WCCD ISO 37120 Standardized City data to meet UN SDG Targets - presented at the UN World Data Forum 2017

1. WCCD ISO 37120 STANDARDIZED CITY DATA TO MEET
UN SDG TARGETS
UN WORLD DATA FORUM
Presented by: James Patava
www.dataforcities.org
WORLD COUNCIL ON CITY DATA
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2. PUBLICATION OF
THE FIRST ISO
STANDARD FOR
CITIES - 2014

3. ISO 37120 OVERVIEW
ISO 37120 includes 100 indicators (46 core and 54 supporting),
which are structured around the following 17 themes
Economy
Education
Energy
Environment
Finance
Fire & Emergency
Response
Governance
Health
Recreation
Safety
Shelter
Solid Waste
Telecommunications
Transportation
Urban Planning
Wastewater
Water & Sanitation
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4. WORLD COUNCIL ON CITY DATA
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INCLUSIVE

5. WCCD CERTIFICATION LEVELS
ASPIRATIONAL BRONZE SILVER GOLD PLATINUM
30-45 Core
Indicators
46-59
Indicators
46 Core +
0-13 Supporting
60-75
Indicators
46 Core +
14-29 Supporting
76-90
Indicators
46 Core +
30-44 Supporting
91-100
Indicators
46 Core +
45-54 Supporting
WCCD certification levels are based on the number of indicators reported
by the city. The WCCD offers a wide range of certification levels.
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6. WORLD COUNCIL ON CITY DATA
250,000 – 500,000
500,000 – 750,000
750,000 – 1,000,000
1,000,000 – 5,000,000
10,000,000 +
5,000,000 – 10,000,000
WELCOMING CITIES OF ALL SIZES
TO BECOME ISO 37120 CERTIFIED
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100,000 – 250,000
50,000 – 100,000
0 – 50,000

7. WCCD FOUNDATION AND ISO 37120 CERTIFIED CITIES

8. ISO 37120
Indicators for
Smart Cities
ISO 37122
Indicators for
Resilient Cities
ISO 37123
ISO FAMILY OF STANDARDS
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9. THE WCCD OPEN CITY DATA PORTAL
BUILDING HIGH QUALITY CITY DATA
WORLD COUNCIL ON CITY DATA
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10. HOW INNOVATIVE IS MY CITY?
High number of new patents registered per 100,000 population
BOSTON, USA
190

11. HOW DO PEOPLE MOVE AROUND MY CITY?
High percentage of commuters using alternative transportation
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
74%

12. HOW CONNECTED IS MY CITY?
Number of commercial flights
AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
212 792
Per year

13. HOW INNOVATIVE IS MY CITY?
High number of higher education degrees per 100,000
TORONTO, CANADA
45,875

14. LOS ANGELES, USA
12,316
HOW PROSPEROUS IS MY CITY?
High number of businesses per 100,000

15. THE WCCD OPEN CITY DATA PORTAL
ANALYTICS FOR BENCHMARKING AND CITY-TO-CITY LEARNING
CHOOSE A THEME

16. CHOOSE AN INDICATOR
THE WCCD OPEN CITY DATA PORTAL
ANALYTICS FOR BENCHMARKING AND CITY-TO-CITY LEARNING
18.1
18.2
18.3
18.4
18.5
HIGH-CAPACITY PUBLIC TRANSIT
LIGHT PASSENGER PUBLIC TRANSIT
PUBLIC TRANSIT TRIPS
NUMBER OF AUTOMOBILES
MODE SHARE
18.6
18.7
NUMBER OF 2-WHEELED VEHICLES
BICYCLE PATHS
18.8 TRANSPORTATION FATALITIES
18.9 COMMERCIAL AIR CONNECTIVITY

17. CHOOSE AN INDICATOR
THE WCCD OPEN CITY DATA PORTAL
ANALYTICS FOR BENCHMARKING AND CITY-TO-CITY LEARNING
18.1
18.2
18.3
18.4
18.5
HIGH-CAPACITY PUBLIC TRANSIT
LIGHT PASSENGER PUBLIC TRANSIT
PUBLIC TRANSIT TRIPS
NUMBER OF AUTOMOBILES
MODE SHARE
18.6
18.7
NUMBER OF 2-WHEELED VEHICLES
BICYCLE PATHS
18.8 TRANSPORTATION FATALITIES
18.9 COMMERCIAL AIR CONNECTIVITY

18. AN ACCESSIBLE CITY
KM OF HIGH CAPACITY PUBLIC TRANSIT PER 100,000 POPULATION

19. THE WCCD AND `ISO 37120
SUPPORTING NATIONAL REPORTING ON THE
GLOBAL GOALS – SDGs 2016-2030
WORLD COUNCIL ON CITY DATA
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20. Argentina 91.9
Netherlands 91
Australia 89.6
United Arab Emirates 85.8
United Kingdom 82.8
Canada 82
USA 81.8
WHY SDG COUNTRY MONITORING MUST BE INFORMED BY CITY DATA
Percentage Urban

