The impacts of the covid-19 pandemic still have lags, and although 2021 was a year of recovery, it was also a period in which some gaps between cities.
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This was one of the main conclusions left by the 2022 Cities Competitiveness Index, prepared by the Private Competitiveness Council (CPC) and the Universidad del Rosario.
“Although, in 2021, a general recovery trend was observed in the economic and social indicators in the regions, the truth is that not all did so at the same rate,” the report states.
According to the Competitiveness Index, this result, which could be explained by thes resource and capacity constraintsand the effective implementation of policy measures that responded to the needs of the population and the productive apparatus.
“2021 is an important year, because it allows us to see how cities fared in the reactivation process after the pandemic, and there we are going to discover many of the gaps and their effects on the performance of cities,” said the official. Vice President of the CPC, Daniel Gómez Gaviria during the presentation of the report.
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Gómez explained that there were indicators in which all the cities improved, but that there was also an increase in the gaps, especially in the pillars that have a strong relationship with the economic reactivation.
“This allows us to understand the uneven speed of reactivation of the cities, and on the other hand, what were the gaps that were accentuated,” said Gómez.
An example of this was the labor market. pillar in which the difference in score between the best and the worst of the measurement increased to 5.1 points. Bogotá leads the pillar with 7.77 points, and the lowest is Quibdó, with a score of 2.69.
Something similar occurred in the ICT adoption pillar, also led by Bogotá, with a score of 8.77 in the indicator, while Mitú is the least competitive city in the area, with only 0.50 points. The Competitiveness Index also indicates a deepening of the gaps in the areas of health, higher education and job training, business environment, market size, among others.
In total, the ICC is made up of 106 indicators, grouped into four major factors (basic enabling conditions, human capital, market efficiency and innovative ecosystem) organized in turn into 13 pillars.
These are: institutions, infrastructure and equipment, ICT adoption, environmental sustainability, health, basic and secondary education, higher education and job training, business environment, labor market, financial system, market size, sophistication and diversification and innovation. .
“The index is a tool with which we measure fundamental elements that the country’s cities need to build a better environment for their citizens. When we talk about competitiveness we talk about almost all those factors that come together to be more productive to be able to grow more, and fundamentally to be happier, in well-being”, highlighted the president of the CPC, Ana Fernanda Maiguashca.
The ranking by cities
“This index is a job that we have been developing for years, many consider it as a ranking, but it is a great space to share the good practices carried out by the public sector in company with the private sector and academia, having the ability to understand and understand the gaps that exist in the regions”, also highlighted Alejandro Cheyne García, rector of the U. del Rosario.
The 2022 Cities Competitiveness Index also revealed that the ranking continues to be led by the same four cities: Bogotá, with a score of 7.8 out of 10, followed by Medellín (6.99), Tunja (6.43), Cali (6.36) and Bucaramanga (6.26).
The national capital stands out because it is also a leader in 7 of the 13 pillars, while Medellín is recognized for leading the infrastructure and equipment pillar, but also for its general performance. Tunja stands out for its leadership in the pillars of health, basic and secondary education and the financial system.
In this year’s list, it is found that 13 cities and metropolitan areas registered a drop in the general score of the measurement with respect to the recalculation of the previous year. This, according to the Index, is “an element that denotes a lower relative performance of these compared to the leading regions in the ranking.”
The last positions of the Competitiveness Index are occupied by: San José del Guaviare, in 28th place and with a score of 2.95; Leticia (2.78 and position 29); Puerto Carreño (2.72 and position 30); Inírida (2.28 and 31st place) and Mitú (2.11 and 32nd place).
Laura Lucia Becerra Elejalde
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