A synthetic view of the process that led to the Local Cultural Indicators System (Siclo in its Spanish acronym) is presented. Siclo is an application designed to improve knowledge about the status of cultural actions at the local administration level. This tool seeks to provide supporting information to facilitate the evaluation of local cultural policies. It is structured into five thematic areas and three modules. The basic module, comprising a total of 46 indicators, is the only one which is operative at the moment
