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Collection Methodology for Key Performance Indicators for Smart Sustainable Cities



             Dimension          Society and Culture
             Sub-Dimension      Education, Health and Culture
             Category           Culture
             KPI Name           Cultural Expenditure
             KPI No.            SA: EH: C: 1C     Type:          Core           Type:          Structural

             Definition /       Percentage expenditure on cultural heritage.
             Description

             Rationale /        The city shall report on the total municipal expenditure spent on the preservation,
             Interpretation /   protection and conservation of all cultural and natural heritage as a percentage of
             Benchmarking       the total budget.
                                A city may wish to report by type of heritage (cultural, natural, mixed and World
                                Heritage Centre designation).
                                Expenditures shall include employee costs, construction costs, maintenance costs
                                and subsidies.
                                Expenditures on culture by institutions and residents in a given country are related
                                to economic development since they reflect the allocation of income supporting
                                national and foreign cultural production. Assessing expenditures is also an indirect
                                way of approximating the positive influence of the modern economy on culture as it
                                shows the extent to which society values the amount and quality of the supply
                                offered by this type of economy. Finally, actual expenditures may also serve as an
                                indication of the potential for expansion of the culture sector.
                                An improving trend and higher values are considered positive.

             Source(s)          UNESCO: Definitions of various institutions and cultural indicators. Retrieved from
                                <http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001910/191061e.pdf>
             Methodology        Calculate as:
                                Numerator: Municipal expenditure on preservation, protection and conservation of
                                all cultural and natural heritage (USD).
                                Denominator: Total city operating budget (USD).
             Unit               Percentage
             Data Sources /     Data can be collected through municipal financial reports.
             Relevant           Additional Resource:
             Databases          http://www.oregonlaws.org/glossary/definition/cultural_institution
             SDG Reference(s)   SDG Target 11.4: Strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural
                                and natural heritage.

























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