This month, she discusses Jersey’s Performance Framework, which was launched in January 2020 and builds upon the Future Jersey long-term plan brought forward by the Government in 2017…
“This new framework aims to assess the sustainable wellbeing of Jersey across three dimensions of community, economy and environment. Notably, the emphasis for this performance framework has shifted away from the traditional economic measures of gross domestic product (GDP) and gross value added (GVA) in line with the recommendations of global organisations such as the United Nations, the OECD and World Economic Forum.
Pictured: One of the Jersey Performance Framework ‘storyboards’ with the measurements used to assess progress.
Jersey’s Performance Framework is currently comprised of 20 storyboards to express specific aspirations that are described in more detail by 60 target outcome statements. A total of 186 unique indicators are included in the framework to measure progress towards achieving the outcomes.
As Dr. Anuschka Muller, Director of Corporate Planning and Performance, explained at the launch, the Government of Jersey is the first nation in the world to include subjective indicators (based on what people think and feel) as well as objective indicators.
This website presents the whole framework and links each outcome to its indicators along with the supporting data and definitions. The work done to pull Jersey’s existing data together into a single place is commendable.
Putting the current performance in the context of where Jersey ideally should be for each outcome to ensure a thriving future for all Islanders would be helpful. This context is also needed to help government, business, civil society and individuals to prioritise focus, resource allocation and set meaningful performance timeframes.”
This article first appeared in Connect Magazine, which you can read by clicking here.