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6.2.3 Productivity

This clause lists the core indicators defined for productivity and economic sustainability.
There are 8 indicators in this dimension, covering expenditure of ICT R&D, expenditure of ICT
projects, ICT companies ratio, ICT employers, intangible investment, e‐commerce, e‐services and
cloud computing.

Sub‐dimension Indicator Description
D3.1 Capital I3.1.1 ICT related Research and Proportion of city GDP spent on ICT related
investment Development expenditure Research and Development
NOTE – This covers iinvestment in ICT related
Research and Development including
academic research input.
I3.1.2 Investment intensity in ICT The amount of city investments in programs,
projects enabling SSC initiatives and awards that enhance the
smartness and sustainability of the city,
expressed as proportion of city GDP.
NOTE – These projects could be sponsored
by grant makers, multilateral organisations
and/or private sector.
D3.4 Trade I3.4.1 Application of e‐commerce Number of e‐commerce transactions per 100
transactions inhabitants through electronic and mobile
payment.
D3.8 Innovation I3.8.1 Research and Development Proportion of research and development
intensity in ICT intensive ICT companies among all
companies.
NOTE – Research and development intensive
ICT companies refer to ICT companies with
high focus on research and development
efforts.
D3.9 Knowledge I3.9.1 Intangible investments as a Proportion of intangible investments (e.g.,
economy proportion of GDP Research and development, software, design,
marketing, education and training) in new and
existing businesses expressed as proportion
of city GDP.
I3.9.2 Employees belonging to ICT Proportion of employees in ICT among all
sector employees.
NOTE – Employees in smart industries to be
added if possible.
I3.9.3 Companies providing Proportion of companies which provide
e‐services network based services (including
e‐commerce, e‐learning, e‐entertainment,
cloud computing etc.).
NOTE – Data collection may be challenging
due to data gaps.
I3.9.4 Application of computing Proportion of companies that offer cloud
platforms computing and similar resources serving the
public, other companies, government and
other organizations.

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