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6.3.3 D3 Productivity

The ICT impact on D3 Productivity would be evaluated in nine categories: capital investment (D3.1),
formal/informal employment (D3.2), inflation (D3.3), trade (D3.4), savings (D3.5), export/import
(D3.6), household income/consumption (D3.7), innovation (D3.8), and economic sustainability
(D3.9). Economy is the driving engine of human society. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate
whether or not SSC helps to prime the pump of the local economy. Meanwhile, innovation weighs
increasingly in the economy. As high tech plays a pivotal role in SSC, it is valuable to find out the
local competence of innovation.

D3.1 Capital investment

This part is about the capital investment when building SSC.

D3.2 Employment

This part is about the formal or informal employment in a city.

D3.3 Inflation

The indicator of inflation reflects the currency devaluation and price rise.

D3.4 Trade

This part is about the e‐commerce transaction in SSC.

D3.5 Savings

This part is about the average household savings in SSC.

D3.6 Export/import

This part is about the export/import at the city level.

D3.7 Household income/consumption

This part is about the average household income/consumption in SSC.

D3.8 Innovation

This part assesses the city’s ability of innovation through multiple perspectives. It would indicate
whether it is an innovation city or innovative city. Innovative city refers to cities that can adjust to
changes quickly and play as a regional lead.
D3.9 Knowledge economy

This part studies whether or not SSC is pumping the economy. Because of the fast growth and drastic
changes of technology innovation as well as its close effect on the economy, industry, science and
society, economic sustainability must face challenges from all these impacts.
6.3.4 D4 Quality of life

The ICT impact on D4 Quality of life in SSC would be sampled mainly in the following four sectors:
education (D4.1), health (D4.2), safety/security public place (D4.3), convenience and comfort (D4.4).
D4 will find out if ICT is helping people get a better life.

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