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On 20 August 2009, the European Commission released its policy paper “GDP and beyond: Measuring progress in a changing world.” The Communication was presented at an event on 8 September 2009 and broadcast in six languages via the web. It is now available as video on demand. The paper fulfils the commitment made by Commissioner Stavros Dimas at the Beyond GDP conference to mould the ideas presented at the conference into a roadmap for action.
Commission Communication “GDP and beyond”
Presentation event
Press documents
● ● ● Commission Communication “GDP and beyond”
The Communication outlines an EU roadmap with five key actions to be undertaken now and in the near term. The text of the Communication is available in 22 languages.
The five key actions support the Commission’s aims to develop indicators relevant to the challenges of today — ones that provide an improved basis for public discussion and policy-making. The five key actions are:
- Complementing GDP with environmental and social indicators
- Near real-time information for decision-making
- More accurate reporting on distribution and inequalities
- Developing a European Sustainable Development Scoreboard
- Extending National Accounts to environmental and social issues
● ● ● Presentation event
The Communication “GDP and beyond” was presented and discussed with key stakeholders at an event on 8 September 2009, which was also streamed online. The speakers were Stavros Dimas (European Commission, download speech); Elisabet Falemo (Swedish EU Presidency); Aart de Geus (OECD); Pedro Diaz Muñoz (Eurostat); and Enrico Giovannini (Italian Statistical Institute). Following the speaker presentations, Karl Falkenberg (European Commission) chaired a discussion session with the stakeholders in attendance.
● ● ● Press documents
The discussion on how to measure progress is gathering momentum worldwide. It is being discussed by all levels of policy makers and also attracts increasing media attention. Old convictions are being challenged by new findings and new political priorities in a time of economic and financial crisis, climate change, demographic change, and globalisation.
The following documents are intended to help members of the press cover the Communication “GDP and beyond”, the launch event and related issues.
- Announcement of press conference
- Press release
- FAQ
- Speaker information: Stavros Dimas (European Commission); Elisabeth Falemo (Swedish EU Presidency); Aart de Geus (OECD); Enrico Giovannini (Italian Statistical Institute)
- Webcast of press conference
- Webcast of presentation event
- Media coverage on the Commission Communication "GDP and Beyond" and other recent international initiatives
- Press page of the 2007 Beyond GDP conference
