Themes, Areas and Indicators for #2020, #2021, #2022, #2023, #2024 Happy City Index editions
THEME | AREA | WEIGHT | INDICATOR NUMBER | NUMBER OF INDICATORS | INDICATOR NAME | DETAILS OF INDICATOR | LEVEL |
CITIZENS | EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM | 9,24 | 1.1 | 1 | EXAM RESULTS | Results of the post-secondary school exams compared to the national level result. | local |
1.2 | 2 | LONGLIFE LEARNING | The percentage of the city's adult population participating in supplementary courses. | local | |||
1.3 | 3 | KNOWLEDGE CENTRE | The existence of a higher education institution with an international reputation, highly ranked globally. | local | |||
1.4 | 4 | AFFORDABILITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION | The cost of higher education compared to the average annual salary. | national | |||
1.5 | 5 | STUDENTS IN THE CITY | Students per resident. | local | |||
1.6 | 6 | HIGHER DEGREE | Population of the city with a master's degree. | local | |||
1.7 | 7 | FOREIGN LANGUAGE COMPETENCE | Percentage of the population who knew at least one foreign language. | national | |||
1.7 | 8 | DIGITAL LITERACY | Digital skills indicators. | national | |||
INCLUSIVE POLICIES | 6,16 | 2.1 | 9 | ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES | Percentage of people with disabilities supported in the removal of architectural barriers in their homes. | local | |
2.2 | 10 | FOREIGNERS FRIENDLY CITY | Share of foreigners. | local | |||
2.3 | 11 | LIFE EXPECTANCY | Life expectancy rate. | local | |||
2.4 | 12 | SERVICES AVALIABLE IN ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE | Municipal services available in a foreign language. | local | |||
2.5 | 13 | MENTAL HEALTH | Percentage of the adult population receiving support and coordinated mental health care. | national | |||
2.6 | 14 | INTERNAL MIGRATION | Internal migration rate. | local | |||
2.7 | 15 | COSMOPOLITISM | Voter turnout in elections of a supranational nature. | local | |||
INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY OF RESIDENTS | 5,39 | 3.1 | 16 | SUPPORTING INNOVATION | Percentage of the city's budget allocated to supporting innovation. | local | |
3.3 | 17 | INVOLEVEMENT IN CREATIVE INDUSTRY | Share of people working in creative industries. | national | |||
ACCESS TO CULTURE | 3,08 | 4.1 | 18 | CULTURE - MATERIALS | Total number of educational materials available in libraries per capita | local | |
4.2 | 19 | NETWORK OF MUNICIPAL LIBRARIES | Number of libraries per square kilometre. | local | |||
ECONOMY | GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT AND PRODUCTIVITY | 5,88 | 5.1 | 20 | GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT | GDP per employed person. | national |
5.2 | 21 | PRIVATE SECTOR V. PUBLIC SECTOR | Percentage of people employed in the private sector compared to the public sector. | national | |||
5.3 | 22 | ANNUAL GROWTH | GDP - growth. | national | |||
INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY OF ENTERPRISES | 4,12 | 6.1 | 23 | EXPENSES FOR R&D | Research and Development costs in per cent of GDP. | national | |
6.2 | 24 | PATENTS | Patent applications per resident. | national | |||
6.3 | 25 | GROWTH IN PATENTS | The year-on-year change in the number of patents per capita. | national | |||
ENTREPRENEURSHIP | 2,94 | 7.1 | 26 | ACTIVE COMPANIES | Number of businesses per 1,000 residents. | local | |
7.2 | 27 | NEW BUSINESS | Number of new businesses per 1,000 residents. | local | |||
LABOUR MARKET FLEXIBILITY AND UNEPLOYMENT | 2,35 | 8.1 | 28 | UNEMPLOYMENT | Unemployment rate. | local | |
29 | EMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES | Percentage of employed people with disabilities. | local | ||||
8.2 | 30 | EARNINGS | Percentage deviation in earnings relative to the national average. | local | |||
ICT AREA AS A SPHERE OF ACTIVITY AND ITS AVAILABILITY IN ENTERPREISES | 2,35 | 9.1 | 31 | INCOME GENERATION BY ICT SECTOR | Value added to GDP by the ICT sector. | national | |
9.2 | 32 | DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF BUSINESS | Percentage of companies with a formal document on digital transformation strategy. | national | |||
INTERNATIONALISATION OF ENTERPREISES | 1,76 | 10.1 | 33 | HEADQUARTERS OF BIGGEST COMPANIES | Companies with HQ in the city quoted on national stock market. | local | |
10.2 | 34 | FOREIGN AFFILIATES | Number of foreign affiliates. | national | |||
GOVERNANCE | INVOLVEMENT OF RESIDENTS IN DECISSION MAKING PROCESSES | 5,8 | 11.1 | 35 | SUPPORT FOR NGO | Percentage of the city’s budget allocated to projects run by NGOs. | local |
11.2 | 36 | COOPERATION | Number of residents (per 1000) involved in local governance structures, such as advisory boards or committees. | local | |||
11.3 | 37 | LOCAL ELECTIONS | Voters turnout at city elections. | local | |||
11.4 | 38 | CENTRE FOR VOLUNTEERS | Existence of a volunteer centre. | local | |||
TRANSPARENCY IN OPERATION AND OPENNESS OF DATA | 5,8 | 12.1 | 39 | OPEN DATA | Providing city data through an open data portal. | local | |
12.2 | 40 | AMOUNT OF DATA | Number of data sets available. | local | |||
