An interim report has been released by the Australian Government on a National Cities Performance Framework. This Framework is designed to allow governments to better target, monitor and evaluate cities policy and will be a key document in City Deals.
The National Cities Performance Framework Interim Report outlines three objectives for each policy priority identified in City Deals. The six City Deals policy priorities are:
- Jobs and skills
- Infrastructure and investment
- Liveability and sustainability
- Innovation and digital opportunities
- Governance, planning and regulation
- Housing
The Framework also outlines 12 contextual indicators and 41 performance indicators that relate to Australia’s largest cities as well as Western Sydney. Indicators were chosen from a wide range of existing indicator frameworks and datasets. Key indicator frameworks include the Australian Bureau of Statistics Measures of Australia’s Progress, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Liveability Ranking.
The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) welcomed the interim report and in particular the online indicator dashboard which will provide accessible data to assist in understanding how Australian cities are performing.
Input to the Interim Report is invited via a survey document with regards to the indicators identified for measuring performance against policy priorities and what additions in features, indicators or coverage should be added. The deadline for input is 18 August.
More information here.
GBCA media release here.