The document summarizes an event discussing developments beyond GDP metrics for measuring societal progress. It includes the agenda for the event, which has presentations on the UN's 2022 Beyond GDP report, the work of the UN Network of Economic Statisticians, and the European Horizon Project. The event aims to discuss international frameworks and initiatives for developing metrics beyond GDP to provide a more holistic assessment of societal progress.
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DESA News is an insider's look at the United Nations in the area of economic and social development policy. The newsletter is produced by the Communications and Information Management Service of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs in collaboration with DESA Divisions. DESA News is issued every month.
The OECD Development Centre’s Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) is a cross-country measure of discrimination against women in social institutions (formal and informal laws, social norms, and practices) across 160 countries. Discriminatory social institutions intersect across all stages of girls’ and women’s life, restricting their access to justice, rights and empowerment opportunities and undermining their agency and decision-making authority over their life choices. As underlying drivers of gender inequalities, discriminatory social institutions perpetuate gender gaps in development areas, such as education, employment and health, and hinder progress towards rights-based social transformation that benefits both women and men.
The SIGI covers five dimensions of discriminatory social institutions, spanning major socio-economic areas that affect women’s lives: discriminatory family code, restricted physical integrity, son bias, restricted resources and assets, and restricted civil liberties. The SIGI’s variables quantify discriminatory social institutions such as unequal inheritance rights, early marriage, violence against women, and unequal land and property rights. Through its 160 country profiles, country classifications and unique database, the SIGI provides a strong evidence base to more effectively address the discriminatory social institutions that hold back progress on gender equality and women’s empowerment!
In many countries inequality is growing as the benefits of economic growth go to the richest members of society. Inclusive Growth is all about changing the rules so that more people can contribute to and benefit from economic growth. For more information see www.oecd.org/gov/inclusive-growth-and-public-governance.htm
Budgeting for societal goals: Putting it all together - Andrew BLAZEY, OECDOECD Governance
This presentation was made by Andrew BLAZEY, OECD, at the OECD-MENA meeting dedicated to Budgeting for Societal Outcomes: Gender, Youth and Sustainable Development Goals Budgeting, held in Caserta, Italy, on 18-19 July 2019
From dashboards to decision-making: Adapting complex information on well-bein...StatsCommunications
Session 1 of the virtual event series on Implementing a well-being approach to policy and international partnerships in Latin America, 28-30 June 2022, More information at: https://www.oecd.org/wise/lac-well-being-metrics.htm
DESA News is an insider's look at the United Nations in the area of economic and social development policy. The newsletter is produced by the Communications and Information Management Service of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs in collaboration with DESA Divisions. DESA News is issued every month.
The OECD Development Centre’s Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) is a cross-country measure of discrimination against women in social institutions (formal and informal laws, social norms, and practices) across 160 countries. Discriminatory social institutions intersect across all stages of girls’ and women’s life, restricting their access to justice, rights and empowerment opportunities and undermining their agency and decision-making authority over their life choices. As underlying drivers of gender inequalities, discriminatory social institutions perpetuate gender gaps in development areas, such as education, employment and health, and hinder progress towards rights-based social transformation that benefits both women and men.
The SIGI covers five dimensions of discriminatory social institutions, spanning major socio-economic areas that affect women’s lives: discriminatory family code, restricted physical integrity, son bias, restricted resources and assets, and restricted civil liberties. The SIGI’s variables quantify discriminatory social institutions such as unequal inheritance rights, early marriage, violence against women, and unequal land and property rights. Through its 160 country profiles, country classifications and unique database, the SIGI provides a strong evidence base to more effectively address the discriminatory social institutions that hold back progress on gender equality and women’s empowerment!
Public Governance Seminar - What works: Towards Evidence Informed Policy MakingOECD Governance
The objective of this seminar is to examine emerging national models for evidence-informed policy and to explore opportunities for international co-operation in the increasingly global movement to synthesis evidence on What Works in a range of policy interventions.
There is growing international interest in the use of a What Works approach and in building a global evidence-base for policy interventions.
This seminar asks the question: what would be the benefits of international co-operation and what practically could the OECD do to support this international agenda?
For more information see www.oecd.org/gov
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United Nations Permanent Representatives of Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries, and Small Island Developing States Visit
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January 2017
Why gender mainstreaming is important?
