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Technical Deep Dive: Competitive Cities

Mayors ToolkitPart 1: Analytical tools

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The Vision

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The VisionThe Tools

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Tools Vision

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Reality today

Opportunities

Obstacles

Vision

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Plan for the next 10-15 minutes

Conceptual approach to city competitiveness analysis

Examples of analytical techniques

How to go about organizing your analytical work

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CONCEPTUAL APPROACH TO DIAGNOSTICS

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What are we diagnosing?

A “COMPETITIVE CITY” facilitates firms and industries to grow jobs, productivity and incomes over time

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Overall framework

∆Firm growth;∆Investor attraction;∆New start-ups.

City wedge

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First step: is to understand how you are doing?

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Step 2: Go deep to understand what shapes performance.

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EXAMPLES OF TECHNIQUES

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Understanding your economy: Kutaisi (Georgia)

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Benchmarking: Johor Bahru – Choosing comparators

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Benchmarking: Industrial structure of Johor BahruEmployment structure

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Identifying drivers and constraints

Source: Swinney, Sivaev (2013)

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Focusing on a specific constraint

Example: Economy-Wide Constraints (Philippines)

Metro Manila Metro Cebu Davao City

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Focusing on an Industry: (Tourism in Mombasa, Kenya)

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Using qualitative methods

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How to organize analytical work

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What is the CitiStat Approach?

“CitiStat is a leadership strategy that a mayor can employ to mobilize city agencies to produce specific results.”-Robert Behn, Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government

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Meeting on a biweekly or monthly basis, the CitiStat approach relies on:Operations ResearchMutually Agreed Performance IndicatorsRelationships between City Hall and Line Agencies

Together, these can shape a powerful discussion for performance management, based on:Accurate and timely intelligence shared by allRapid deployment of resourcesEffective tactics and strategiesRelentless follow-up and assessment

What are the key elements?

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CitiStat Team

City Line Agencies

CitiStat Panel (City Hall and Central Agencies)

Director

Analysts

GIS / Mapping

Law

Labor

HR

Finance

Info. Technology

Mayor’s Office

Agency Finance / Budget

Agency HR

Agency Analysts

Director / Head

Division Managers

•CitiStat TemplatePerformance Indicators•Follow-up Responsesfrom previous meeting•Ongoing relationshipswith line agency staff (e.g., communication, “ride-along”)

•CitiStat Memos, based on performance data, operations analysis, and fieldwork•Special Projects•Mayoral Priorities

•CitiStat Meetings provide direction, review, and guidance for City agencies•Provide regular opportunities to address and solve problems

How do Stakeholders Contribute to CitiStat?

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TO CONCLUDE

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Several questions for you

• How often do you need to analyze your economy?

• What are the essential components of any analysis?

• What are the technical tools that you should use?

• How can you improve you analytical capabilities?

ALL THE TIME

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