Smart City Standardized Evaluation: Use Case of Mashhad

Abstract

In order to measure the smartness of a city, international standardization bodies have standardized Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). While the smart city concept holds great promise of better utilization of scarce resources, the unavailability of real-world open data on cities statistics hardens the evaluation of its key performance indicator. Mashhad is the first city in Iran which undergo the United for Smart Sustainable Cities (U4SSC) program in KPI verification process. By standardized assessment and evaluation of KPI as an indicator of smartness, Mashhad has progressed to propose its strategy and roadmap toward a smart city and find the ability to measure its progress based on the measured KPIs. In order to measure these KPI Mashhad had some challenges and experience to obtain this information. This paper presents international standard initiatives on smart cities evaluation and investigates the case study of Mashhad experience and challenge in KPI verification process.