People and Organisations who signed the Istanbul Declaration

At the end of the Istanbul World Forum (27-30 June 2007),  6 international and supranational organisations affirmed in a declaration their commitment to measuring and fostering the progress of societies in all dimensions, with the ultimate goal of improving policy making, democracy and citizens’ wellbeing.

They invite both public and private organisations to contribute to this ambitious effort to foster the world’s progress and they welcome initiatives at the local, regional, national and international levels.

Read the Istanbul Declaration:

• English version
• French version
• Spanish version
• Arabic version
• Korean version
• Russian version
• Italian version

Other organisations have joined this global effort after the Forum.

If you want to have your organisation listed below or if you want to sign the Istanbul declaration as an individual, please send us a mail with your full name, organisation, function, email and whether you sign the declaration as an individual or on behalf of your organisation.

First organisations to sign the Istanbul Declaration:

• European Commission
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
• Organisation of the Islamic Conference
• United Nations
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
• World Bank

Other organisations who signed the Istanbul Declaration:

Individuals who signed the Istanbul Declaration:

• Emmanuel Kontopirakis PhD. Secretary General, National Statistical Service. Greece
• Ufuk Acar, KOSGEB-Small and Medium Industry
• Hana Mohamed Ameen, Advisor for Academic Affairs, Minister's Office, Ministry of Higher Education, Sultanate of Oman 
• Martin Balepa, General Director of AFRISTAT
• Akbar Bin Ali, Executive Director, State Implementation Directorate, Melaka, Malaysia
• Zainal Bin Hussin, Deputy State Secretary (Development), State Economic Planning Unit, Melaka, Malaysia
• Susan Brutschy, President, Applied Survey Research, United States
• Marc Callens, Senior Researcher, Research Center of the Flemish Government, Belgium
• Miguel De Castro, Director General of Statistical Infrastructure, National Statistics Institute, Spain
• Ahmed Elmaouha, French teacher, Morocco
• Cihan Ergul,Keyspan Energy Corporation, Quantitative Analyst 
• Paul Forseth, Member of Parliament, Canada (1993-2006)
• José de Jesús García Vega, Director del Centro de Estudios sobre el Bienestar, Universidad de Monterrey, Mexico
• B. Sanya Juliuson, C Dipl, Director-General, European-Atlantic Diplomatic Academy, City of London, England
• Mudar Kassis, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Birzeit University, Palestine
• Roefie Hueting, Economist, Statistics Netherlands 
• Michael Keating, Executive Director, Sustainability Reporting Program, 10 Astor Avenue, Toronto, Ontarion, Canada M4G 3M2
• Richard Layard, Professor, Director - Well-Being Programme, London School of Economics/Centre for Economic Performance, United Kingdom
• Alex C. Michalos, Chancellor, University of Northern British Columbia, Canada
• Francois Ndengwe, Telema
• K.kaya Pacaci, Telecommunication Expert, Sectoral Research and Strategies Dept, Turkish Telecommunications Authority

• Horia Liviu Popa, Professor, Director – Timisoara Regional Competitiveness Centre, Politehnica University of Timisoara / Timisoara Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, Romania

• Kenneth Prewitt, Carnegie Professor of Public Affairs, School of International & Public Affairs, Columbia University,NYC, United States
• John Renesch, futurist
• Antonia M Robinson, Dr, PhD, C Dipl, Director/Member of the Board, Association of Certified Commercial Diplomats, Greater London, England
• The Honourable Roy J. Romanow, P.C., O.C., Q.C.; Founding Chair, CIW Network Board Commissioner on the Future of Health Care in Canada; and Former Premier of Saskatchewan
• Héctor Ávila Rosas, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, Researcher in Medical Sciences
• Sergio J. Sánchez S., General Director, Statistic National Institute (INE), Honduras
• Luay Shabaneh, President, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Palestine
• Romulo A. Virola, Secretary General, National Statistical Coordination Board, Philippines

Do not hesitate to post the Istanbul Declaration on your website and to ask other people and organisations to join our global effort.