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Dearest CITYNET Member,


You are invited to participate in our survey on CITYNET's Medium-Term Plan 2006-2009. In this survey, about 120 respondents (local governments and stakeholders) will be asked to complete a survey that asks questions about CITYNET's performance and suggestions for future activities. It will take approximately 20 minutes to complete the questionnaire.


Your participation in this study is completely voluntary. There are no foreseeable risks associated in participating in this survey. We encourage you to complete at least Part I of the entire survey.


Your survey responses will be stricly confidential and data from this research will be reported only in the aggregate. Your information will be coded and will remain confidential. If you have questions about the survey or the procedures, you may contact our Programme Manager, Ms. Bernadia Irawati Tjandradewi, at 81-45-2232161 or by email at the email address specified below.


Thank you very much for your time and support. Your city/organisation will be eligible to receive up to 5 CITYNET publications for finishing the survey. Make sure that you select your preferred publications at the end of the survey. Please start with the survey now by clicking on the Continue button below.
 
 
PART I. Questionnaire on CITYNET's Medium-Term Plan 2006-2009
Your answers will be used to develop CITYNET's Medium-Term Plan for 2006-2009, which will be adopted at the 5th General Council of CITYNET in October 2005 in Hanoi, Vietnam. The aggregate results of this questionnaire will be presented to potential donors/partners who wish to collaborate with your city/organisation.
 
 
 
* Name of Respondent
   
* Position/Designation
   
* Name of City/Organisation
   
Address
   
Telephone
   
Fax
   
* E-mail
   
Website/Homepage
   
 
 
1. Why did your city/organisation join CITYNET? Please mark your answers with a check.
Very true Somewhat true False Very false
a. For multilateral contact and to cooperate with other cities/ organisations from different countries
b. To go beyond just sister or friendship city cooperation
c. To get publicity or exposure for our city internationally
d. To be part of the global movement or an organisation/network that extends itself globally
e. To receive useful information related to urban issues
f. To obtain technical support from other members and partners of CITYNET
g. To get access to any resource available from international organisations
 
 
2. What are the benefits that your city/organisation gained as a member of CITYNET? Please mark your answers with a check.
Very true Somewhat true False Very false
a. The Technical Co-operation among cities in Developing Cities (TCDC) study visits and advisory programme that provides direct technical assistance and advice from host city/organisation
b. Facilitation and promoting comparative advantages of members through networking
c. Increased opportunities for partnerships with other actors (i.e. national and municipal governments; private sector; international organisations; NGOs; community-based groups; volunteer groups; research and educational institutions)
d. Providing input for policy-making in your city/organisation
e. Specific training and capacity-building programmes including workshops, seminars organised by CITYNET tailored to the needs and situation of each city/organisation
f. Officials/staff gaining technical expertise and knowledge for better implementation
 
 
3. The ultimate goal of CITYNET is to ensure that the programme activities organised and the products created are used to their full potential resulting in positive effect for its members. What are the concrete achievements of your city/organisation as a result of CITYNETÂ’s activities?
Very true Somewhat true False Very false
a. Developed better policies, programmes, projects or plans
b. Accessed better opportunities to learn, share and disseminate information
c. Made institutional changes or improvements
d. Developed better partnerships with other urban stakeholders
e. Publicized my city/organisation
 
 
4. As identified by your city/organisation, the following issues are the current CITYNET priority areas included in the Medium Term Plan of 2002-2005. Do you think that the current priority areas of CITYNET have helped you address problems in your city/organisation?
Very true Somewhat true False Very False
a. Environment and Health (E&H)
b. Poverty Alleviation (PA) (Socio-Economic Development)
c. Municipal Finance (MF) (Urban Management)
d. Urban Social Infrastructure (USI)
e. Urban Infrastructure and Services (UIS)
f. Urban Governance (UG)
 
 

5. How well do you think CITYNET has covered activity areas under each theme? Please mark your answers with a check.
 


I. ENVIRONMENT and HEALTH
Very well covered Sufficiently covered Enough Not enough
a. Workshops
b. Policy and Technical Seminars
c. TCDC Study Visits
d. TCDC Advisory services
e. Information dissemination
 


II. POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Very well covered Sufficiently covered Enough Not enough
a. Workshops
b. Policy and Technical Seminars
c. TCDC Study Visits
d. TCDC Advisory services
e. Information dissemination
 


III. MUNICIPAL FINANCE
Very well covered Sufficiently covered Enough Not enough
a. Workshops
b. Policy and Technical Seminars
c. TCDC Study Visits
d. TCDC Advisory services
e. Information dissemination
 


IV. URBAN SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
Very well covered Sufficiently covered Enough Not enough
a. Workshops
b. Policy and Technical Seminars
c. TCDC Study Visits
d. TCDC Advisory services
e. Information dissemination
 


V. URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES
Very well covered Sufficiently covered Enough Not enough
a. Workshops
b. Policy and Technical Seminars
c. TCDC Study Visits
d. TCDC Advisory services
e. Information dissemination
 
VI. URBAN GOVERNANCE
Very well covered Sufficiently covered Enough Not enough
a. Workshops
b. Policy and Technical Seminars
c. TCDC Study Visits
d. TCDC Advisory services
e. Information dissemination
 
 
6. CITYNET has introduced and implemented “Priority Clusters” to optimally meet the objectives of each member city/organisation. Members of each Cluster have met once to develop action plans of the Cluster and set up the Committee. Please rate how well do you think the Cluster has met your objectives.
 
 


I. ENVIRO – Solid Waste Management Cluster
Very well covered Sufficiently covered Enough Not enough
a. Development of Cluster Action Plans
b. Implementation of Action Plans
c. Active participation and leadership of cluster committee
d. Your city/organisationÂ’s involvement in the cluster
 


II. ENVIRO – Water and Sanitation Cluster
Very well covered Sufficiently covered Enough Not enough
a. Development of Cluster Action Plans
b. Implementation of Action Plans
c. Active participation and leadership of cluster committee
d. Your city/organisationÂ’s involvement in the cluster
 


III. POVERTY Cluster
Very well covered Sufficiently covered Enough Not enough
a. Development of Cluster Action Plans
b. Implementation of Action Plans
c. Active participation and leadership of cluster committee
d. Your city/organisationÂ’s involvement in the cluster
 


IV. INFRA Cluster
Very well covered Sufficiently covered Enough Not enough
a. Development of Cluster Action Plans
b. Implementation of Action Plans
c. Active participation and leadership of cluster committee
d. Your city/organisationÂ’s involvement in the cluster
 
 
7. During the Brainstorming Meeting of CITYNET members in Lyon last November 2004, it was proposed to add one more Cluster on INFORMATION and COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES.
Strongly agree Agree Disagree Strongly disagree
What do you think?
 
 
8. What obstacles did you face when you wanted to take part in CITYNET activities? Indicate your selection with a mark or check
Very true Somewhat true Somewhat false False
a. Language difficulties(speaking, understanding and reading) during meetings/visits/reading publications)
b. Lack of support from your city/organisation
c. Lack of support from your national government (e.g. permission to leave the country to participate in CITYNET activities)
d. Lack of resources, such as time to prepare presentations, write reports, etc.
e. Limited funds from CITYNET to enable participation for all members
 
 
 
9. Please suggest how CITYNET can help your city/organisation cope with the obstacles you have selected in the previous question (item 8).
   
 
 
10. ROLE OF CITYNET: In your opinion, what role should CITYNET take over the next 4 years? Please mark your answers with a check.
Very important Somewhat important Not important Not important at all
a. Advocate policy change
b. Facilitate networking with the national governments and various international organisations
c. Facilitate partnership between local authorities and NGOs/communities
d. Facilitate partnership between public and private sectors
e. Facilitating membersÂ’ access to resources from international organisations
f. Strengthen the capacity-building of local governments
g. Act as clearinghouse for information related to urban issues
h. Facilitate project development and management for members
 
 
11. Vision of CITYNET: CITYNET's ultimate goal is to help create people-friendly cities that are socially just, ecologically sustainable, politically participatory, economically productive, culturally vibrant and globally connected.
Strongly agree Agree Disagree Strongly disagree
Do you think this current vision of CITYNET is still relevant?
 
 
Do you have any suggestions?
   
