Results & Indicators

The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic (composite index) of life expectancy, education, and per capita income indicators, which are used to rank countries into four tiers of human development. A country scores higher HDI when the lifespan is higher, the education level is higher, and the GDP per capita is higher.

This index measures gender inequalities in three important aspects of human development—reproductive health, measured by maternal mortality ratio and adolescent birth rates; empowerment, measured by proportion of parliamentary seats occupied by females and proportion of adult females and males aged 25 years and older with at least some secondary education; and economic status, expressed as labour market participation and measured by labour force participation rate of female and male populations aged 15 years and older. The GII is built on the same framework as the IHDI—to better expose differences in the distribution of achievements between women and men. It measures the human development costs of gender inequality. Thus the higher the GII value the more disparities between females and males and the more loss to human development.

SDG indicator 8.1.1 (Tier I, custodian agencies: World Bank, UNSD). Annual growth rate of real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita is calculated as the percentage change in the real GDP per capita between two consecutive years. Real GDP per capita is calculated by dividing GDP at constant prices by the population of a country or area. The data for real GDP are measured in constant US dollars to facilitate the calculation of country growth rates and aggregation of the country data. For more information on this SDG indicator, please see: https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/?Text=&Goal=8&Target=8.1.

SDG Indicator 9.4.1. Tier I. Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per unit value added is an indicator computed as ratio between CO2 emissions from fuel combustion and the value added of associated economic activities. The indicator can be computed for the whole economy (total CO2 emissions/GDP) or for specific sectors, notably the manufacturing sector (CO2 emissions from manufacturing industries per manufacturing value added - MVA). CO2 emissions per unit of GDP are expressed in kilogrammes of CO2 per USD constant 2010 PPP GDP. CO2 emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of MVA are measured in kilogrammes of CO2 equivalent per unit of MVA in constant 2015 USD. Carbon emission per unit of value added is a universal indicator for measuring the impact of industrial production on environment. It captures the intensity of energy use, energy efficiency of production technology and most importantly use of fossil fuels. According to the UNIDO definition used for SDG indicator 9.4.1., carbon emission is estimated from the data on energy consumption. For more detail, please see : https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/?Text=&Goal=9&Target=9.4.

Outcome-level indicator for the EFSD Investment Window on Digital (3.4). Data for this indicator can be collected through an official national household survey, by asking about household access to the Internet, broken down by type of Internet service (which can also include narrowband Internet access). The main types of fixed broadband services are:

• Fixed (wired) broadband network, such as DSL, cable modem, high speed leased lines, fibre-to-the-home/building, powerline and other fixed (wired) broadband • Terrestrial fixed (wireless) broadband network, such as WiMAX, fixed CDMA.
This indicator proportion of households with broadband Internet access, by urban/rural is defined as the proportion of households with broadband Internet access using different types of broadband services. Broadband is defined as technologies that deliver advertised download speeds of at least 256 kbit/s. The main types of broadband services are:
• Fixed (wired) broadband network, such as DSL, cable modem, high speed leased lines, fiber-to-the-home/building, powerline and other fixed (wired) broadband
• Terrestrial fixed (wireless) broadband network, such as WiMAX, fixed CDMA
• Satellite broadband network (via a satellite connection)
• Mobile broadband network (at least 3G, e.g. UMTS) via a handset
• Mobile broadband network (at least 3G, e.g. UMTS) via a card (e.g. integrated SIM card in a computer) or USB modem 
The Internet is a worldwide public computer network. It provides access to a number of communication services including the World Wide Web and carries e-mail, news, entertainment and data files, irrespective of the device used (not assumed to be only via a computer −it may also be by mobile telephone, tablet, PDA, games machine, digital TV etc.). Access can be via a fixed or mobile network. Data for this indicator can be collected through an official national household survey, by asking about household access to the Internet, broken down by type of Internet service (which can also include narrow band Internet access). The number of in-scope households with Internet access by a given type of service is calculated by aggregating the weighted responses for each type of service. Proportions are expressed as percentages and are calculated by dividing the number of in-scope households with a given type of Internet service by either the total number of in-scope households with Internet or by the total number of in-scope households, and then multiplying the result by 100.

