About
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Secretariat: AFNOR
Committee Manager: -
Chairperson (until end 2024):Mr Bernard Gindroz
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ISO Technical Programme Manager [TPM]:ISO Editorial Manager [EM]:
- Creation date: 2012
Scope
Standardization in the field of Sustainable Cities and Communities will include the development of requirements, frameworks, guidance and supporting techniques and tools related to the achievement of sustainable development considering smartness and resilience, to help all Cities and Communities and their interested parties in both rural and urban areas become more sustainable.
Note: TC 268 will contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals through its standardization work.
The proposed series of International Standards will encourage the development and implementation of holistic and integrated approaches to sustainable development and sustainability.
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This committee contributes with 22 standards to the following Sustainable Development Goals:
Reference | Title | Type |
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ISO/TC 268/SC 1 | Smart community infrastructures | Subcommittee |
ISO/TC 268/SC 2 | Sustainable cities and communities - Sustainable mobility and transportation | Subcommittee |
ISO/TC 268/AHG 1 | PWI Harbour Cities | Working group |
ISO/TC 268/CAG 1 | Chair's Advisory Group | Working group |
ISO/TC 268/TG 1 | Awareness-raising, communication and promotion | Working group |
ISO/TC 268/TG 2 | Collection of cities good practices and needs | Working group |
ISO/TC 268/TG 3 | Supporting the strategic positioning of ISO/TC 268 | Working group |
ISO/TC 268/WG 1 | Management System Standards | Working group |
ISO/TC 268/WG 2 | City indicators | Working group |
ISO/TC 268/WG 3 | City anatomy and sustainability terms | Working group |
ISO/TC 268/WG 4 | Smart processes and operating models for sustainable communities | Working group |
ISO/TC 268/WG 5 | Risk Finance | Working group |
Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 268
The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 268:
Reference | Title | ISO/IEC |
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IEC/SyC Smart Cities | Electrotechnical aspects of Smart Cities | IEC |
ISO/CASCO | Committee on conformity assessment | ISO |
ISO/IEC JTC 1 | Information technology | ISO/IEC |
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27 | Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection | ISO/IEC |
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42 | Artificial intelligence | ISO/IEC |
ISO/TC 59/SC 2 | Terminology and harmonization of languages | ISO |
ISO/TC 59/SC 17 | Sustainability in buildings and civil engineering works | ISO |
ISO/TC 184/SC 4 | Industrial data | ISO |
ISO/TC 207/SC 1 | Environmental management systems | ISO |
ISO/TC 207/SC 2 | Environmental auditing and related practices | ISO |
ISO/TC 207/SC 7 | Greenhouse gas and climate change management and related activities | ISO |
ISO/TC 211 | Geographic information/Geomatics | ISO |
ISO/TC 215 | Health informatics | ISO |
ISO/TC 224 | Drinking water, wastewater and stormwater systems and services | ISO |
ISO/TC 228 | Tourism and related services | ISO |
ISO/TC 258 | Project, programme and portfolio management | ISO |
ISO/TC 292 | Security and resilience | ISO |
ISO/TC 309 | Governance of organizations | ISO |
ISO/TC 314 | Ageing societies | ISO |
ISO/TC 322 | Sustainable finance | ISO |
ISO/TC 323 | Circular economy | ISO |
ISO/TC 331 | Biodiversity | ISO |
ISO/TC 341 | Heat supply network | ISO |
Liaison Committees from ISO/TC 268
ISO/TC 268 can access the documents of the committees below:
Reference | Title | ISO/IEC |
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IEC/SyC Smart Cities | Electrotechnical aspects of Smart Cities | IEC |
ISO/CASCO | Committee on conformity assessment | ISO |
ISO/IEC JTC 1 | Information technology | ISO/IEC |
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 41 | Internet of things and digital twin | ISO/IEC |
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42 | Artificial intelligence | ISO/IEC |
ISO/TC 59/SC 2 | Terminology and harmonization of languages | ISO |
ISO/TC 204 | Intelligent transport systems | ISO |
ISO/TC 207 | Environmental management | ISO |
ISO/TC 207/SC 2 | Environmental auditing and related practices | ISO |
ISO/TC 207/SC 7 | Greenhouse gas and climate change management and related activities | ISO |
ISO/TC 279 | Innovation management | ISO |
ISO/TC 292 | Security and resilience | ISO |
ISO/TC 314 | Ageing societies | ISO |
ISO/TC 323 | Circular economy | ISO |
ISO/TC 341 | Heat supply network | ISO |
Organizations in liaison (Category A and B)
Acronym | Title | Category |
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AIMF | International Association of Francophone Mayors | A |
ECOS (Environment) | Environmental Coalition on Standards | A |
EFCA/FIDIC | International Federation of Consulting Engineers | A |
ELA | European Lift Association | A |
GCIF | Global City Indicators Facility | A |
ICLEI | International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives | A |
ITU | International Telecommunication Union | A |
UNDDR | United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction | A |
UNEP | United Nations Environment Programme | A |
UNIDO | United Nations Industrial Development Organization | A |
Organizations in liaison (Category C)
C liaisons participate at the level of a Working Group
Acronym | Title | Category |
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APEC | Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation | C |
RESIN | RESIN - Climate resilient cities and infrastructures | C |
Date | Month | Location | TC/SC | Note |
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22 | October 2024 | Virtual () | ISO/TC 268/SC 2 | |
25 | October 2024 | Virtual () | ISO/TC 268 |
* Information definite but meeting not yet formally convened
** Provisional
ISO/TC 268 - Secretariat
AFNOR [France]
F-93571 La Plaine Saint-Denis Cedex
France