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Public Governance Seminar - What works: Towards Evidence Informed Policy MakingOECD Governance
The objective of this seminar is to examine emerging national models for evidence-informed policy and to explore opportunities for international co-operation in the increasingly global movement to synthesis evidence on What Works in a range of policy interventions.
There is growing international interest in the use of a What Works approach and in building a global evidence-base for policy interventions.
This seminar asks the question: what would be the benefits of international co-operation and what practically could the OECD do to support this international agenda?
For more information see www.oecd.org/gov
Linking well-being evidence across the policy cycle and across different time...StatsCommunications
Session 2 of the virtual event series on Implementing a well-being approach to policy and international partnerships in Latin America, 28-30 June 2022, More information at: https://www.oecd.org/wise/lac-well-being-metrics.htm
"Social investment", data analysis & targeting public expenditures - Andrew B...OECD Governance
This presentation was made by Andrew BLAZEY, New Zealand at the 13th Annual Meeting of OECD-Asian Senior Budget Officials held in Bangkok, Thailand, on 14-15 December 2017
OECD Well-being and Mental Health Conference, Carrie Exton, OECDStatsCommunications
Session on Integrated approaches to mental health: where do we stand, where do we need to go next?, 6 December 2021, more information at www.oecd.org/wise/well-being-and-mental-health.htm
United Nations Permanent Representatives of Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries, and Small Island Developing States Visit
Washington, DC, USA
January 2017
Why gender mainstreaming is important?
Formulating public policies with gender budgeting
A case of study: The inclusion of gender budgeting in Bolivia
Best Practices lessons and recommendations
Concept Note: "OECD Budgeting Outlook" - Ronnie Downes, OECDOECD Governance
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HLEG thematic workshop on Measurement of Well Being and Development in Africa...StatsCommunications
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This presentation covers the key question: Why dashboards? Local authorities and other public bodies have largely ended publishing reports and now produce dashboards. What are the factors that have contributed to this change?
This is the first presentation from our Workshop on 21 September 2023 on Dashboards, APIs and PowerBI.
ONS Local has been established by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to support evidence-based decision-making at the local level. We aim to host insightful events that connect our users with exciting developments happening in subnational statistics and analysis at the ONS and across other organisations.
In April 2022, as the impact of increases in the Cost of Living really came to the forefront, Public Health & Communities, Suffolk County Council published a Cost of Living profile as part of the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment.
Alongside a written Cost of Living report ‘Making ends meet: The cost of living in Suffolk’, an interactive dashboard was also created using Power BI. In addition to internal data flows, publicly available data from sources such as the ONS have been used to provide a rich picture of the current situation for the local community.
The dashboard was developed in order to:
• Provide up to date data and information on the Cost of Living for Suffolk County Council, partner organisations, and members of the public.
• Deliver an interactive tool to allow users to focus on areas most relevant to them.
• Demonstrate that, while increases in the cost of living affect everyone, impact will be greatest for those who are already under financial pressure, exacerbating inequalities.
• Provide a source of actionable insight to support the system with the evidence base needed to support project development, drive change and really make a difference in the community.
Features of the dashboard:
• Place-focused - published at smaller geographies where possible
• Collaborative - Includes local data from across the system such as data shared by Citizens Advice and other system partners.
• Automated - Most data sources have automated connections, meaning there is little manual intervention required.
• Self-Service - Making the report publicly available puts data at the fingertips of colleagues, system partners and members of the public.
• Live - The dashboard is a living report which is frequently updated.
This session will:
• Provide a demonstration of Suffolk County Council’s Cost of Living dashboard
• Give an overview of data sources
• Explore opportunities for automation using Power BI
• Discuss how the data dashboard is used locally
This event is open to all; however, we anticipate it will be of most interest to anyone working on cost of living dashboards at the local level.
If you have any questions, please contact ons.local@ons.gov.uk.
ONS Local has been established by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to promote evidence-based decision-making at the local level. We aim to host insightful workshops which will provide practical, technical support to help users make the most of ONS data. The Cross-Government Data Science Community brings together data scientists and analysts to build data science capability across the UK governments and public sector.
