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Indicators of “Societal Progress”: Lessons from International Experiences

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  • Katherine Scrivens

    (OECD)

  • Barbara Iasiello

    (OECD)

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This paper looks at different experiences in the development and use of societal progress indicator sets – at the European, national and sub-national level – with the aim of identifying useful lessons from these experiences. Five case studies are presented: the indicators used to support the EU ?Lisbon Strategy?; the UK Sustainable Development indicators; Measures of Australia?s Progress; Measuring Ireland?s Progress; and an example of a local community indicator initiative – the Santa Cruz Community Assessment Programme, in California. The paper concludes that for societal progress indicators to be used and applied in decision-making processes, then three conditions need to be met. First, the indicators should be seen as legitimate by the intended users. Second, the indicators should be set within a wider system that provides =fit-for-purpose‘ information. Third, an appropriate incentive structure must be in place for stakeholders to act on that information. Cet article relate une variété d‘expériences liées au développement et à l‘emploi des séries d‘indicateurs de progrès sociétal, aux niveaux européen, national et infranational, et cherche à identifier les leçons qui peuvent être tirées de ces expériences. Cinq études de cas sont présentées : les indicateurs utilisés pour soutenir la Stratégie de Lisbonne de l‘UE ; les indicateurs du développement durable du Royaume-Uni ; Mesures des progrès de l‘Australie ; Mesurer les progrès de l‘Irlande ; et, un exemple d‘initiative d‘indicateurs d‘une communauté locale, le Programme d‘évaluation communautaire de Santa Cruz en Californie. L‘article conclut qu‘afin d‘employer et d‘appliquer les indicateurs de progrès sociétal dans le processus de prises de décisions, les conditions suivantes doivent être réunies. Premièrement, les indicateurs devraient être perçus comme légitimes par ceux qui s‘en serviraient. Deuxièmement, les indicateurs devraient être placés dans le contexte d‘un système plus étendu qui fournit des informations « adaptées au besoin ». Troisièmement, des incitations appropriées doivent exister afin que les parties intéressées agissent sur ces informations.

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  • Katherine Scrivens & Barbara Iasiello, 2010. "Indicators of “Societal Progress”: Lessons from International Experiences," OECD Statistics Working Papers 2010/4, OECD Publishing.
  • Handle: RePEc:oec:stdaaa:2010/4-en
    DOI: 10.1787/5km4k7mq49jg-en
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    1. Giorgio Calcagnini & Francesco Perugini, 2019. "A Well-Being Indicator for the Italian Provinces," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 142(1), pages 149-177, February.
    2. Mirene Begiristain‐Zubillaga & Enekoitz Etxezarreta‐Etxarri & Jon Morandeira‐Arca, 2022. "Towards the transformative social economy: Proposal of a system of indicators for cooperative social entrepreneurship," Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 93(2), pages 457-501, June.

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