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Charting Progress, Building Visions, Improving Life
27th to 30th of October 2009 Busan, KOREA
We are very pleased to announce that the 3rd OECD World Forum on “Statistics, Knowledge and Policy” will be held in Busan , Korea on 27-30 October 2009. This World Forum, focuses on Charting Progress, Building Visions, Improving Life will attract some 1 500 high level participants with a mixture of politicians and policy makers, opinion leaders, Nobel laureates, statisticians, academics, journalists and representatives of civil society from over 130 countries.
The 3rd OECD World Forum, organised by the OECD and the Government of Korea (Korean National Statistical Office), will focus on three major questions: What does progress mean for our societies?; What are the new paradigms to measure progress?; and How can there be better policies within these new paradigms to foster the progress of our societies? The current economic crisis makes these questions even more important and the answers more urgent. To review the Preliminary Agenda (PDF version)
Invited or confirmed speakers at the OECD World Forum include Angel Gurría (Secretary General of the OECD); Noeleen Heyzer (Executive Secretary of UNESCAP); Donald Kaberuka (President of the African Development Bank); Daniel Kahneman (Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences); Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf (President of Liberia); Pali Lehola (General Statistician, South Africa); Geoff Mulgan (Director of the Young Foundation, United Kingdom); Juan Somavia (Director General of the ILO); Joseph Stiglitz (Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences); José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero (Prime Minister of Spain).
The 3rd World Forum is organised in the context of the OECD-hosted Global Project on “Measuring the Progress of Societies” (see www.oecd.org/progress), launched to implement the Istanbul Declaration, which affirmed the need to measure and foster the progress of societies, and was signed by the United Nations, the European Commission, the Organisation of the Islamic Conference, the OECD and the World Bank, among others at the end of the 2nd OECD World Forum. The first results of the Global Project will be presented at the Korean Forum, as well as the recommendations provided by the preparatory meetings scheduled around the world over the coming months.
The International Exhibition at the OECD 3rd World Forum will focus on issues related to "Charting Progress, Building Visions, Improving Life".
The scope will include new technologies for visualizing statistics, initiatives to measure and foster quality of life at local and national levels, eco-friendly green technology and with a particular focus on promoting green growth and social cohesion.
The Exhibition will be free of charge and we hope to have places for about 50 exhibitors, with 250 booths. Read more
The 3rd OECD World Forum is not a stand-alone event. In the lead up to the Forum we expect to involve thousands of people through regional and thematic events, and training courses held in Europe, Russia, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, Australia, and Asia.
Busan is Korea’s largest port and its second largest metropolis. Busan (which means ‘cauldron-shaped mountain’) is situated where the Nakdong and Suyeong rivers meet the south coast. These two rivers intersect Busan and its surrounding mountains forming narrow valleys to the coast which allow for magnificient views to the sea. Among its many other attractions Busan is also famous for natural hot springs and fresh seafood.
If you would like to attend the Forum please write to preregisterKorea2009@oecd.org attaching information on the reason for your interest and giving details of your professional qualifications, as well as web links to some of your work, where appropriate, so that we can assess your application.
Read brochure of the Highlights of the 3th OECD World Forum:
For more information please visit the Forum Website: www.oecdworldforum2009.org
Sponsors and Partners of the 3rd OECD World Forum, Korea 2009
Shortcut to this page: www.oecd.org/progress/korea
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