The Istanbul Webcast

 

While some 1200 people were present at the Istanbul Conference,  many others followed the event via webcast: the main sessions were transmitted live in seven languages (English, French, Turkish, Chinese, Arabic, Russian and Spanish). Recorded sessions have been upoladed on this website (in English only for the moment). Click on the button below to start viewing the videos.

 

 

   The Istanbul Webcast Agenda

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OECD Factbook 2008: Economic, Environmental and Social Statistics

With a special focus on productivity

Quotes

Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD

"Measuring whether life is getting better is one of the most important roles the OECD can take on".

Mamphela Ramphele, Co-chair, Global Commission on International Migration (GCIM)

"The measurement of anything that is of importance elevates its importance".

Kemal Dervis, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, UNDP

"World GDP growth has been faster than it has been for a very long time. But people are not particularly happy".

François Bourguignon, Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the World Bank

"Progress indicators are a way for people to hold their governments accountable".