We are delighted to welcome you to our inaugural Workshop in our new series, entitled: 'How to use APIs'. The session will cover what Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) are, the advantages in using them and a practical demonstration of how they can be used. The journey of two Local Authority analysts as they begin using APIs in place of manual processes will be showcased to the audience. The session will conclude by explaining the plan for the forthcoming series of Workshops that will begin in September and introducing the Slack channel that ONS Local and Cross-Government DS community will be using to support users' technical questions going forward.
This event is open to all; however, we anticipate it will be of most interest to anyone working at a local level on creating data dashboards for internal or external use.
If you have any questions, please contact ons.local@ons.gov.uk.
ONS Local has been established by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to promote evidence-based decision-making at the local level. We aim to host insightful workshops which will provide practical, technical support to help users make the most of ONS data. The Cross-Government Data Science Community brings together data scientists and analysts to build data science capability across the UK governments and public sector.
We are delighted to welcome you to our inaugural Workshop in our new series, entitled: 'How to use APIs'. The session will cover what Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) are, the advantages in using them and a practical demonstration of how they can be used. The journey of two Local Authority analysts as they begin using APIs in place of manual processes will be showcased to the audience. The session will conclude by explaining the plan for the forthcoming series of Workshops that will begin in September and introducing the Slack channel that ONS Local and Cross-Government DS community will be using to support users' technical questions going forward.
This event is open to all; however, we anticipate it will be of most interest to anyone working at a local level on creating data dashboards for internal or external use.
If you have any questions, please contact ons.local@ons.gov.uk.
ONS Local has been established by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to promote evidence-based decision-making at the local level. We aim to host insightful workshops which will provide practical, technical support to help users make the most of ONS data. The Cross-Government Data Science Community brings together data scientists and analysts to build data science capability across the UK governments and public sector.
We are delighted to welcome you to our inaugural Workshop in our new series, entitled: 'How to use APIs'. The session will cover what Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) are, the advantages in using them and a practical demonstration of how they can be used. The journey of two Local Authority analysts as they begin using APIs in place of manual processes will be showcased to the audience. The session will conclude by explaining the plan for the forthcoming series of Workshops that will begin in September and introducing the Slack channel that ONS Local and Cross-Government DS community will be using to support users' technical questions going forward.
This event is open to all; however, we anticipate it will be of most interest to anyone working at a local level on creating data dashboards for internal or external use.
If you have any questions, please contact ons.local@ons.gov.uk.
ONS Local has been established by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to support evidence-based decision-making at the local level. We aim to host insightful events that connect our users with exciting developments happening in subnational statistics and analysis at the ONS and across other organisations.
From 1 August 2019, the Secretary of State for Education delegated responsibility for the commissioning, delivery and management of London’s Adult Education Budget (AEB) to the Mayor of London. The AEB helps Londoners to get the skills they need to progress both in life and work. The overarching aim of London’s AEB is to make adult education in London even more accessible, impactful and locally relevant.
In this presentation, the Greater London Authority will be going through the results of the pioneering 2021/22 London Learner Survey (LLS). The survey’s objective is to gain insight into the outcomes of learners to inform and improve policy. The LLS consists of two linked surveys of learners who participated in GLA-funded Adult Education Budget (AEB) learning in the academic year 2021/22.
In the LLS, Learners are surveyed prior to and 5-7 months after completing their course to estimate the economic and social changes that learners experience following an AEB course.
In particular, the presentation will show the economic impact broken down by:
. Progression into employment
. Progression within work
. Progression into further learning.
The social impact will be explored by looking at changes in:
. Health and wellbeing
. Improved self-efficacy
. Improved social integration
. Participation in volunteering
The presentation will also cover how outcomes vary by funding type, breaking down the results by Community Learning and Adult Skills.
This event is open to all; however, we anticipate it will be of most interest to anyone working at a local level on skills, education and employment.
If you have any questions, please contact ons.local@ons.gov.uk.
ONS Local has been established by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to support evidence-based decision-making at the local level. We aim to host insightful events that connect our users with exciting developments happening in subnational statistics and analysis at the ONS and across other organisations.
Are you interested in finding, visualising, comparing and downloading a wide range of geographically granular datasets in one place? If so, this webinar is definitely for you!
