tools, Muscovites actively participate in the development of the capital: they make decisions and share proposals. On the platform “City of Ideas”More than 200 thousand initiatives in the fields of healthcare, transport, entrepreneurship and others have been collected. Hundreds of them are implemented annually.
The project celebrated its 10th anniversary in the spring. “Active Citizen”, which united more than seven million people. With its help, city residents choose which parks, courtyards and squares need to be improved, how clinics and cultural institutions should work, vote for the names of streets and metro stations. More than four thousand decisions have already been implemented.
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