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Benchmarks and Scoring Methodology

As part of the U4SSC KPI project, benchmarks were developed for most KPIs to develop a reporting
framework to demonstrate to cities how their performance could be reported.

The benchmarks were set based on several factors:

• Meeting the aligned SDG(s) fully
• Performance compared to other international and transnational targets (e.g., OECD, European
Commission)
• Performance against UN agency goals (e.g., International Telecommunication Union)
• Evaluation of city performance using UN and other international statistical data
• Performance measured vis-à-vis leading city performance globally.

Performance to benchmarks were then scored in four ranges for every KPI and data point reported:

• 0 – 33 % of target – 1 pt.
• 33 – 66 % of target – 2 pts
• 66 – 95 % of target – 3 pts
• 95 + % of target – 4 pts

Benchmarking Example: KPI: Fixed Broadband Subscriptions EC: ICT: ICT: 2C

Using ITU’s ICT Development Index Indicators, a reference value of 60 per cent for fixed broadband
subscriptions is used. For this indicator, 60 per cent was used as 100 per cent of target.

The ranges of benchmark performance for this indicator and how it is represented are described
in the following table:

Actual Benchmarks: Percentage
Benchmarking Range of Households with Fixed Performance to Colour Scale on
Broadband Benchmark Icons Benchmarking Snapshot
95 + % of target More than 57.0 %

66 – 95 % of target 39.6 – 57.0 %

33 – 66 % of target 19.8 – 39.6 %

Less than 33 % of Less than 19.8 %
target

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