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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 Education
KPI Name Student ICT Access
KPI No. SC: EH: ED:1C Type: Core Type: Smart

Definition / Percentage of students with classroom access to ICT facilities
Description

Rationale / ICT skills determine the effective use of ICTs. The lack of such skills continues to be
Interpretation / one of the key barriers keeping people, and in particular women and vulnerable
Benchmarking groups, from fully benefitting from the potential of information and communication
technologies. This indicator will help make the link between ICT usage and impact
and help measure and track the level of proficiency of ICT users.
ICT facilities can be measured to include those with internet connectivity, computer
labs, ICT modules, digital learning, etc.
Cities should collect data both from public and private schools as well as recognized
religious and home schools that meet defined governmental standards.
An improving trend and higher values are considered positive.
Source(s) Indicator of Sustainable Development. Retrieved from
<http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/natlinfo/indicators/guidelines.pdf>

Methodology Calculate as:
Numerator: Students with classroom access to ICT facilities.
Denominator: Total number of students enrolled in schools.
Multiply by 100

Unit Percentage
Data Sources / Data can be collected from local school boards / authorities or regional / national
Relevant education departments or through education surveys.
Databases

SDG Reference(s) SDG Indicator 4.4.1: Percentage of youth/adults with information and
communication technology (ICT) skill by type of skill.
SDG Indicator 4.a.1: Proportion of schools with access to: (b) the Internet for
pedagogical purposes; (c) computers for pedagogical purposes.
SDG Target 5.B: Enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information
and communications technology, to promote the empowerment of women.

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