12.3 | 41 | QUALITY OF DATA | Open data sets available in tabular and machine-readable formats. | local | |||
ACCESSIBILITY OF PUBLIC E-SERVICES | 5,8 | 13.1 | 42 | COMMUNICATION WITH CITY (PROBLEM RAPORTING) | System for reporting faults in the city through e-services. | local | |
13.2 | 43 | E-PAYMENTS | Electronic payment system for municipal services. | local | |||
13.3 | 44 | E-SERVICES | Ability to hold conversations with officials via communication platforms or to book appointments online. | local | |||
CONSCIOUS STRATEGIES | 4,98 | 14.1 | 45 | STRATEGY OF DEVELOPMENT | Existence of an up-to-date city development strategy. | local | |
46 | SMART GOVERNANCE | Existence in the strategy of a vision, a description of talent acquisition methods, a focus on development that meets residents' needs, support for innovation, and performance tracking. | local | ||||
14.2 | 47 | SECTORAL STRATEGIES | Number of sector-specific strategies. | local | |||
ENVIRONMENT | MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, INCLUDING RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES | 5,71 | 15.1 | 48 | RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES | Existence and comprehensiveness of local policies or regulations that promote renewable energy use. | local |
15.2 | 49 | ENERGY COUNSUMPTION - INHABITANTS (kWh) | Energy use per person. | local | |||
15.3 | 50 | ENERGY COUNSUMPTION - GDP (kWh) | Efficient use of electricity (use per GDP). | national | |||
ANTI-POLLUTION | 3,99 | 16.1 | 51 | PARTICULATE MATTER LESS THAN 10 MICROMETRES | Annual Average PM10 levels. | local | |
16.2 | 52 | CO2 emission. | Annual CO2 emissions per resident. | local | |||
16.3 | 53 | REAL ACTIVITIES | Individual efforts on protecting nature. | local | |||
WASTE, WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT AND RECYCLING | 3,99 | 17.1 | 54 | WASTE MANAGEMENT | Amount of waste produced per resident. | local | |
17.2 | 55 | SEWEGE | Percentage of the population that is served by sewage treatment facilities. | local | |||
56 | WATER USAGE | Efficient use of water (use per GDP). | local | ||||
17.3 | 57 | RECYCLING | Recycling rate. | local | |||
AVAILABILITY OF GREEN AREAS | 3,42 | 18.1 | 58 | PARKS IN THE CITY | Number of parks per square kilometre. | local | |
18.2 | 59 | GREEN SPACE SHARE | Green space per square metre of city area. | local | |||
PROTECTION OF BIODIVERSITY | 2,28 | 19.1 | 60 | ACTIVITIES | Total area of protected land and water relative to the total area of the city. | local | |
19.2 | 61 | STRATEGIES | Existence of a biodiversity conservation strategy or its inclusion in the city strategy. | local | |||
19.3 | 62 | ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS | Existence of municipal educational programmes on environmental issues. | local | |||
MOBILITY | COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES IN TRANSPORT | 4,54 | 20.1 | 63 | E-PAYMENT | Existence of an electronic payment system for municipal services. | local |
20.2 | 64 | ITS-TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT | Number of intersections in the city covered by the intelligent management system relative to the total number of intersections. | local | |||
ACCESSIBILITY AND EFFICIENCY OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT | 3,89 | 21.1 | 65 | PUBLIC TRANSPORT NETWORK | Public transport network per resident. | local | |
21.2 | 66 | ACCESS TO NATIONAL TRANSPORT SYSTEM | Integration of local public transport with national air and rail transport connections. | local | |||
21.3 | 67 | ACCESS TO INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT SYSTEM | Integration of local public transport with international air and rail transport connections. | local | |||
68 | ADAPTATION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT TO THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE OF DISABILITIES | Percentage of public transport vehicles fully adapted for the needs of people with mobility impairments. | local | ||||
21.4 | 69 | GREEN MOBILITY | Green mobility share (non-motorized individual traffic). | local | |||
SAFETY OF THE TRANSPORT SYSTEM | 2,6 | 22.1 | 70 | FATALITIES | Number of people killed in road accidents per 10,000 residents. | local | |
22.2 | 71 | ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS | Number of road traffic accidents per 1,000 residents. | local | |||
OPENNESS OF TRANSPORT DATA | 1,95 | 23.1 | 72 | TRANSPORT DATA OPENNESS | Availability of open data on public transport. | local | |
23.2 | 73 | TRANSPORT DATA QUALITY | Availability of real-time information on the location of each public transport vehicle. | local | |||
23.4 | 74 | TRIP PLANNER | Existence of a journey planner that includes various types of public transport or all available modes within the city. | local | |||
AVAILABILITY OF MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT | 1,95 | 24.1 | 75 | MULTIMODAL HUBS | Number of transport hubs in the city per square kilometre. | local | |
24.2 | 76 | AIR TRANSPORTATION AVALIBILITY | Distance to the nearest airport offering international flights. | local |