 
 
12. Please select 3 ISSUE-BASED themes that city/organisation would like us to address over the next four years. For each selected theme, please choose 3 SUB-THEMES. Mark your choices with a check.
*  
 
Environment and Health
 
Poverty Alleviation
 
Municipal Finance
 
Management of Infrastructure and Services
 
Urban Social Infrastructure
 
Urban Governance
 
Other
 

 
Please select 3 sub-themes per issue-based theme.
ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH Sub-Themes:
 
Pollution control
 
Slum upgrading
 
Solid waste management
 
Restoration and preservation of natural ecosystem
 
More trees and parks
 
Supply of clean and safe water
 
Other
 

 

POVERTY ALLEVIATION Sub-Themes:
 
Microfinance
 
Employment generation
 
Social safety net scheme
 
Education
 
Efficient food supply and distribution system
 
Other
 

 

MUNICIPAL FINANCE Sub-Themes:
 
Tapping new resources, such as tax
 
Decentralising authorities
 
Efficient implementation procedures
 
Budgeting system
 
Other
 

 

MANAGEMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES Sub-Themes:
 
Privatisation
 
Technology innovation including ICT
 
Integrated transportation system
 
Land use planning
 
Other
 

 

URBAN SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE Sub-Themes:
 
Disaster management
 
Crime and violence
 
Other
 

 

URBAN GOVERNANCE Sub-Themes:
 
Empowerment of women
 
Decentralising authorities
 
Other
 

 
 
13. How had your city/organisation contributed to CITYNET since joining? What do you intend to contribute from now on? Please select up to 5 per column and mark your answers with a check.
13.A. PAST CONTRIBUTION
 
Hosting events (seminar, workshop, study visit)
 
Providing resource persons for technical exchange
 
Submitting papers/best practices to the events
 
Providing articles to the CityVoice, bi-monthly e-News and other CITYNET publications
 
Presenting papers at events
 
Translating CITYNET publications into our own language
 
Seconding your staff to work at the CITYNET Secretariat
 
Representing CITYNET at non-CITYNET events
 
Initiated the establishment of CITYNET Chapter in our country and actively manage it
 
Involved in the ClusterÂ’s Committee
 
Hosting a CIFAL Training Centre
 
Other
 

 
 
13.B. CONTRIBUTION FOR THE FUTURE
 
Hosting events (seminar, workshop, study visit)
 
Providing resource persons for technical exchange
 
Submitting papers/best practices to the events
 
Providing articles to the CityVoice, bi-monthly e-News and other CITYNET publications
 
Presenting papers at events
 
Translating CITYNET publications into our own language
 
Seconding your staff to work at the CITYNET Secretariat
 
Representing CITYNET at non-CITYNET events
 
Initiated the establishment of CITYNET Chapter in our country and actively manage it
 
Involved in the ClusterÂ’s Committee
 
Hosting a CIFAL Training Centre
 
Other
 

 
 
 
If you have any other commnets, please feel free to write them down in the space provided.
   
 
 
PART II. Questionnaire on City-to-City Cooperation


City networks, including CITYNET, are promoting city-to-city (C2C) cooperation to fulfil the mission of the organisations and their members. This section will be used to evaluate C2C cooperation and investigate its impact and contribution to urban development and management among CITYNET members. In short, we would like to find out the key ingredients in making C2C cooperation effective.
 
 
14. INGREDIENTS OF C2C COOPERATION: Scholars believe that there are several ingredients contributing to the effectiveness of C2C cooperation. Based on your experience and involvement in C2C cooperation, please indicate contribution of each ingredient listed below with a check.
Contributes most Contributes some Contibutes very little Does not contribute
a. Commitment – manifested in both time and financial resources
b. Community participation – between cities and civil society groups within cities
c. Understanding – expressed through agreed upon goals and mutually understood expectations
d. Reciprocity – mutual trust and respect from both parties
e. Results through real examples –through demonstrations by the resource city or study visits
f. Support from national/state governments
g. Free flow of information between participating cities
h. Cost-sharing and cost-effectiveness
i. Leadership
 
 
15. Does C2C Cooperation contribute to capacity building of cities/organisations on urban development and management?
Contributes most Contributes some Contributes very little Does not contribute
a. Information & technical expertise
b. Policy development and decision-making
c. Policy implementation
d. Institutional strengthening
e. Managing change & using external support
 
