What is this ISO/TS 37107 - Maturity model for smart sustainable communities about?
ISO/TS 37107 discusses sustainable cities and communities to transform our cities. ISO/TS 37107 provides a top-level maturity model for smart sustainable communities (MMSSC), that are used for self-assessment by individual cities and communities and as the basis for cross-city benchmarking.
The MMSSC is a simple way for community leaders to assess how mature their community is in its journey towards adoption of good practices as set out in ISO standards for sustainable and smart-enabled development; to identify strengths and weaknesses, and then to quickly find their way to the international standards and guidance that are most relevant to their needs.
Who is ISO/TS 37107 - Maturity model for smart sustainable communities for?
ISO/TS 37107 on maturity model for smart sustainable communities is useful for:
- City CEOs
- Sustainability officers
- Smart city managers
- Compliance managers
- Policy advisors, NGOs, and consultants who are planning their city’s long term sustainability agenda
Why should you use ISO/TS 37107- Maturity model for smart sustainable communities?
ISO/TS 37107 is developed in response to an increasing demand from city and community leaders for a simple-to-use, high-level diagnostic tool that will give them an overview of the extent to which they are implementing good practices. The maturity model described in this document has been developed in close collaboration with several pilot cities, including Birmingham, UK; Cambridge, UK; Glasgow, UK; London, UK; Peterborough, UK; Dubai, UAE; Tianjin, China; Singapore; Moscow, Russia; Sydney, Australia.
ISO/TS 37107 discusses terms and definitions, methodology and structure, MMSSC design, an overview of the MMSSC structure, dimensions and characteristics of a sustainable and smart-enabled community, levels of maturity, structure and use of the MMSSC, MMSSC achievement criteria, and documents that help communities to address each dimension of the MMSSC.
The United Nations (UN) sustainable development agenda, “Transforming Our World: 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, was adopted by world leaders in New York in September 2015. Through 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets, this agenda aims to end poverty and promote prosperity and well-being by 2030, while reducing the adverse impact of human activities on the environment. The UN SDGs address cities directly through Goal 11, which aims to “Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable”.
