1st International SoBigData Workshop September 5, 2016
Measuring fair and sustainable wellbeing: definition and indicators Filomena Maggino Università degli Studi di Firenze (Florence, Italy)
the BES project in Italy
Filomena Maggino Università degli Studi di Firenze (Florence, Italy)
Shared idea: In order to define new indicators of national progress and wellbeing we need
civil society
experts
to define concepts and domains
to select and construct indicators
Shared idea: In order to define new indicators of national progress and wellbeing we need
civil society
experts
to define concepts and domains
to select and construct indicators
Many initiatives are going on
all over the world …
What is going on in Italy
concerning the definition of new indicators of progress and wellbeing?
http://www.misuredelbenessere.it/
fair and sustainable wellbeing measuring and assessing the progress of the Italian society
http://www.misuredelbenessere.it/
fair and sustainable wellbeing
BES is a joint initiative CNEL (National Council for Economics and Labour) and
ISTAT (Italian National Institute of Statistics)
fair and sustainable wellbeing
BES is a joint initiative CNEL (National Council for Economics and Labour) and
ISTAT (Italian National Institute of Statistics) Launched in 2010
fair and sustainable wellbeing
BES is a joint initiative • aimed at identifying new indicators for measuring the progress of the country • through a particular process able to involve unions and management, civil society and academic experts • by considering concepts not only related just to [macro]economics but also to equity and sustainability with reference to social and environmental dimensions
fair and sustainable wellbeing
wellbeing multidimensional analysis of more relevant aspects of citizens’ quality of life fair focus on distribution of the determinants of wellbeing among groups and across areas sustainable guarantee of the same wellbeing for future generations
fair and sustainable wellbeing
Two committees Steering Committee
Scientific Committee
CNEL & ISTAT
ISTAT
unions and management, civil society, …
ISTAT researchers and academics professors
April 2011 – December 2012
May 2011 – December 2012
fair and sustainable wellbeing
Two committees Steering Committee
Scientific Committee
CNEL & ISTAT
ISTAT
defining domains
selecting indicators
12 domains were defined
134 indicators
fair and sustainable wellbeing
Public consultation
fair and sustainable wellbeing
Public consultation Being in good health Ensuring social and economic future to one’s children Having a satisfying and decent job Obtaining a adequate income Having good relationships with friends and relatives Being happy with love Feeling secure with reference to crime Having a good level of education Caring for present and future environmental conditions Living in a society where people have faith for each other Having well-functioning public institutions Having public services of good quality Having adequate and good free time Being able to influence policy decision at local and national level Participating in community life Source: Istat
Mean 9,7 9,3 9,2 9,1 9,1 9,0 9,0 8,9 8,9 8,9 8,8 8,7 8,5 7,8 7,1
% of 10 79,9 66,1 59,5 56,0 53,2 53,6 56,3 48,8 48,3 48,8 46,6 43,9 37,4 30,6 18,7
Importance score (0 to 10) – Year 2011
fair and sustainable wellbeing
Annual survey on w