 
16. Does C2C Cooperation contribute to capacity-building of cities/organisations on local government functions?
Contributes most Contributes some Contributes very little Does not contribute
a. Municipal finance
b. Environment
c. Urban infrastructure & services
d. Housing/ shelter
e. Gender/ poverty
f. Employment/ Economic development
g. Security/ Disaster management
h. Health/ Education
i. Social/ Cultural
 
 
17. Cooperation with various urban stakeholders: Please indicate degree of C2CÂ’s contribution to your engagement with the following stakeholders.
Contributes most Contributes some Contributes very little Does not contribute
a. Local authorities
b. Civil society groups (i.e. NGOs/ CBOs) in your city
c. Private companies in your city
d. Academia
e. International organisations (i.e. UN agencies, etc)
f. National association of cities/ local authorities
 
 
18. Which principal modalities contribute most in C2C cooperation?
Contributes most Contributes some Contributes very little Does not contribute
a. Direct C2C / other decentralized cooperation
b. Network support
c. Demonstration-Replication & guidelines
d. Documentation & dissemination of best practices
e. Training and human resource development
f. Strategic capital investment
 
 
19. Do the following funding and resources contribute to the current implementation of C2C Cooperation in your city/organisation?
Contributes most Contributes some Contributes very little Does not contribute
a. ProgrammeÂ’s own budget
b. Local partner budget
c. Development project/ programme funds
d. Other grants and loans
e. Self-funding activities
f. Foundations and trust funds
 
 
20. Do the following institutions help your city/ organisation in undertaking C2C Cooperation?
Contributes most Contributes some Contributes very little Does not contribute
a. Individual local/ regional authorities
b. Associations of local authorities
c. National governments
d. Bilateral and multilateral organisations
e. Professional associations
f. National/ International NGOs
g. Private sector organisations
 
 
21. Does C2C Cooperation contribute to and help achieve the nine principles of good urban governance?
Contributes most Contributes some Contributes very little Does not contribute
a. PARTICIPATION – Engaging and involving all stakeholders on issues of common concern
b. ACCOUNTABILITY – Your city/ organisation is accountable to the citizens and other institutional stakeholders
c. TRANSPARENCY – Guarantees that decisions are carried out in a predictable manner according to rules and regulations
d. RULE OF LAW – Existing laws & legal system work for people, especially for the rights of minorities
e. RESPONSIVENESS – Your city/ organisation serves all stakeholder needs within a reasonable timeframe
f. CONSENSUS ORIENTATION – Mediate the different interests in society
g. EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY
h. EQUITY – Impartial and just treatment extend to everyone in society
i. STRATEGIC VISION
 
 
22. Prospects of C2C Cooperation: In your opinion, what are the likely prospects for C2C Cooperation in the near future?
Most likely Likely Less likely Not likely
a. Significant tool of urban development
b. Most appropriate scheme for technical cooperation
c. Substitute G2G (Government-to-Government)
d. Important project component of donors or development aid agencies
 
 

Very true Somewhat true Somewhat false False
23. Do you think C2C cooperation can help your city/organisation to better engage and develop projects funded by national and international donors?
 
 
24. How can C2C cooperation help your city better engage and develop projects funded by national and international donors?
Definitely helps Helps Somewhat helps Does not help
a. PROCEDURAL: understanding of donor requirements, selection of external consultants
b. TECHNICAL: develop general knowledge on appropriate technologies, assistance to specific training, assistance to operation and maintenance
c. INSTITUTIONAL: shaping municipal corporative companies, develop knowledge and understanding of institutional options
d. ECONOMICAL: cost evaluation of project, service delivery, price setting, improve relations with customers or develop service quality charts
e. ACCOUNTING: assistance to develop depreciation system of assets, assets management value, self-insurance systems
f. SOCIAL: resettlement, social reforms in municipal organisations
g. ENVIRONMENTAL: local agenda 21, environmental data collection, assistance to develop own environmental impact assessment methods, training to specific software and modelling
 
