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SUMMARY:The UN’s Beyond GDP Agenda – Impact on Official Statistics
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DESCRIPTION:The release of the final report and indicator dashboard of the 
 United Nations Secretary General’s High Level Expert Group on Beyond GDP
  on 7 May 2026 marks an important milestone in global discussions on how p
 rogress\, wellbeing and sustainability are measured. This webinar\, hosted
  by the International Statistical Institute Academy\, aims to inform the s
 tatistical community about the key findings of the Beyond GDP initiative a
 nd explore their implications for official statistics\, policy use and fut
 ure statistical development.The webinar is divided into three parts: first
 \, an introduction to the policy motivations behind the Beyond GDP agenda 
 and the new indicator dashboard intended to complement traditional economi
 c indicators to capture societal progress\; second\, an analysis of initia
 l findings\, data gaps\, and emerging needs based on the indicators includ
 ed in the new dashboard\; and finally\, a discussion with the academic com
 munity on the future of progress measurement and indicator development. T
 he webinar is designed for producers of official statistics\, statistical 
 methodologists\, researchers and policymakers interested in the evolving r
 ole of statistics in shaping economic and social decision making.Session O
 utline and SpeakersBeyond GDP: Key Messages from the High Level Expert Gro
 upSpeaker: Enrico Giovannini (Professor\, University of Rome “Tor Vergat
 a” and Scientific Director of the Italian Alliance for Sustainable Devel
 opment - ASviS) Abstract: This opening presentation will introduce the Be
 yond GDP initiative in its broader global policy context\, presenting the 
 thinking of the UN Secretary General’s High Level Expert Group. The spea
 ker will outline the motivation behind the Beyond GDP agenda\, the concept
 ual foundations of the framework\, and the intended role of the new dashbo
 ard in complementing traditional economic indicators. The presentation wil
 l also highlight the implications for the statistical community and the ne
 xt steps following the release of the HLEG’s final report.The Insights f
 rom the Beyond GDP dashboard and the way forwardSpeaker: Anu Peltola (Dire
 ctor\, Statistics Division\, UNCTAD)Abstract: This presentation will share
  the first insights based on data on the Beyond GDP dashboard. It will ill
 ustrate how the metrics related to wellbeing\, equity and sustainability p
 rovide additional insights beyond income\, and discuss methodological choi
 ces\, data availability and comparability challenges encountered. The sess
 ion will also discuss UN support for countries’ statistical offices in f
 illing data gaps and developing missing indicators\, highlighting how the 
 metrics can support policy analysis when used alongside economic data.Beyo
 nd GDP – Call for Future Research to Change How We Measure ProgressSpeak
 er: Richard SamansAbstract: This presentation will draw on the UN Economis
 t Network paper on ‘Progressing Beyond GDP: Towards a Multidimensional L
 iving Standards Index (MLSI) and Integrated Headline Measure of Gross Nati
 onal Sustainable Development (GNSD)’. The speaker will discuss advancing
  a broader conception and measurement of economic progress than that captu
 red by conventional measures of an economy’s output and discuss the need
  for new headline indicators to achieve real behavioural changes. The sess
 ion will provide an academic perspective that complements the policy drive
 n approach of the Beyond GDP initiative and encourages constructive dialog
 ue among the statistical\, academic and policy communities. https://uncta
 d.org/publication/counting-what-counts-compass-progress-people-and-planet\
 n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/node/52164
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