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Future directions for measuring Australia's progress

Future directions for measuring Australia's progress. Brian Pink 17 September 2010. Are we measuring what Australians care about?. "Part of the objective of rethinking our measurement systems is to generate a national and global dialogue on : — what we care about,

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Future directions for measuring Australia's progress

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  1. Future directions for measuring Australia's progress Brian Pink 17 September 2010

  2. Are we measuring what Australians care about? "Part of the objective of rethinking our measurement systems is to generate a national and global dialogue on : — what we care about, — whether what we are striving for is achieving what we care about, and — whether this is reflected in our metrics" Joseph E. Stiglitz, Melbourne, July 29, 2010

  3. What is progress? • Some key ideas : • Progress involves movement in a positive direction – improvement • Implicit in this improvement are goals “Progress” is simple – the goals are complex

  4. What other elements need to be defined? • What is progressing? (Australia, society, the economy, etc) • What is it progressing to? (Goals – as yet unspecified) • How will we measure progress? (Measures and methods)

  5. Defining Australia

  6. Separate goals for separate arenas

  7. Aspirations vs outcomes

  8. Relationships and trade-offs

  9. A model to support discussion

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