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Urban Indicators Programme

Urban Indicators Programme. Why Urban Indicators?. Monitor conflicting policy challenges resulting from: Globalisation Urbanisation Improve efficiency of government through performance management Required by national legislation. Programme Goals.

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Urban Indicators Programme

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  1. Urban Indicators Programme

  2. Why Urban Indicators? • Monitor conflicting policy challenges resulting from: • Globalisation • Urbanisation • Improve efficiency of government through performance management • Required by national legislation

  3. Programme Goals • Co-ordinated and integrated management of cities through the use of indicators as urban policy and management tools • Information-driven decision making through the use of indicators as tools in strategic planning • Greater transparency and accountability in urban government through the use of indicators as communication and reporting tools

  4. Quality of Life Urban Management IDP Performance Management Planning Environment Economy Basic Service Community Services Regulatory Services Programme Focus Indicators policy-focused, intersectoral and relate to performance of different levels of government 

  5. Key Issues • Data Sources and Availability • Surveys • National data • Local authority data • Use/value of indicators • Intercity and Intracity comparisons • Need for shared learning and co-operation

  6. POLICY REVIEW STRATEGY POLICY DEVELOPMENT CYCLE EVAL- UATION IMPLEMEN-TATION MONITOR- ING Use/Value of Indicators Indicators are developed to operationalise goals Indicators used to review policies and strategies Indicators used to report progress Indicators are measured at regular intervals to monitor the success of the strategy Adapted from UNCHS-Habitat

  7. Intercity/Intracity Comparisons • Need for a core set of indicators to allow for comparison between nine cities • Use City Development Index as starting point • Construct a development index that reflects unique characteristics of SA cities • Intracity measurement important because of inequalities

  8. City Development Index • Developed in 1997 by Urban Indicators programme of Un-Habitat • Measures average well-being and access to facilities by urban residents • Based on 5 sub-indices: • Infrastructure • Waste • Health • Education • City product

  9. City Development Index Source: DPLG Poverty Research Project

  10. JOHANNESBURG CAPE TOWN City Development Index Source: DPLG Poverty Research Project

  11. ETHEKWINI TSHWANE City Development Index Source: DPLG Poverty Research Project

  12. MANGAUNG BUFFALO CITY MSUNDUZI NELSON MANDELA METRO City Development Index Source: DPLG Poverty Research Project

  13. ECONOMIC/EMPLOYMENT INDICATORS CAPE TOWN City Indicators: % < Matric : 64% % Unemployed : 20% Informal Settlement Public Housing Lower Middle Higher Middle Low Income Private % Less than Matric (economically active) 90 % 83 % 82 % 59 % 26 % % Unemployed 42 % 27 % 22 % 12 % 4 % No. of Formal Businesses 4.7 % 2.6 % 0.3 % 42 % 49 % Source: OHS, 2000 Economic Development Dept. (CMC)

  14. Knowledge-sharing • Auditand Peer Review • Programme of workshops and seminars • Increase use of information • Showcase projects of member cities • Placement programmes • Membership of UN-Habitat GUO

  15. Programme Objectives 1. Promoting shared learning and co-operation between the 9 cities. 2. Initiating and developing links with international cities and agencies to share lessons leant and best practices. 3. Liaising with national departments and other agencies to identify areas of co-operation and partnership between member cities and the relevant departments/agencies 4. Developing a common set of indicators that will allow for intercity and intracity comparisons. 5. Promote and enhancing capacity in the use of indicators in strategic planning

  16. Key Activities • Programme of shared learning • Set up National Urban Observatory incl. linking with national agencies • Further Develop CDI and Core Set of Urban Indicators • Consultative process to complement technical work • Indicator Database • Capacity-Building in compiling and analysing indicators

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