2009 Global NHDR Teams Meeting
Busan, Korea
26 October 2009
The UNDP Human Development Report Office is supporting the 3rd OECD World Forum on Statistics, Knowledge and Policy (organised in Busan, Korea on 27-30 October in cooperation with the Korea National Statistical Office) by facilitating discussions around the Human Development Index (HDI) as a tool for measuring societal progress, and the presentation of national and regional Human Development Reports (HDRs) experiences in engaging a wide range of societal actors in the assessment and measurement of human development.
The OECD Forum gathering of more than 1000 experts in statistics, measurement and civic participation provides an occasion to discuss human development measurement features that are critical to the global Human Development Report (HDR) 2010, which will include a review of twenty years of applying the human development approach.
The meetings in Busan will also be an opportunity to share and recognize excellence in human development analysis and application through the 2009 Human Development Awards for Excellence, and the prestigious Mahbub ul Haq Award, which will be given to a leading global figure for outstanding achievements and commitment to human development.
Objectives:
- Taking stock of 20 years of human development
- Exchange experiences with leading experts on assessing human and societal wellbeing, evolution in thinking and practice, and provide input for the re-assessment of the HDI for the preparation of the 2010 HDR
- Present national and regional good practices and innovative approaches, which can be reviewed in the preparation of HDR 2010
- Present HDR experiences with measurement challenges and innovations building synergies with the 3rd World Forum on "Statistics, Knowledge and Policy"
- Assess the status of the HDR support system and enhance collaboration and networking among HD experts, including UNDP staff, academics and governmental and civil society stakeholders engaged in the HDR process
- A multi-stakeholder review of the corporate policy and minimum standards: are these standards sufficient to ensure the desired quality? What are the main challenges to achieve them and improve shared corporate accountability?
- Review of existing tools and training opportunities: are they adequate and accessible? What are the main shortcomings?
- Share best practices in applying the human development approach to policy and programming
- Global, regional and sub-regional networks: sharing experiences and building new alliances
- Reward innovation and quality in the most prominent national HDRs and recognize outstanding HD contributions through the Mahbub ul Haq Award
- Collect impact and innovation examples
- Acknowledge best practices in the production of HDRs through the Award Ceremony
- Promote HD and HDR analysis to media and other partners while bringing greater attention to pressing HD debates
The global meeting will take place in parallel to the 3rd OECD World Forum on Statistics, Knowledge and Policy and will include a private session for HDR focal points as well as participation in official sessions of the 3rd World Forum. The Global NHDR Teams Meeting will be on 26 October 2009. We look forward to your participation in what is sure to be a productive event. Please review the information contained on this page fill in the survey below.
Participants who have already shared with us their email contacts should have already received a confirmation of their registration from OECD. We kindly ask that you confirm your registration for the 3rd OECD World Forum -27-30 Oct 2009 by visiting the OECD registration site, which can be found at http://www.oecdworldforum2009.org - REGISTRATION - STEP 2 where you can finalise your registration and update your profile.
We would also ask participants to confirm their availability to provide a short, informal presentation of NHDR Team experiences related to the session of their choice. As you can see in the attached provisional agenda, we have already assigned some country NHDR teams to specific session based on their initial expression of interest. You are welcome to confirm this choice or express another preference.
Important links and references:
- Busan meeting concept note [62 KB]
- Provisional agenda [194 KB]
- Tentative list of participants [58 KB]
- Evaluation of NHDR [573 KB]
- Management response to the evaluation of the NHDR system [71 KB]
- Related Consolidated Reply [347 KB]
- HD Awards 2009
- 3rd OECD World Forum information
Global NHDR Teams Meeting participant survey
In an effort to tailor the Global NHDR Teams Meeting (Monday 26 October) to meet your interest areas as much as possible, please respond to the HDRO on-line participant survey which asks you to indicate your preferences related to working groups. The HDRO survey also offers you an opportunity to make suggestions regarding the focus of the meetings. We will do our best to incorporate your inputs into the meeting programme.
- Access the survey here: online survey (a new page will open)
Logistics
We recommend that you make your reservations for accommodation at the Haeundae Centum Hotel as this will be the closest lodging to the OECD Forum locations.
Finally, we would like to remind all participants that neither the Human Development Report Office nor OECD is in a position to cover travel and accommodation costs. It would be greatly appreciated if you could confirm that you have secured funds for your conference attendance.
Your support and participation in the Busan meeting is much appreciated. Please do not hesitate to contact Rachel J. Sorrentino (rachel.sorrentino@undpaffiliates.org) if you have any additional questions or require any additional information. Please copy paola.pagliani@undp.org and maryann.mwangi@undp.org in follow up correspondence related to Busan.
We are looking forward to meeting you in Busan.
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