The integrated stakeholders reassured the Committee delegation that in actual figures of COP17 were kept at cost below that of hosting the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in 2002. The service providers will also be monitored to keep the agreed service charter. The security sector will maintain a visible presence, the police will have foot patrols and streets and pathways will be well lit. Police will allow authorised activity by the accredited civil society; however, contingency plans are in place to handle surprise demonstrations. Other spin-offs from hosting has been the upgrading of ICT systems at rural schools around Durban; the city's integrated transport system launched for the conference will continue operating between buses, taxis and bicycles between the railway station and city centre.