The Green Standards Week (GSW) kicked offin Montevideo, Uruguay on September 5 untill 9, hosted by the Municipality of Montevideo. GSW is organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in partnership with the Municipality of Montevideo (IMM), the Inter-American Association of Telecommunication Enterprises (ASIET), the Economic Commission for Latin American and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Basel Convention Regional Centre for the South American Region (CRBAS) and the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF). The 6th ITU Green Standards Week (GSW) is expected to explore the importance of technical standardization in enabling the transition to Smart Sustainable Cities. In preparation for the upcoming Habitat III, participants will work towards the agreement of a declaration highlighting the fundamental role to be played by ICTs in sustainable urban development. Events will include the Meeting of "Smart Cities for inclusion and sustainability", Ibero-American Meeting of Digital Cities, and a Forum on "Building the Cities we want: Connecting the dots for the New Urban Agenda". GSW will gather policymakers, regulators, urban planners, standards experts, academics and more to discuss strategies to enact Smart Sustainable Cities, in a series of events.