We will present ONS plans for the development of Explore Subnational Statistics (ESS), a public-facing digital service that will allow users to find out more about local areas across the UK.
We will retrace the main milestones in our journey to date, starting from the launch of ESS vision in the GSS subnational data strategy, then taking a closer look at the Subnational Indicators Explorer, and, finally, outlining a roadmap towards the Beta version of the service.
This event is open to all, however we anticipate it will be of most interest to anyone working at a local level, with data on the policy themes of economy, transport connectivity, education, skills, health and wellbeing, or interested in data visualisation products.
If you have any questions, please contact onslocal@ons.gov.uk
A process server is a authorized person for delivering legal documents, such as summons, complaints, subpoenas, and other court papers, to peoples involved in legal proceedings.
What is the point of small housing associations.pptxPaul Smith
Given the small scale of housing associations and their relative high cost per home what is the point of them and how do we justify their continued existance
Canadian Immigration Tracker March 2024 - Key SlidesAndrew Griffith
Highlights
Permanent Residents decrease along with percentage of TR2PR decline to 52 percent of all Permanent Residents.
March asylum claim data not issued as of May 27 (unusually late). Irregular arrivals remain very small.
Study permit applications experiencing sharp decrease as a result of announced caps over 50 percent compared to February.
Citizenship numbers remain stable.
Slide 3 has the overall numbers and change.
Russian anarchist and anti-war movement in the third year of full-scale warAntti Rautiainen
Anarchist group ANA Regensburg hosted my online-presentation on 16th of May 2024, in which I discussed tactics of anti-war activism in Russia, and reasons why the anti-war movement has not been able to make an impact to change the course of events yet. Cases of anarchists repressed for anti-war activities are presented, as well as strategies of support for political prisoners, and modest successes in supporting their struggles.
Thumbnail picture is by MediaZona, you may read their report on anti-war arson attacks in Russia here: https://en.zona.media/article/2022/10/13/burn-map
Links:
Autonomous Action
http://Avtonom.org
Anarchist Black Cross Moscow
http://Avtonom.org/abc
Solidarity Zone
https://t.me/solidarity_zone
Memorial
https://memopzk.org/, https://t.me/pzk_memorial
OVD-Info
https://en.ovdinfo.org/antiwar-ovd-info-guide
RosUznik
https://rosuznik.org/
Uznik Online
http://uznikonline.tilda.ws/
Russian Reader
https://therussianreader.com/
ABC Irkutsk
https://abc38.noblogs.org/
Send mail to prisoners from abroad:
http://Prisonmail.online
YouTube: https://youtu.be/c5nSOdU48O8
Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/libertarianlifecoach/episodes/Russian-anarchist-and-anti-war-movement-in-the-third-year-of-full-scale-war-e2k8ai4
This session provides a comprehensive overview of the latest updates to the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (commonly known as the Uniform Guidance) outlined in the 2 CFR 200.
With a focus on the 2024 revisions issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), participants will gain insight into the key changes affecting federal grant recipients. The session will delve into critical regulatory updates, providing attendees with the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate and comply with the evolving landscape of federal grant management.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the rationale behind the 2024 updates to the Uniform Guidance outlined in 2 CFR 200, and their implications for federal grant recipients.
- Identify the key changes and revisions introduced by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in the 2024 edition of 2 CFR 200.
- Gain proficiency in applying the updated regulations to ensure compliance with federal grant requirements and avoid potential audit findings.
- Develop strategies for effectively implementing the new guidelines within the grant management processes of their respective organizations, fostering efficiency and accountability in federal grant administration.
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
Understanding the Challenges of Street ChildrenSERUDS INDIA
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Many ways to support street children.pptxSERUDS INDIA
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3. Agenda
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14:00 – 14:05 Chair’s welcome and ‘housekeeping’
Paul Allin, Honorary Officer for National Statistics, RSS
14:05 – 14:20 The UN's 2022 Beyond GDP report
Anu Peltola, UNCTAD
14:20 – 14:30 The work of the UN Network of Economic Statisticians
Richard Heys, ONS
14:30 – 14:40 The European Horizon Project
Rutger Hoekstra, ESCoE and Leiden University
14:40 – 14:50 Questions to plenary speakers
14:15 – 15:30 Panel and audience discussion: Grant Fitzner, ONS; Wafa Aboul Hosn, UN
Lebanon; Karen Ellis, WWF-UK; Sarah O'Connor, Financial Times
15:50 – 16:00 Closing remarks and event closes
4. Valuing What Counts
UN-initiative on Beyond GDP
Beyond GDP: international developments
and emerging frameworks
26 September 2023
Anu Peltola
Acting Director of Statistics
UNCTAD
5. Why do we
need to go
beyond GDP
and why
now?
