14 tSeptember 2016, Geneva

Daiva Matonienė Co-chair of U4SSC Initiative (ITU),

Viceminister of the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania

COOPERATION AND JOINT EFFORTS FOR SMART SUSTAINABLE CITIES

WHAT IS YOUR IQ?

Their Intellectual coefficient 168 Bill Gates

Albert Einstein

LT IQ FOR SMART BUILDINGS AND SUSTAINABLE CITIES...

Quadrom business center in Lithuania

Green buildings in Amsterdam

WHAT COULD BE THE MAIN INDICATORS?

Happiness index

„Gross National Happiness is more important than Gross National Product“

By: HM. Jigme Singye Wangchuk

TWO MAIN PRIORITIES FOR DECISION MAKERS

WHAT IS THE „SMART“ IDEA?

Specific

Mesasurable

Achievable

Realistic

Time-bound

SMART CARS…

SMART CITIES…

WHAT ABOUT SUSTAINBLE AND GREEN CITIES?

There are three main pillars of sustainable and green cities: Urban Communication Technology; Transport and mobility; Energy use. Energy efficiency. I will focus on Energy use, how Lithuania has achieved in Energy efficient field.

SMART SUSTAINABLE AIRCRAFT

75% of EU’s housing stock is currently not energy efficient.

Vice-President of Energy Union Maroš Šefčovič

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50% of the EU's annual energy consumption in buildings and industries heating and cooling sector

In February 2016, the European Commission approved an EU Heating strategy. This is the first strategy addressed to optimize buildings' and industries' heating and cooling sector.

LITHUANIAN ENERGY EFFICIENCY PRACTICAL EXAMPLE

Lithuanian success formula since 2013-more than 1300 buildings renovated,3500 in process

GOOD FOR AND LOWER CARBON EMISSIONS, RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE

Modernization possibility to reduce energy consumption up to 50- 80 % By implementing the Programme also are solved environmental protection issues (reduction CO² emission, urban environment, cities regeneration plans, etc.)

What is the most important goal for achieving

all 17 sustainable goals?

PARTNERSHIP Partnership and team work is the main condition for success.

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increase community inclusion

Local and regional authorities are the key players where theory is moving to practice, place there legal requirements becomes practical actions with visible results.

PARTNERSHIP FOR SMART SUSTAINABLE CITIES

Leadership with ITU ITU commitment to connect the World; ICT can connect whole world; PPP networks at national and international level.

To reach the goal, you must go ! H. Fe Balzac

FOR BETTER COOPERATION…

In 2016 ITU and UNECE launched "United for Smart Sustainable Cities" (U4SSC)

U4ssc is innovative and useful platform for exchange the best practice and find the best solutions for Smart Sustainable cities.

6th ITU GREEN STANDARDS WEEK Montevideo, Urugvay, 5-9 September 2016

Signed Montevideo Declaration 14 main topics help to provide a sound resource base, catalogue best practices for smart city expeditions and foster the development of international standards to facilitate smart sustainable city transitions.

„I am an optimist. I have no ideas what is the reason to be something else“

Winston Churchill

The greatest asset in the world is friendship and honest communication.

John Kehoe

Thank you UNECE for cooperation !