Wikiprogress
Encyclopedia
Wikiprogress is a online platform for sharing information on the measurement of social, economic and environmental progress
. It is thought to facilitate sharing on ideas, initiatives and knowledge on "measuring the progress of societies". It is, like Wikipedia, open to all members and communities for contribution - anyone interested in "progress" can register.
The idea is not just to develop progress indicators, but creating a community working together to determine what and how we measure the well-bein gof soieties. Such decisions can not be taken by a single organisation or NSO, but by individuals, governments, and organisations all over the world.
The Global Project is closely linked to the Istanbul Declaration signed at the 2nd OECD World Forum on "Measuring and Fostering the Progress of Societies" in 2007. The Istanbul Declaration was signed by organisations such as the European Commission
, OECD, Organisation of the Islamic conference, United Nations
, United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the World Bank
. The Declaration was also signed by AFRISTAT, EFTA
, International Labour Office (ILO), UNESCO
, UNICEF, and the United Nations University - Comparative Regional Integration Studies. Furthermore, many high-ranking individuals also signed the declaration.
Wikiprogress was presented in beta in 2009 at the OECD World Forum on Statistics, Knowledge and Policy in Busan, Korea.
The wikiprogress platform also hosts the wikichild, a wiki dedicated to child well-being. Child well-being can be considered an important part of a society's well-being into the future. Their well-being is key to the sustainability of our societies.
The project has an important and growing number of correspondents that support and contribute to the network.
The OECD hosts a world forum every two or three years in co-operation with a selected host country. The 4th OECD World Forum will be held in India in 2012.
Progress (history)
In historiography and the philosophy of history, progress is the idea that the world can become increasingly better in terms of science, technology, modernization, liberty, democracy, quality of life, etc...
. It is thought to facilitate sharing on ideas, initiatives and knowledge on "measuring the progress of societies". It is, like Wikipedia, open to all members and communities for contribution - anyone interested in "progress" can register.
About
Wikiprogress is the official platform for the OECD-hosted Global Project on "Measuring the Progress of Societies". The core mission of wikiprogress is "to create global information tool supported by a worldwide partnership of organisations and individuals wishing to develop new, smarter measures of progress. Wikiprogress aims to provide a health check for all societies that enables every citiyen to better undertand the economic, social and environmental factors that determine whether or not their lives are getting better."The idea is not just to develop progress indicators, but creating a community working together to determine what and how we measure the well-bein gof soieties. Such decisions can not be taken by a single organisation or NSO, but by individuals, governments, and organisations all over the world.
The Global Project is closely linked to the Istanbul Declaration signed at the 2nd OECD World Forum on "Measuring and Fostering the Progress of Societies" in 2007. The Istanbul Declaration was signed by organisations such as the European Commission
European Commission
The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
, OECD, Organisation of the Islamic conference, United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
, United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the World Bank
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
. The Declaration was also signed by AFRISTAT, EFTA
EFTA
EFTA may refer to:* European Family Therapy Association, an NGO.* European Fair Trade Association, an association of eleven Fair Trade importers in nine European countries....
, International Labour Office (ILO), UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
, UNICEF, and the United Nations University - Comparative Regional Integration Studies. Furthermore, many high-ranking individuals also signed the declaration.
Wikiprogress was presented in beta in 2009 at the OECD World Forum on Statistics, Knowledge and Policy in Busan, Korea.
The wikiprogress platform also hosts the wikichild, a wiki dedicated to child well-being. Child well-being can be considered an important part of a society's well-being into the future. Their well-being is key to the sustainability of our societies.
The project has an important and growing number of correspondents that support and contribute to the network.
The OECD hosts a world forum every two or three years in co-operation with a selected host country. The 4th OECD World Forum will be held in India in 2012.
See also
- Progress (history)Progress (history)In historiography and the philosophy of history, progress is the idea that the world can become increasingly better in terms of science, technology, modernization, liberty, democracy, quality of life, etc...
- Genuine progress indicatorGenuine Progress IndicatorThe genuine progress indicator is an alternative metric system which is an addition to the national system of accounts that has been suggested to replace, or supplement, gross domestic product as a metric of economic growth...
- Quality of lifeQuality of lifeThe term quality of life is used to evaluate the general well-being of individuals and societies. The term is used in a wide range of contexts, including the fields of international development, healthcare, and politics. Quality of life should not be confused with the concept of standard of...
- Ecological footprintEcological footprintThe ecological footprint is a measure of human demand on the Earth's ecosystems. It is a standardized measure of demand for natural capital that may be contrasted with the planet's ecological capacity to regenerate. It represents the amount of biologically productive land and sea area necessary to...
- Full cost accountingFull cost accountingFull cost accounting generally refers to the process of collecting and presenting information - about environmental, social, and economic costs and benefits/advantages - for each proposed alternative when a decision is necessary. It is a conventional method of cost accounting that traces direct...
(FCA) (with relevance to the environment) - Global Peace IndexGlobal Peace IndexThe Global Peace Index is an attempt to measure the relative position of nations' and regions' peacefulness. It is the product of Institute for Economics and Peace and developed in consultation with an international panel of peace experts from peace institutes and think tanks with data collected...
- Green gross domestic productGreen Gross Domestic ProductThe green gross domestic product is an index of economic growth with the environmental consequences of that growth factored in. Green GDP monetizes the loss of biodiversity, and accounts for costs caused by climate change...
(Green GDP) - Gross domestic productGross domestic productGross domestic product refers to the market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period. GDP per capita is often considered an indicator of a country's standard of living....
(GDP) - Happy Planet IndexHappy Planet IndexThe Happy Planet Index is an index of human well-being and environmental impact that was introduced by the New Economics Foundation in July 2006. The index is designed to challenge well-established indices of countries’ development, such as Gross Domestic Product and the Human Development Index...
(HPI) - Human Development IndexHuman Development IndexThe Human Development Index is a composite statistic used to rank countries by level of "human development" and separate "very high human development", "high human development", "medium human development", and "low human development" countries...
(HDI) - ISEW (Index of sustainable economic welfare)
- Living planet indexLiving Planet IndexThe Living Planet Index is an indicator of the state of global biological diversity, based on trends in vertebrate populations of species from around the world....
- Quality-of-life indexQuality-of-life indexThe Economist Intelligence Unit’s quality-of-life index is based on a unique methodology that links the results of subjective life-satisfaction surveys to the objective determinants of quality of life across countries...