The brand new index developed by Udelar, with the support of ANII, showed a general improvement between 2006 and 2022.
The 19 departments showed a general improvement between 2006 and 2022, according to the brand new Regional Development Index for Uruguay (Idere), prepared by the Udelar with the support of the National Agency for Research and Innovation (ANII).
According to the I think, which is based on areas such as education, health, well-being and cohesion, economic activity and institutions, during that period the indicator improved by 49% on average in the different districts.
During 2022, in the ranking that measures on a scale of 0 to 1, it appears in first place Montevideo (0.74), followed by Cannelloni (0.63), Cologne and Maldonado (both with 0.59). Further behind are Saint Joseph (0.56), Florida (0.55), Paysandú (0.53), Soriano and Black River (both with 0.52).
Meanwhile, below the average of 0.51 appear Flowers (0.50), Rocha (0.48), Rivera (0.47), Peach (0.46), Lavalleja and Leap (both 0.45), Tacuarembo (0.43), Long Hill (0.42), Artigas (0.39) and Thirty Three (0.37).
If you analyze the Expanded idea, which also includes gender, safety and environment, places Maldonado at the top, with 0.65, completing the podium Montevideo (0.61) and Colonia (0.59).
The objective of Idere
From the Udelar they specified that the Idere is the result of an accumulation of years of work that has as direct antecedents an index calculated for Chili, with the aim of becoming a useful tool to have “a more comprehensive conception of a phenomenon as complex, changing and polysemic as regional development.”
“Although it is not possible to reduce the complexity of development to a number, Idere can inform us at the departmental level about the historical trajectories, the emerging trends and changes in direction, as well as giving warning or alert signals and helping to identify challenges and opportunities,” the authors insisted.
Regarding their contribution, they considered that it aims to “contribute with a robust input, from the academy, to a discussion on the state of development in the country’s departments, with the objective of placing the territorial dimension of the development in a place of relevance on the public agenda.”
Source: Ambito
