General Vision
Methodological Guide Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative
Box 2.1 ESCI dimensions, pillars, topics and indicators (continued) Dimension
Fiscal sustainability and governability
Pillar
Topic Employment
2
Connectivity
3
Provision of high-level Education social services and promotion of social Security cohesion Health Adequate mechanisms Participatory of government public management Modern public management
Adequate management of revenue Adequate management of expenditure Adequate management of debt and fiscal obligations
Number of Indicator example indicators (unit of measurement)
9 7 6 3 4
Transparency
3
Taxes and financial autonomy
6
Expenditure Management
5
Debt
3
Average annual unemployment rate (percentage) Fixed broadband Internet subscriptions (number of subscriptions for every 100 inhabitants) Student/teacher ratio (students/ teachers) Victimization rate (percentage) Life expectancy at birth (years) Public reporting sessions per year (number) Existence of a multi-annual budget (Yes/No and years) Municipal government accounts audited (percentage) Utility cost recovery (percentage)
Gross Capital budget (capital expenditure as percentage of Total expenditures) Contingent liabilities as percentage of own revenue (percentage)
2.11 With the results obtained from the indicators, we can define the state of each topic by comparing the estimated values for each indicator against the values related to internationally agreed indexes or against benchmarks from similar cities in the region or country. These benchmarks are defined for each indicator in “Annex 1 – ESCI Indicators.” The indicators have three ranges: “green” if the service and management are adequate or good; “yellow” if there are some difficulties in service or management; and “red” if the service or management is deficient and needs attention. Each indicator receives a color strictly in line with the range where the indicator’s value falls.
2.12 It is important to state that the indicators in “Annex 1 – ESCI Indicators” are used by the Initiative as a minimum base in all the cities where it works. However, in some specific
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