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e-Frame Final Conference Amsterdam, 10-11
February, 2014
e-Frame Handbook Map for Policy Use of
Progress Indicators Emanuele Baldacci Italian
National Institute of Statistics (Istat) Head of
the Department for Integration, Quality, Research
and Production Networks Development (DIQR)
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Outline

• Moving from measuring to policy use of indicators
• Handbook on measuring progress
• Structure
• Format
• Contents
• Concluding remarks

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Moving from measuring to policy use of indicators
In this time of crises, when new political
narratives are necessary to identify where our
societies should go, the report advocates a shift
of emphasis from a production-oriented
measurement system to one focused on the
well-being of current and future generations,
i.e. towards broader measures of social
progress. (Stiglitz-Sen-Fitoussi report, 2008)
The importance of shifting from measurement to
policy use and the importance of providing policy
makers with ideas and tools on how to use new
measures in their policies best (Giovannini, 4th
World Forum 2012)
e-Frame Handbook on Measuring Progress

• coordinated by Istat in partnership with
• e-Frame Consortium
• final version June 2014

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Handbook on measuring progress

• Map of policy use of well-being indicators
• Results emerged from all e-Frame WPs, in
  particular from workshops, conferences and
  stocktaking reports
• Other EU projects (Brainpool)
• EU Agencies (Joint Research Centre,
  European Institute for Gender Equality)
• At the forefront of the debate
• How to support policy use of WB indicators?
• How to support evidence-based decision process?
• What successful experiences exist?
• What are the limitations?

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Structure
Introduction Introducing well-being indicators
in policy design   A. Measuring well-being and
societal progress Thematic topics (wealth,
income, subjective well-being, human
capital, globalisation, environment, etc.) B.
Methodologies and tools for measuring well-being
and societal progress Cross-cutting
topics (composite indicators, indicators
legitimacy and stakeholders inclusion,
measuring well-being at local level,
dissemination and sharing information, etc.) C.
Towards an integrated policy framework for better
lives Policy-integrated frameworks for
well-being putting well-being at the core
of policy-making, examples and challenges
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Format
Template for thematic topics 1. Why it is
important 2. Which measures should be
considered 3. How to use them 4. Uses to
date References
Template for methods and tools 1. Why it is
important 2. Which initiatives/ tools/ references
should be considered 3. How to implement/ exploit
them 4. Best practices/ recommendations/ future
developments References
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What issues are addressed by the Handbook?

• e-Frame Roadmap topics
• concern official statistics
• are related to a looking-forward perspective
• regard the usage of non-official data
• deal with the communication side

Main suggestions from the handbook

• Relevant measures and indicators for informing
  policies
• Subject areas that need more research investments
• Gaps in available statistical information
  (availability, accessibility, comparability, etc.)

• Frameworks and goals
• Models needed (embedding well-being targets,
  looking at interactions between dimensions and
  across boundaries, managing trade-offs, etc.)

• Practical approach how to use the proposed
  indicators and uses to date
• Wording easy to understand, not for specialists
  but addressed to a wider audience
• Recommendations for use

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What can be expected from a Map of Policy Use

• Instructions for the use of progress indicators
  in policy making
• Check list of progress made and practices
• State-of-the-art
• Measures not fully developed and measurement of
  latent factors
• Measures currently produced by official
  statistics but often ignored in policy making
• Good practices of cases which moved Beyond GDP

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Contents examples of thematic topics
(A) Globalisation trade flows in value-added
terms, spillover effects of global value chains,
job content of trade, environmental impact of
trade (A) Intangibles computerised information,
innovative property and economic competencies
(B) Material conditions experiences adjusting
GDP, replacing GDP or supplementing GDP (B)
Worker welfare and labour markets. Prospects job
security, career progression, contract quality
Intrinsic job quality discretion, social
environment, physical environment, work
intensity Working time quality including work
duration, and short-term flexibility (C)
Subjective measures. Holistic assessments to
understand the drivers of well-being possible
cost/benefit and cost/well-being analyses (C)
Environmental indicators Ecosystem integrity
integrated environmental-economic accounting
indicators of environmental policy
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Contents examples of tools and methodologies
Stakeholders all relevant actors, including
hard-to-reach groups, media Composite
indicators needed, but with due caution Local
level from local definitions of progress to
Small Area Estimates ICT tools from
visualisation tools to Web 3.0 Advanced training
to enhance communication at all levels
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Contents a policy-integrated framework

• Key challenges
• Which specific goals should a policy maker
  pursue?
• How should scarce resources be prioritised?
• How to manage trade-offs between different
  dimensions of well-being?
• How to analyse interrelations between different
  dimensions?

• Policy-integrated framework for well-being
• Conceptual framework for well-being
• Indicators of changes in the relevant outcome
  measures
• Specific process for assessing policy in
  well-being terms

• Targets
• Alignment of outcomes
• Analysis of policy options and their
  consequences
• Accountability for results

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Concluding remarks

• Still limited policy applications
• Importance of settings to assess policy impacts
• Need for a conceptual framework to link inputs,
  outputs and outcomes
• Need to find the right balance between
  comprehensiveness and simplicity (e.g. New
  Zealand Treasury approach) and between analytical
  measurements and summary indicators
• Focus on shared narrative on well-being and
  progress
• Further research on indicator causal maps and
  modelling

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Thank you for your attention
Contacts baldacci_at_istat.it www.eframeproject.eu
Emanuele Baldacci. e-Frame Handbook on Measuring
Progress. Amsterdam, February 10th 11th 2013