We need a new policy paradigm and metrics to
tackle today’s challenges and secure our future:
• Crises: climate change, environment,
pandemic, conflict, inequalities - GDP alone is
not enough
• Assess progress from environmental, social,
digital, distributional and vulnerability aspects
• Go beyond income, beyond today, beyond
averages
• Put people and the planet at the centre, be
guided by balanced metrics, harness data
revolution and new technologies
6. CEB
deliberated
on the topic of
progress beyond
GDP in November 2021
and tasked HLCP to develop a
United Nations system-wide
contribution on Beyond GDP
SDG 17
Target 19:
“develop
measurements of
progress on sustainable
development that complement
gross domestic product”
Our
Common
Agenda report
called for action to
“urgently find measures
of progress that complement GDP”
Mandate/
Background
7.
8. SDGs
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Respect for life and
the planet
From vulnerability
to resilience
Participatory
governance and
stronger institutions
Innovative and
ethical economies
Wellbeing and
agency
Reduced
inequalities and
greater solidarity
Links to SDGs
9. Links to Our Common Agenda
12 Areas of Action
Leave no one behind
Protect our planet
Promote peace and prevent conflicts
Abide by international law and ensure justice
Place women and girls at the center
Build trust
Improve digital cooperation
Upgrade the UN
Ensure sustainable financing
Boost partnerships
Listen to and work with youth
Be prepared
Respect for life and
the planet
From vulnerability to
resilience
Participatory
governance and
stronger institutions
Innovative and ethical
economies
Wellbeing and agency
Reduced inequalities
and greater solidarity
10. SDG
indicator
framework
Links to other processes 2025 SNA
update,
SEEA and
statistical
frameworks
MVI and
other
indicator
initiatives
Beyond
GDP
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a
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n
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v
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r
s
e
11. Criteria for
assessing
Beyond GDP
metrics
• Country-owned.
• Comparable across time and countries,
well-established and trusted.
• Universally applicable.
• Able to convey strong and clear messages
that are actionable and intuitive.
• Iterative and dynamic, based on what
exists, while allowing for the addition of
new indicators, as relevant.
12. SG's policy brief
a) Renew political commitment
on a conceptual framework
anchored in the 2030 Agenda
to “value what counts”;
b) Launch a robust technical and
scientific process, resulting in
a United Nations value
dashboard of a limited
number of key indicators that
go beyond GDP;
c) Undertake a major capacity-
building and resourcing
initiative for Member States.
13. Thank you!
UN SG’s POLICY BRIEF
https://www.un.org/en/common-
agenda/policy-briefs
LONG REPORT:
https://unsceb.org/topics/beyond-gdp
14. The UN Network of
Economic Statisticians,
and its progress on Beyond
GDP
Richard Heys
Deputy Chief Economist,
Office for National Statistics
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15. What is the UN Network of Economic Statisticians?
The 52nd session of the Statistical Commission (2021) established the new United Nations
Network of Economic Statisticians (Network) to:
• facilitate networking, co-ordination and communication on new innovations, experiments
and best practices for the purpose of making progress on priorities to keep economic
statistics relevant
• requested that its mandate be clearly defined and provide a transparent and collaborative
horizontal coordination mechanism for all existing groups
• recognised the need for the network of economic statisticians to co-ordinate with other
statistical committees and groups, as appropriate, for the purpose of measuring the
multidimensional relationships between the economy, environment and society of
the 2030 Agenda
16. Background
The UN’s Our Common Agenda
• Makes explicit reference to the needs to take collective actions to meet the challenges of our time
• Mobilises stakeholders to identify a complement or complements to GDP that will measure inclusive and
sustainable growth and prosperity
• Challenges member states to identify and agree on pathways for national and global accounting systems to
include additional measurements
The network has been working towards bringing together the Our Common Agenda with recommendations of the
Friends of the Chair Group on economic statistics through:
• establishing a closer partnership with social statisticians (Social Friends of the Chair)
• bringing together a strong knowledge-sharing network of NSIs, academics and other institutions through a ‘Sprint
Series’ of meetings, which aim to:
o map and document the international conceptual and practical guidance on methodological standards
o provide collective capacity building and training around the latest developments in the Beyond GDP field
o identify gaps and opportunities to develop these further, in a way that will fit and support Our Common
Agenda
17. Our Journey
Draft
architecture
proposed to
UNSC 2025
Establishment
of working
teams to
develop
thematic
notes
Roadmap
proposal for
2024 UNSC
2023 Sprint
Series How
are we
delivering
Beyond
GDP?