21. WHY SDG COUNTRY MONITORING MUST BE INFORMED BY CITY DATA
40.9
48.8
73.8
83.5
81.8
47.1
56.3
77.0
86.0
84.2
55.9
64.2
82.0
88.7 87.4
0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
80.0
90.0
100.0
Africa Asia Europe South America North America
%ofPopulationResidinginUrbanAreas
World Urbanization
2016 2030 2050

25. Proposed SDG Target WCCD Indicator Recommendation(s) for Alignment with
Global Standard, ISO 37120
1.2 By 2030, reduce at least by half the proportion of men,
women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its
dimensions according to national definitions
• 5.3 Percentage of population living in poverty
• 15.1 Percentage of population living in slums
• Employment percentage change based on the last 5
years
1.4 By 2030, ensure that all men and women, in particular the
poor and the vulnerable, have equal rights to economic
resources, as well as access to basic services, ownership and
control over land and other forms of property, inheritance,
natural resources, appropriate new technology and financial
services, including microfinance
• 15.3 Percentage of households that exist without
registered legal titles
• 21.1 Percentage of population with potable water
service
• 19.3 Areal size of informal settlements as a
percentage of city area
• 15.2 Number of homeless per 100 000 population
• 21.3 Percentage of population with access to
improved sanitation
• 20.1 Percentage of population served by wastewater
collection
1.5 By 2030, build the resilience of the poor and those in
vulnerable situations and reduce their exposure and
vulnerability to climate-related extreme events and other
economic, social and environmental shocks and disasters
• 10.3 Number of natural disaster related deaths per
100 000 population

26. ISO 37120 5.3 Percentage of city population living in
poverty

29. Proposed SDG Target WCCD Indicator Recommendation(s) for Alignment with Global
Standard, ISO 37120
8.1 Sustain per capita economic growth in
accordance with national circumstances and, in
particular, at least 7 per cent gross domestic
product growth per annum in the least
developed countries
 City Product per capita (USD)
 Average household income (USD)
 5.1 City’s unemployment rate
 5.2 Assessed value of commercial and industrial properties
as a percentage of total assessed value of all properties
8.2 Achieve higher levels of economic productivity
through diversification, technological upgrading
and innovation, including through a focus on
high-value added and labour-intensive sectors
 5.7 Number of new patents per 100 000 population per year
 6.7 Number of higher education degrees per 100 000
population
 Employment percentage change based on the last 5 years
8.3 Promote development-oriented policies that
support productive activities, decent job
creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and
innovation, and encourage the formalization
and growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized
enterprises, including through access to
financial services
 5.6 Number of businesses per 100 000 population
 Average household income (USD)
 5.1 City’s unemployment rate
 5.2 Assessed value of commercial and industrial properties as
a percentage of total assessed value of all properties.
 5.3 Percentage of city population living in poverty

30. ISO 37120 5.1 Unemployment rate

31. Target 11. 6 By 2030, reduce the adverse per capita environmental impacts of cities, including by
paying special attention to air quality, municipal and other waste management.
ISO 37120 8.1 PM 2.5

32. PM2.5
CONCENTRATION
25 µg/m3
SDGs AND DATA-INFORMED TARGETS
CITY 2 – AIR QUALITY
2014 2015 2020 2025 2030
CITY 1
CITY 2
CITY 3
CITY 4
CITY 5
SDG 11.6 - By 2030, reduce the
adverse per capita environmental
impacts of cities, including by
paying special attention to air
quality, municipal and other waste
management.

33. WORKING WITH NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS IN BUILDING CITY DATA
• MOU signed with Smart Cities Joint Lab – MOHURD, China
• Building data for competitiveness & smart cities
• ISO 37120 being adopted by Standards Association of China
• WCCD Office in Beijing (MOHURD)
• Agreement with National Government of Mexico to be
signed with SEDATU
• Pilot project for ISO 37120 certification with 6 cities
• Monitoring progress for SDGs
• City Data for India Initiative with Tata Trusts to support the
Smart Cities Initiative in India
• Working with Surat, Pune and Jamshedpur for ISO 37120
certification
• City Data for India Roundtable on January 20, 2017
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• Partnership with Statistics Netherlands CBS on Urban Data
Centres – signed Nov 2016
• Collaborating on ISO 37120 certification for cities across the
Netherlands

34. @wccitydata
WORKING WITH GLOBAL PARTNERS TO BUILD ANALYTICS AND TOOLS FOR
EVIDENCE BASED DECISION MAKING

35. A4S – FACILITATING GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS
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36. BUILDING SMART NATIONS - NEW WCCD-CBS PARTNERSHIP
Promote the use of ISO-certified city indicators as a key
platform for cities in the Netherlands and globally to become
more smart, sustainable, resilient, prosperous and inclusive.
Amsterdam Eindhoven Heerlen Rotterdam

37. Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Heerlen
Eindhoven

38. INVITATION TO THE
WCCD GLOBAL CITIES SUMMIT
MARCH 7-9, 2017
DUBAI
Dataforcities.org/summit

39. WORLD COUNCIL ON CITY DATA
THANK YOU
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