CIG to Develop and Pilot New Index for Measuring and Benchmarking Local Government Performance

SINGAPORE, 10 July 2025 – The Chandler Institute of Governance (CIG), with support from Gates Foundation, is developing and piloting a new Index to help local governments better understand, measure, and assess their performance.

In an era of rapid transformation, local governments around the world are taking on greater responsibilities and navigating increasingly complex challenges. Understanding the factors that drive their success is essential to unlocking productivity in governance.

The Index will examine how local governments manage their complex operating environments, and how they mobilise and convert resources into capabilities and systems, that in turn yield public outputs and outcomes across a diverse range of social, economic, and environmental areas. This benchmark will enable national and local governments to identify the root causes of underperformance and, through clear indicators, understand the factors that distinguish high-performing local governments from the rest.

This project aims to generate practical research and analysis that complements existing initiatives, to support improvements in service delivery and citizen outcomes, particularly in areas with the most immediate impact on daily lives.

The Index and its findings will be made publicly available, ensuring that the knowledge generated can benefit policymakers, researchers, and governance practitioners worldwide.

Mr. Wu Wei Neng, Chief Executive Officer of the Chandler Governance Group (CGG), reaffirmed CIG’s commitment to the project:

“CIG has developed considerable expertise in building practical tools, such as the Chandler Good Government Index, that support national governments in understanding and benchmarking their capabilities and effectiveness. With the support of the foundation, we are excited to channel our capabilities towards developing an Index that supports local governments in measuring their capabilities and effectiveness and identifying opportunities for progress.”

Mr. Wu Wei Neng

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About the Chandler Institute of Governance (CIG) 

The Chandler Institute of Governance (CIG), which is the knowledge division of CGG, develops high quality and relevant knowledge products for policymakers and government leaders to measure and benchmark their capabilities and effectiveness. Our knowledge products are practitioner-focused and designed to support leaders in policymaking and implementation, leveraging our considerable expertise in measuring and benchmarking government capabilities and effectiveness.

About the Chandler Governance Group (CGG) 

The Chandler Governance Group (CGG) is an international organisation focusing on public sector effectiveness and capability development. We work with national and local governments to train and develop leaders, strengthen public institutions and systems, benchmark government capabilities, and share good practices.

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