EU interventions monitoring and reporting systems: annual and final reports from implementing organisations (e.g. governments, international organisations, non-state actors, etc), ROM reviews, evaluations.

Outcome-level indicator for the EFSD Investment Window on Digital (3.5). This may include people benefitting from digital tools to be used through mobile/internet platforms to access financial services.

SDG indicator 17.8.1 (Tier I, custodian agency: ITU). The indicator proportion of individuals using the Internet is defined as the proportion of individuals who used the Internet from any location in the last three months. For more information on this SDG indicator, please see: https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/?Text=&Goal=17&Target=17.8.

Outcome level indicator for the EFSD Investment Window on Digital (Cross sector indicator 4 - Direct employment)

Number of full-time equivalent employees as per local definition working for the client company or project at the end of the reporting period.

SDG Indicator 4.a.1 (Tier II, custodian agency: UNESCO-UIS). This indicator focuses on one of the seven types of basic services offered by schools. Data for this indicator are not regularly produced - please check data availability for your country of interest before selecting this indicator (or plan and budget for primary data collection). For more information on this SDG indicator, please see: https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/?Text=&Goal=4&Target=4.a.

Outcome level indicator for the EFSD Investment Window on Digital (3.2). Number of mobile subscriptions (GSM, CDMA, BGAN, VSAT, EDGE, UMTS, WiMax, 3G, 4G, LTE, etc.) including voice and/or data at the end of the reporting period. Includes both post-pay and pre-pay subscriptions.

The Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) is a multi-stakeholder initiative to measure the commitment of countries to cybersecurity. Cybersecurity has a wide field of application that cuts across many industries and sectors. Each country’s level of development will therefore be analysed within five categories: Legal Measures, Technical Measures, Organizational Measures, Capacity Building and Cooperation.​​​​​ The GCI revolves around the ITU Global Cybersecurity Agenda (GCA) and its five pillars (legal, technical, organizational, capacity building and cooperation). For each of these pillars, questions were developed to assess commitment. Through consultation with a group of experts, these questions were weighted in order to arrive at an overall GCI score. The survey was administered through an online platform through which supporting evidence was also collected.

For more information please see: https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Cybersecurity/Pages/GCI.aspx

Freedom on the Net measures the subtle and not-so-subtle ways that governments and non-state actors around the world restrict our intrinsic rights online. Each country assessment includes a detailed narrative report and numerical score (0=Most Free, 100=Less Free), based on methodology developed in consultation with international experts. This methodology includes three categories: Obstacles to Access: details infrastructural and economic barriers to access, legal and ownership control over internet service providers , and independence of regulatory bodies; Limits on Content: analyses legal regulations on content, technical filtering and blocking of websites, self-censorship, the vibrancy/diversity of online news media, and the use of digital tools for civic mobilization; Violations of User Rights: tackles surveillance, privacy, and repercussions for online speech and activities, such as imprisonment, extra-legal harassment, or cyber attacks. Coverage: Freedom on the Net has expanded from covering 15 countries in the 2009 pilot edition to 65 in the latest report (please, check availability for your country of interest before using). Countries are selected on the basis of the size of their internet population, their regional or global relevance, as well as the unique quality of their restrictions or protections on the internet. The countries selected for the report covers 88 percent of the global internet population, ensuring the project analyses the vast majority of users.

SDG indicator 4.4.1 (Tier II, custodian agencies: UNESCO-UIS, ITU) - Data is not regularly produced - please check data availability for your country of interest before selecting this indicator. The proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills is defined as the percentage of youth (aged 15-24 years) and adults (aged 15 years and above) that have undertaken certain computer-related activities in a given time period (e.g. last three months). The list of the ICT skills is provided in the SDG indicator information in the link below.

For more information on this SDG indicator, please see: https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/?Text=&Goal=4&Target=4.4.