The Research
Prospectus
2022 Sprint
Series – What
is Beyond
GDP?
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18. 2022 Beyond GDP Sprint – objectives and
findings
• Broad aim was to scope the work done internationally, identify best practices, and propose areas of high priority
for research on an integrated statistical system.
• Key findings
1. There is a rich and long history which shapes our options
2. There has been a huge amount of work – the problem is not a shortage of available options, it’s a failure to come
together behind a core set of metrics, particularly in two core dimensions
3. But we are held back from identifying a core set of metrics by
1. Variation in available data – very few countries consistently produce everything
• Lack of a common language
o “Wellbeing is not a subset of health” (Nancy Hey)
o “I never realised my work on wellbeing was part of what you call Beyond GDP” (anonymous sprint
attendee)
• Very different ways of viewing the question of how to measure Beyond GDP
o Wellbeing / Inclusiveness / Sustainability
o Dashboards / composite indices
o Subjective wellbeing / objective drivers of wellbeing
4. Users would like to see a map / have a means of navigating through the options
2022 Sprint
Series – What
is Beyond
GDP?
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19. 2022 Beyond GDP Sprint – building on strong
existing foundations
There are well-established and high-quality social and demographic-economic accounting
methodologies and practices that existed prior to the Stiglitz, Sen and Fitoussi Report (2009).
1948 - 1968:
Development of
System of
National
Accounts (SNA)
1968-1974:
Development of
System of
Demographic and
Social Statistics
(SDSS), and
acceptance by
UNSC,
comprising ten
‘domains’
1974-1990s:
Attempts to deliver
SDSS stall due to
data challenges.
Evolution of
indicators drawn
from system
2010:
Stiglitz, Sen and
Fitoussi report
highlights need for
extended indicator
sets, multi-
dimensional
dashboards and
re-invigorates
debate, without
being prescriptive
in terms of
approaches
1993 - 2008:
SNA (partially)
incorporates six of
the ten SDSS
domains as
‘satellite accounts’
1987:
Brundtland Report
defines
‘sustainable
development’ and
highlights the
three dimensions
of wellbeing –
‘here and now’, ‘in
the future’ and
‘elsewhere’
2022 Sprint
Series – What
is Beyond
GDP?
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20. The 2022 Research Prospectus
• Sprint led to a series of concrete proposals summarised in a Prospectus
• Identified the need for an integrated system for inclusion and sustainable well-
being.
• Complement and build on existing standards (the System of National Accounts
and the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting) with a System of
Population and Social Accounts and a Framework for Inclusive and
Sustainable Wellbeing.
• Proposals fit with other work done by the ISWGNA and the Advisory Expert Group on NA
on enhancing and broadening of the national accounts framework to better account for
elements related to well-being and sustainability.
The Research
Prospectus
21. The 2022 Research Prospectus
Development of a System of Population and Social Accounts (SPSA), which can be integrated with the
SNA and SEEA, that brings together the various extended SNA accounts and other existing socio-
demographic accounts and promotes their potential use.
