OECD 2nd World Forum held in Istanbul 2007

This is the homepage for the OECD 2nd World Forum, which was held on 27-30 June 2007 in Istanbul, Turkey and it focused on "Measuring and Fostering the Progress of Societies".

For more current information, please go to the Global Project on "Measuring the Progress of Societies" homepage:   www.oecd.org/progress  

The Global Project exists to foster the development of sets of key economic, social and environmental indicators. The project has been built around the outcomes of the previous OECD World Forums and it is run in collaboration with other international and regional partners - it seeks to become the world wide reference point for those who wish to measure, or assess, the progress of their societies. Please visit our new website:www.oecd.org/progress

The Istanbul Declaration

At the end of the Istanbul World Forum , the OECD, the European Commission, the Organisation of the Islamic Conference, the United Nations, the UN Development Programme and the World Bank 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. 

Read the Istanbul Declaration in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Korean, Russian, Italian, Japanese and Chinese  versions.

An increasing number of organisations and individuals have signed the Istanbul declaration after the Forum. Read more about organisations and people who signed the Istanbul declaration.

The Istanbul World Forum - Highlights

Read the 20 page brochure of the Highlights of the Second OECD World Forum [Acrobat pdf file]

Why is the Global Project so important?

See why the head of UNDP, the OECD’s Secretary General and the Chief Economist of the World Bank are among those who think the time has come to get serious about Measuring the Progress of Societies. Watch the 12 minute movie we made in Istanbul. The movie is available online in different video formats .