the andi project: measuring the future we want
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The ANDI Project: Measuring the future we want. Mike Salvaris Professor ANDI @Deakin Centre Deakin University, Melbourne [email protected] Social Determinants of Health Forum, Canberra 14 th July 2014. The Victorian bushfires 2009: a $4 billion boost to ‘ progress ’ ?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The ANDI Project:
Measuring the future we want
Mike SalvarisProfessor
ANDI @Deakin CentreDeakin University, Melbourne
Social Determinants of Health Forum, Canberra14th July 2014
The Victorian bushfires 2009: a $4 billion boost to ‘progress’?
Black Saturday, 7 February 2009
The costs: •173 people died•7500 people homeless•2030 houses destroyed•78 towns damaged, 11 totally destroyed•1 million animals died
The overall verdict (on the ‘GDP index of progress’)a $4 billion boost to Victoria’s progress from:•emergency worker overtime•health and funeral costs•legal costs•new homes and cars•rebuilding townships
A technical critique of GDP:
Life = Shopping?
What are the democratic issues in developing new progress measures
for society and for communities?
There is a growing global movement to redefine progress
A multi-level global movementLocal community initiatives:
US: Community Indicators Consortium UK-Young Foundation France: FAIR, PEKEA Italy: Sbilanciamoci Latin America: Como Vamos, Porto Alegre Community Budget Australia: Tasmania Together, Community Indicators Victoria, CI Queensland New Zealand, Major Cities Indicators Project
National initiatives: Canada (‘Canadian Index of Wellbeing’) Australia (‘Measures of Australia’s Progress’) Bhutan (‘Gross National Happiness’), France, Sarkozy (‘Stiglitz-Sen Commission on Measuring Progress’) US (‘Key National Indicators Act 2010’), Ireland, South Africa, Finland, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand etc.
International initiatives: OECD Global Project ‘Measuring the Progress of Societies’; EU: Council of Europe ‘Beyond GDP’; International Association of Supreme Auditors; WEF Global Council “Benchmarking the progress of societies”;
ANDI: key features
• Civil society collaborative initiative
• Long term (5-10 year development phase)
• Reporting (annual ‘GNWB’Index, indices of key domains)
• Extensive community consultation, engagement and ownership
• Close relationship with ABS
• External partners: Canadian Index of Wellbeing, OECD
• Strong collaborative research base (Deakin, ACOLA, 10+ universities)
• Network and resource base, clearing house role
• Education and communications emphasis, state of art website
• Funding: majority non-government funding, ‘Funder alliance’