The Research
Prospectus
Framework
for Inclusive
and
Sustainable
Wellbeing
(FISW)
System of
Population
and Social
Accounts
(SPSA)
System of
Economic-
Environmental
Accounts
(SEEA)
System of
National
Accounts
(SNA)
• Development of a Framework for Inclusive and Sustainable
Wellbeing including:
• a comprehensive dashboard, linked to the SDGs, of core
wellbeing indicators and potentially new composite indices,
drawn from a coherent framework
• distributional breakdowns of aggregated and disaggregated
accounting and wellbeing indicators
• measures of flows and stocks, considering a wider
landscape of capitals than those covered by the SNA, with a
focus on consistency of measurement for the derivation of
‘objective’ composite indices
• Presented in the Network’s Report to the UNSC’s 54th meeting: 'The
Commission supported the “exploration of the feasibility of a research
agenda for a new integrated statistical framework for measuring
inclusive and sustainable well-being in accordance with the research
prospectus, in collaboration with the [Social] Friends of the Chair
group”.'
22. 2023 Beyond GDP Sprint – objectives and
(draft) early findings
• Deeper dives into key topics, focussing on how existing methodologies and
guidance exist to support the development of a framework of inclusive and
sustainable wellbeing measurement, building upon the SNA, SEEA, and
SPSA.
Early findings
• A rich variety of models of national wellbeing Dashboards, ranging from 10-
20 metrics to 60+, but these are often shaped around local frameworks,
tailored to domestic need. The majority of these are focussed on wellbeing
in the here and now, but we need to consider how to capture private sector
Environment, Social and Governance performance (ESG) data better.
• There is a growing acceptance of the measurement of subjective wellbeing
as a developed scientific discipline.
Subjective
wellbeing
Policy-facing domains –
measures and inclusive
dispersions
Sustainable capitals
2023 Sprint
Series - How
are we
delivering
Beyond
GDP?
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23. 2023 Beyond GDP Sprint – objectives and
(draft) early findings
• There are three front-running distributional frameworks (DNA, DINA and NTA) which have clear
similarities but subtle differences, which give us a perspective of inclusive wellbeing here and
elsewhere (domestically)
• There are three front-running measures of capital - national accounts, comprehensive wealth and
inclusive wealth, which do exhibit material differences, but which are often caused by transparent
differences in methods and scope. This provides a perspective on wellbeing now and in the future.
• Both dashboards and composite indices struggle with the common challenge of understanding and
presenting trade-offs. New research on the synergies between viable weighting metrics may assist.
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2023 Sprint
Series - How
are we
delivering
Beyond
GDP?
24. Next steps
The network will develop a roadmap to deliver on the proposed new System of
Population and Social Accounts (SPSA) (in partnership with the Social Friends of
the Chair group), and the Framework for Inclusive and Sustainable Wellbeing
(FISW), ideally to commence work following the 2025 SNA launch, so this can
serve as a ‘jumping off point’.
The roadmap will consist of two parts: one focused on the SPSA, and the other
on the Central Framework; the format of these is under discussion and
suggestions are welcome.
The documents will cover the ‘what’ needs to be achieved, as well as the ‘how’
(resources) we propose to achieve this – The Network does not have staff or the
capability to ‘own’ this process and will recommend many different organisations
could take ownership of specific strands to deliver a coherent whole.
Once the documents are drafted, the Network will conduct consultations with key
stakeholders.
The objective is to bring the roadmap to the Commission, for its review, in 2024.