 
25. At which stage of project advancement can C2C cooperation help?
Definitely helps Helps Somewhat helps Does not help
a. Planning and general studies
b. Preparation of projects
c. Supervision and Management
d. Funding
e. Maintenance of equipment or constructed infrastrustructure, if any
 
 
26. What are the main obstacles and problems encountered when cooperating with donors and their consultants?
Very true Somewhat true Somewhat false False
a. Mismatch between our city and donorsÂ’ interests/ objectives
b. Lack of coordination between our city, donors and consultants
c. Lack of communication between our city and donors and consultants
 
 


Finally, we would like to know if your city/organisation would participate in the 4th General Council and 5th Congress of CITYNET, to be held from 11 to 14 October 2005 in Hanoi, Vietnam. This will be an excellent opportunity to further contribute your wish and ideas for the development and future direction of CITYNET. Since the Congress is the biggest gathering of CITYNET, all members are expected to attend.


Please check all appropriate boxes:
 
Your city's Mayor or Head of your organisation will attend.
 
Your city/organisation's representative will attend.
 
Representative(s) from my city/organisation will accompany them. (Please indicate estimated number of accompanying representatives)
 

 
 
CITYNET PUBLICATIONS


In appreciation of your time and effort, we can give your city/organisation up to 5 CITYNET publications free of charge. However, this is subject to the availability of the requested publication and costs for shipping should be borne by your city/organisation. Please make your selections below:


ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH
 
EH14 Good Urban Governance and Responses to HIV/AIDS (2001)
 
EH12 Community Participation in Improving City Environment (Feb 2001)
 
EH6 Report of the CITYNET/UNCRD/city of Makati Seminar on Recycling in Asia, Makati (Nov 1994)
 
EH4 Proceedings of the ESCAP/CITYNET Regional Seminar-cum-Study Visit on Final Disposal of Solid Wastes, Wuhan (Sep 1993)

 



POVERTY ALLEVIATION
 
PA4 Report and Proceedings of the Regional Workshops on Cities, Poverty and Environment (Jul 2001)
 
PA3 Food Security in Asian Cities (Dec 2000)
 
PA2 Report and Proceedings of the ESCAP/CITYNET High-Level Policy Seminar on Shelter for the Urban Poor: Interface between Governmental and Non-governmental Sectors (Jul 1994)

 



MANAGEMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES
 
MIS 8 CN Seminar 2004: Promoting awareness on Local Government Initaited Internatinal Cooperation (2004)
 
MIS 7 Citizens Participatory Disaster Mitigation in Asian Cities (2003)
 
MIS6 Building Partnerships for Sustainable Cities (2003)
 
MIS5 Public-Private Partnerships in Urban Infrastructure & Service Delivery (2002)
 
MIS4 Report of the Policy Seminar on Urban Transport and Mass Transit, New Delhi (Oct 1996)
 
MIS3 Report and Proceedings of the CITYNET/ESCAP/Dhaka City Corporation Seminar on Privatisation of Urban Environmental Infrastructure and Services, Dhaka (Jun 1995)
 
MIS2 Report of the Second Seminar-cum-Training Course on Urban Transport, Yokohama (Jul 1989)

 



MUNICIPAL FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
 
MF8 Proceedings of the CITYNET-HUDCO/HSMI-USAID-UNCHS Regional Workshop on Financial Management of Urban Local Governments in Asia and the Pacific Region, New Delhi (Aug 1999)
 
MF4 Municipal Land Management in Asia: a comparative study (1995)
 
MF3 Proceedings of the ESCAP/CITYNET High-Level Policy Seminar on Financial Management of Local Authorities, Bombay (Nov 1993)
 
MF1 Proceedings of the Seminar-cum-Training Course on Urban Land Use Control, Yokohama and Sagamihara (Nov 1990)

 

CROSS-SECTORAL & OTHERS
 
CS1 Guidelines for Transferring Effective Practices (Nov 1998)
 
O4 Country Directory (Nov 2001)
 
O3 Member Profiles (Oct 2001)
 
CityNet Seminar, Creating Attractive Cities towards Sustainable Development (Nov 1998)
 
Feeding Asian Cities (2001)
 
Future Strategies of the CITYNET: Proceedings of the CITYNET Brainstorming Meeting on Future Strategies of CityNet (Feb 2001)

 
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