Good enough

It is hard to say when the local authorities are the best in their class. This can not be measured by financial language, as money is only a resource. Cities are aiming to become the best for the citizens. This creates a lot of demand from different stakeholders. Cities are pulled to different directions, and often forget what is the most important for the common benefit.

For local authorities it is important to see how effectively they fulfill the mission and what kind of outcomes are received in relation to the available resources. One can measure this only if the starting point is clearly analyzed and the change is somehow evidenced. How well do we see the process in our own cities?

You can not force a true change to take place. The changes are enabled by a wise leadership who understands their role. Without this enabling, we can not reach the status of being the best and reach sustainability.

It needs to be remembered that in the end it does not matter what you have reached in life - you are only good in comparison to what you can become.