Roadmap
proposal for
2024 UNSC
Establishment
of working
teams to
develop
thematic
notes
Draft
architecture
proposed to
UNSC 2025
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27. Doughnut Economics
Adjusted Net Savings
Augmented Human Development Index
Benefits and Costs Experienced
Benefits and Costs of Present Economic Activities
Better Life Index
Better Wellbeing Index
Commission on Sustainable Development indicators
Composite Measure of Wellbeing
Comprehensive Wealth
Ecological Footprint Economic Aspect of Welfare Index
Environmental Performance Index
Environmental Sustainability Index
Environmental Vulnerability index
Environmentally Sustainable National Income
European Social Progress Indicator
FEEM Sustainability Index
Gender Development Index
Gender Equality Index
Gender Inequality Index
Genuine Progress Indicator
Genuine Savings
Global Gender Gap Index
Green Growth Indicators Framework
Happy Income Index
Happy Life Years
Happy Planet Index
Human Development Index
Inclusive Wealth Index (IWI)
Index of Economic Well-being (IEWB)
Index of Social Health
Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare (ISEW)
Inequality adjusted HDI
Legatum Prosperity Index
Life evaluation Index
Measure of Economic Welfare
Millenium Development Goals
Multidimensional Poverty Index
Multidimensional Poverty Measure
Planetary pressures adjusted HDI
Quality of Life Index
Satisfaction with Life Index
SDG Index
Sustainable Development Goals
Social Progress Index
Sustainable Development Index
Sustainable Measure of Economic Welfare
Sustainable Net Benefit Index
Sustainable Society Index
Sustainable Wellbeing Index
Thriving Places Index
Transformation Performance Index
U-index
Well-being Index
Well-being Index (WI)
Beyond-GDP metrics
Hundreds of measurement systems
• Competition between scientific disciplines
• Competition between institutions
Problem
• Lack of interdisciplinarity
• Lack of institutional collaboration
• Lack of clarity of message
Barrier
• Lack of a common language/terminology
28. Wellbeing, Inclusion and Sustainability
Wellbeing
Average wellbeing of
the current
generation
Sustainability
Wellbeing of future
generations
Inclusion
Distribution of
wellbeing within and
between countries
Nouns: Wellbeing Inclusion and Sustainability
Adjectives: Inclusive and Sustainable
Beyond-GDP = Inclusive and Sustainable Wellbeing
UNNES
33. Final Remarks
• WISE Metrics
• Synthesis of metrics allows for harmonization of narrative
• Replace “Beyond-GDP” by “Inclusive and Sustainable Wellbeing”
• WISE Accounts
• Richard Stone: Accounting is Stock-Flow units (mass, people etc)
• Environmental, Social and Economic Systems
• WISE Models
• Projections of wellbeing, inclusion and sustainability (just like GDP)?
• Interdisciplinarity is key
Slide 2 Why do we need to go beyond GDP and why now?
Crises: Climate, COVID, Conflict, Inequalities
Need to better take into consideration environmental, social, digital, distributional, vulnerability. Beyond income, beyond today, beyond averages
To improve policy making: need better measures, and need to use them in decision making
Slide 10 Wellbeing and agency
Improved coverage of informal activity, care economy, voluntary work, underpaid or unpaid activities,
Achievement of human rights, health, education, housing, decent employment, food security, nutrition,
Creative economy, cultural activities
New forms of employment, social justice
Political representation.
Slide 5 Framework
Slide 13 Link to Our Common Agenda
Graphical representation of the 6 themes and links to key themes of the Our Common Agenda report
Slide 10 Wellbeing and agency
Improved coverage of informal activity, care economy, voluntary work, underpaid or unpaid activities,
Achievement of human rights, health, education, housing, decent employment, food security, nutrition,
Creative economy, cultural activities
New forms of employment, social justice
Political representation.
Ende
This proposal need not be considered as large or as ambitious as it first sounds as we build on strong pre-existing foundations. Our reviews have identified well-established and high-quality social and demographic-economic accounting methodologies and practices that existed prior to the Stiglitz, Sen and Fitoussi Report (2009), which is often seen as a foundational text in this area. These documents, in particular: the System of Social and Demographic Statistics (SSDS) released in 19752 after extensive discussions at the United Nations Statistical Commission following the release of the System of National Accounts in 1968, could provide a foundation for the alignment of existing social and demographic accounting methodology written along the structure of the SNA and SEEA. The SSDS is accompanied by detailed preliminary guidelines on social indicators organized in ten thematic areas of social concerns3 in a separate Statistical Commission report4, six of which were extensively taken on by the SNA in its 1993 and 2008 revisions. The prospectus also reports on the initial findings of extensive country and agency practices for the central framework on wellbeing indicators dashboards and wealth accounting for sustainability.
Hello everyone,
As others have said thank you for joining us today.
I am Eleanor Rees, the Head of the Quality of Life team at ONS and today I am pleased to share with you with outcomes and most recent insights from our review of the Measures of National Well-being.
Hello everyone,
As others have said thank you for joining us today.
I am Eleanor Rees, the Head of the Quality of Life team at ONS and today I am pleased to share with you with outcomes and most recent insights from our review of the Measures of National Well-being.
Hello everyone,
As others have said thank you for joining us today.
I am Eleanor Rees, the Head of the Quality of Life team at ONS and today I am pleased to share with you with outcomes and most recent insights from our review of the Measures of National Well-being.