As technological innovation accelerates, measuring impact through Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) is no longer sufficient to capture the full scope of societal outcomes. Key Value Indicators (KVIs) emerge as a complementary framework designed to evaluate the broader societal value generated by projects, especially in transformative domains such as 6G development. This paper explores the strategic objective of KVIs: to embed human-centric, policy-aligned, and sustainability oriented values into decision-making processes. It distinguishes KVIs from KPIs by examining their qualitative dimensions and their role in guiding complex trade-offs.
Petersen et al. (Wed,) studied this question.