SDG indicator 16.5.2 (Tier II, custodian agencies: World Bank, UNODC) - Data is not regularly produced - please check data availability for your country of interest before selecting this indicator. This indicator monitors the proportion of firms asked for a gift or informal payment when meeting with tax officials. For more information on the SDG indicator, please see: https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/?Text=&Goal=16&Target=16.5.

Please specify the digital financial systems. At outcome level, monitoring should focus on the use of systems by the target group after EU-funded support has ended.

Please specify the type of incentive - e.g. government subsidy, tax incentives, etc.

Outcome-level indicator for the EFSD Investment Window on Digital (2.1). This indicator measures the number of people benefitting from investment-supported digital services such as digitalising and interconnecting national registries, eID, eProcurement, eHealth, eEnergy, climate services, disaster risk management, forestry and land management, e-Justice, e-Company and other digitalised public services intended to increase the performance and the accountability of public services towards citizens and business. The exact beneficiaries will depend on the context of the project. For example, for a voter registration system support, this indicator could include the number of people registered through the biometric voter system set up with investment support. There is a specific EFSD indicator on financial services (indicator 3.5), so please monitor the number of people supported to access financial services via digital means under that indicator.

Baseline and endline studies are needed to record changes in the use of machine-readable data in development/improvement of the regional/national policy documents or sector strategies.

Output level indicator for the EFSD Investment Window on Digital (3.1)

Please specify type of organizations and teams created with support of the EU-funded intervention .

You can also rephrase this indicator to track the number of participants from private sector and civil society - this way you can disaggregate data by sex.

Cyber information sharing networks are meant to facilitate incident report sharing/early warning/mitigation of serious cyber incidents

Please specify type of operations and investigations (international, national) supported by the EU-funded intervention.

Please adapt/delete as appropriate the topics of awareness raising initiatives. This indicator is used to measure the reach of awareness raising campaigns organized by the EU-funded intervention. For each type of awareness raising activity please use specialized methodology. For the traditional media, press clipping and estimates of media reach may be used, for online campaigns - online analytics, and for the direct contacts and events - attendance of the events and number of direct contacts.

Please specify the education level for which the curriculum is developed with the support of the EU-funded intervention. Please see the methodology of SDG indicator 4.4.1 for a detailed list of computer skills here: https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/?Text=&Goal=4&Target=4.4. Please specify the availability of curricula in minority languages if relevant and supported by the EU-funded intervention.

Please specify the digital skills. You may use the list of the 21 Digital skills and competencies defined by the JRC at the following link: http://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/bitstream/JRC101254/jrc1....

This indicator is appropriate at the output level if the EU-funded intervention will support the development of regional/national digital skills and literacy strategies.

This can include services for company registration, fiscal and administrative procedures, taxation and customs, including for agriculture.

Please specify stakeholders and how often they should meet. A stakeholder mapping may be required first to agree on a list of relevant stakeholders.

Please specify digital domain research project types.

Financial service providers include banks, insurance companies, and other providers who work to increase the range of financial services that people can access in digital form.

Please specify financial providers and types of digital services.

Please specify type of services and support provided (established/improved). Digital services such as digitalising and interconnecting national registries, eID, eProcurement, eHealth, eEnergy, climate services, disaster risk management, forestry and land management, e-Justice, e-Company and other digitalised public services intended to increase the performance of public services towards citizens and business and can generate a social and/or a climate-friendly impact.

Please specify type of service

Please specify beneficiaries and type of equipment.

Please specify the target group that will be trained. Please specify the target group that will be trained.

Please specify the type of the health information systems.

Please specify the domain. Some examples of technology can include:

• Online or web-based surveys

• Hand-held devices such as clickers and PDAs

• GPS and other satellite-based systems

• Web-based databases

Please specify the type of technology. Some examples of technology can include

• a software package that helps governments/civil society collect and systematize information about human rights abuses

• a platform that enables blogging, the upload of digital and video images, the use of data visualizations, etc.

• a technology that enables live-streaming of video from anywhere, which can be embedded on social media platforms