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Professor Michael E. Porter
Harvard Business School
SOCIAL PROGRESS INDEX
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THE IMPERATIVE
• In both economic and business development, our understanding of success has been incomplete
• The insufficiency of GDP is widely recognized
• We must measure social progress directly in order to assess its progress and inform improvement
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WHAT IS SOCIAL PROGRESS?
Social progress is the capacity of a society to meet the basic human needs of its citizens, establish the building blocks that allow citizens and communities to enhance and sustain the quality of their lives, and create the conditions for all
individuals to reach their full potential.
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DESIGN PRINCIPLES
• Non-economic indicators
• Outcomes rather than inputs
• Holistic framework
• Relevant to all countries
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SOCIAL PROGRESS INDEX MODEL
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FIRST 50 COUNTRIES
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Increase usefulness of framework and individual measures
A decentralized effort to drive change at the local level
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Improve Measurement
NEXT STEPS
• Interpret and disseminate results
• Advocate for local level change
• Share ideas for improving the framework and its use
• Incorporate feedback
• Increase the number of countries
• Study inputs and drivers
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00.01am Thursday 11th April 2013
Social Progress Index data released
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