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City Socio-Economic Assessment
Honest, human-centred diagnostics for cities navigating economic change -- benchmarked against global standards.
Assessment built on data from
World BankGDP · Employment
OECDInnovation · Wellbeing
EurostatUrban · Regional
ITUDigital · Connectivity
WHOHealth · Wellbeing
UN DataDevelopment · SDGs
ICF
ICFSmart Communities
NBo
NumbeoLiveability · Cost
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Sources: World Bank, Eurostat, OECD, ITU, WHO, Numbeo, national statistics
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EIPO City Socio-Economic Assessment (CERA)
This framework measures not just economic machinery, but the human experience of living and working in a city. Eight dimensions -- including a dedicated Human Life Quality layer -- give a fuller, more honest picture of where a city stands and what it most needs to improve.
EIPO mission
"In our inclusive approach we engage with multi-helix partners to deliver tangible strategies that create real social and economic impact."
Baseline economic output, growth trajectory, and structural resilience. Maps to EIPO Resilient Economy expertise.
GDP/GVA per capitaEmployment rate3-yr CAGRLabour productivityFDI inflows
D2Basic services and urban infrastructure10%
Essentials first: clean water, waste management, air quality, public transport, and basic digital access. Smart city features come later; these come first. Maps to EIPO Smart Cities expertise.
Clean water access %Air quality indexWaste managementPublic transportBasic digital services
D3Knowledge workforce and human capital12%
Talent quality and supply. Maps to EIPO Societal Engagement expertise.
HE attainment rateSTEM graduates/1kTalent retentionWorkforce programmes
D4Innovation, entrepreneurship and R&D15%
Capacity to generate and commercialise new ideas. Maps to EIPO Innovation expertise.
Startups/10kR&D % of GDPPatents/1k workersVC investmentAccelerator count
D5Academic and institutional engagement8%
Depth of university-city-industry collaboration. Core to EIPO's Brainport triple-helix model.
Attractiveness for domestic and foreign investment. Maps to EIPO FDI and branding expertise.
Business formation ratePermitting speedAccess to financeInvestment promotion
D7Sustainability and quality of place10%
Environmental resilience and liveability. Maps to EIPO Sustainability expertise -- SDGs, circular economy.
CO2/GDP ratioRenewable energy %Housing affordabilityGreen space/capita
D8 NEWHuman life quality and cultural richness20%
The dimension that economic indexes consistently miss. Work-life balance, cultural vibrancy, social cohesion, and civic trust. A city that earns well but lives poorly is not truly intelligent -- it is just efficient. Highest weight in this framework.
Cultural vibrancyWork-life balanceSocial cohesionCivic trustMental health access
EIPO methodology informed by direct engagement with Brainport Eindhoven (ICF Intelligent Community 2011), Binh Duong Vietnam (ICF 2023), Bulgaria Trakia Economic Zone, and Bangladesh. Peer benchmarks drawn from World Bank, OECD Regional, and ICF datasets.
Assessment questionnaire
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D1 -- Economic performance
1. City GDP / GVA per capita vs. national average?
1 = below 50% national avg | 5 = above 150% national avg
2. Employment rate (% of working-age population)?
1 = below 55% | 3 = 65 to 72% | 5 = above 80%
3. GDP/GVA growth rate (3-year CAGR)?
1 = declining | 3 = 1 to 3% | 5 = above 5%
D2 -- Basic services and urban infrastructure
4. How well does the city deliver essential urban services?
Clean water, waste management, air quality, public transport | 1 = major gaps, unreliable | 5 = universal, reliable, high quality
5. Maturity of digital government services and basic connectivity?
14. Active economic development agency or investment promotion office?
D7 -- Sustainability and quality of place
15. Climate or sustainability action plan with measurable targets?
16. Housing affordability for working residents vs. average salaries?
1 = price/income ratio above 15x | 5 = price/income ratio below 5x
D8 -- Human life quality and cultural richness NEW
Why this dimension matters
A city can be economically efficient while its residents are tired, culturally starved, and disconnected. This dimension captures the human cost of growth -- and the human potential that purely economic indexes miss entirely.
17. How vibrant is the city's cultural life?
Arts, music, festivals, creative spaces, independent venues, nightlife, street culture | 1 = very weak or absent | 5 = vibrant, internationally recognised
18. How would you rate residents' work-life balance and general social wellbeing?
Consider working hours, community belonging, mental health services, social trust, and sense of belonging | 1 = poor, high stress and burnout culture | 5 = excellent community wellbeing and life satisfaction
The 90-day question
Not scored -- but it tells us more than any index. The answer often reveals the real priority.
What is the one problem this city could solve in the next 90 days that would meaningfully improve residents' lives?
Complete the questionnaire and click Calculate to see results.
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