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A Smart City is a framework composed mainly of Internet of Things systems and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), integrated to develop, implement and promote sustainable development practices and face the challenges of urbanization.The Ibero-American Conference on Smart Cities (ICSC-CITIES) is a discussion forum that aims to create synergies among different research groups to promote the development of Smart Cities, and contribute to their knowledge and integration in different scenarios. The conference is held yearly since 2018 and is sponsored by the Ibero-American Program of Science and Technology for Development (CYTED). The first and the second editions, i.e., 2018 and 2019, were celebrated in Soria, Spain. The third edition was celebrated virtually, but hosted by the Costa Rica Institute of Technology.The Fourth Ibero-American Conference on Smart Cities (ICSC-CITIES 2021) was held in a hybrid way (faceto-face and virtual) from November 29th to 30th and December 1st, 2021, in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico, with the sponsorship of the Ibero-American Program of Science and Technology for Development (CYTED) and the support of the National Polytechnic Institute through the Computer Research Center (CIC) and the Cancun Regional Development and Linkage Center (CVDR-Cancun). Seventy technical presentations were given by researchers from 20 different countries during the ICSC-CITIES 2021. Fifteen papers were included as posters. Papers were divided into four topics, i.e., Governance and Citizenship, Mobility and IoT, Infrastructures, Energy and the Environment and Energy Efficiency. Those contributions were selected from a pool of 112 submitted papers, yielding an acceptance rate of 75%.ICSC-CITIES 2021 program also included the participation of government representatives from several American countries. More specifically, two panel discussion sessions were held. The first one was related to Governance and Sustainability in Smart Cities. In this panel participated Paola Vega Castillo, Minister of Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunications of the Republic of Costa Rica, Pablo De Chiara, Minister of Science and Technology of the Government of the Province of Córdoba, Argentina, Marco A. Moreno Ibarra, Director of the Computer Research Center of the National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico, and Juan Leonardo Espinoza, Vice Chancellor of the University of Cuenca, Ecuador. A second discussion panel was held which was related to the Role of Smart Tourist Destinations and Sustainability within the Smart Cities framework. In this panel participated Alejandro del Amo, CEO of Abora Solar, Oscar Torrecilla Representative of the Quintana Roo Office of CANIETI, Margarita Carbajal Carmona, National President of the Federation of Tourism Entrepreneurs, A.C. (FETUR), and Marco Antoni Bravo Fabian, General Director of the Quintanarroense Institute of Innovation and Technology (IQIT).

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