ABOUT THE WORLD COUNCIL ON CITY DATA

CREATED BY CITIES, FOR CITIES

The World Council on City Data (WCCD) was founded in Canada in 2014 and exists to help cities and communities of all sizes globally embrace ISO standardized, independently verified, and globally comparable city data to make data driven decisions on management, planning and investment, monitor progress and results, and overall become more sustainable, safe and resilient, prosperous, inclusive and smart.

The WCCD team of professionals has led the development and implementation of three international standards on city data that have been published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in Geneva – now globally recognized as the WCCD ISO 37120 Series on City Data. The ISO 37120 Series includes: ISO 37120 - Indicators for Sustainable Cities, ISO 37122 - Indicators for Smart Cities, and ISO 37123 - Indicators for Resilient Cities. These are global firsts – and represent a timely movement towards better data for better cities. WCCD has developed an audit protocol for cities of any size across the globe to report data in conformity with these three internationals standards.

Working with national standards bodies, the WCCD has established a third-party verification and certification scheme for cities to become WCCD ISO certified - supporting a city’s commitment to data driven planning, management and investment.

Since its founding, the WCCD has been expanding a global network of cities dedicated to high calibre data. WCCD is now working with 100 cities in 35 countries, helping these cities to become ISO certified. The WCCD and the Council’s City Data Platform now includes over 276 key performance indicators (KPIs) across the ISO 37120 Series that enable a city to determine infrastructure deficits and investment decisions, build accurate baselines and monitor year over year progress, attract foreign direct investment and advance economic development through nationally and globally comparative data and benchmarking, and overall - assess city services and quality of life for residents.

The WCCD has developed the first certification system and the Global Cities Registry™, for all three standards in the WCCD ISO 37120 Series on City Data, and the accompanying Global Cities Registry™.