Moving Ahead - Three Year Development Plan

Looking to the long-term means planning for the long-term. The following check list structure will enable learning cities to assess themselves and what they do for added value activity. The check list gives headings for a three-year development plan. For each activity category, it is important to note:

• WHO will do the work
• HOW it will be done
• WHEN it will be done
• HOW it will be evaluated.

FOR YEAR ONE:

• Have the purposes been set?
• Have plans been developed?
• Have performance criteria been established?
• Have targets been set?
• Have data been collected and recorded?
• Is monitoring taking place?
• Have achievements been reviewed and evaluated?
• Have practices been adapted?

FOR YEAR TWO:

• Have benchmarks been set?
• Have comparators been chosen?
• Have data been shared?
• Have discussions been arranged to probe performance differences?
• Has evaluation taken place?
• Have the analysis and conclusions been agreed?
• Have practices been adapted?

FOR YEAR THREE:

• Has the value chain been analysed?
• Has the value added been evaluated using tests of efficiency etc?
• Has public opinion been tested?
• Has an independent review taken place?
• Have conclusions been drawn?
• Have practices been adapted?