Workshop Program


Preliminary Program, will be updated with speakers and relevant documents.

Monday 9 February

08.30-09.00  Registration

Session 1: Sustainable Development concept and strategy

09.00-09.30 Opening session
Welcome
Statistics offices contribution of data for the work with SDI Sustainable Development: History outlook about "Our Common Future"
09.30-10.30 EU Sustainable Development Strategy and related policy processes SDI Process
The impact Assessment Procedure
10.30-10.50 Coffee break

Session 2: International experience with SD Indicators

10.50-11.30 International experiences with the indicator development OECD, SD indicators
EEA, Core set and Integration Indicators
11.30-11.50 WWF
11.50-12.00 Commentary
12.00-12.30 Discussion
12.30-13.30 Lunch

Session 3: Preliminary List of EU Sustainable Development Indicators

13.30-14.00 Framework for SDI - Mandate and approach chosen,
introduction to the SDI set and pyramid of indicators
14.00-14.15 Preliminary list SDIs - Economic development
14.15-14.25 Commentary
14.25-14.50 Discussion
14.50-15.00 Implications to the complete set
15.00-15.20 Coffee break
15.20-15.35 Preliminary list SDIs - Poverty and Social Exclusion
15.35-15.45 Commentary
15.45-16.05 Discussion
16.05-16.15 Implications to the complete set
16.15-16.30 Preliminary list SDIs - Ageing society
16.30-16.40 Commentary
16.40-16.50 Discussion
16.50-17.00 Implications to the complete set
17.00-19.00 Cocktail hosted by Statistics Sweden

Tuesday 10 February

Session 3: Preliminary List of EU Sustainable Development Indicators, continued
09.00-09.15 Preliminary list SDIs - Public health
09.15-09.25 Commentary
09.25-09.45 Discussion
09.45-09.50 Implications to the complete set
09.50-10.05 Coffee break
09.50-10.05 Preliminary list SDIs - Climate change and energy
10.05-10.15 Commentary
10.15-10.35 Discussion
10.35-10.45 Implications to the complete set
10.45-11.00 Coffee break
11.00-11.15 Preliminary list SDIs - Production and consumption
11.15-11.25 Commentary
11.25-11.45 Discussion
11.45-11.55 Implications to the complete set
11.55-12.10 Preliminary list SDIs - Natural resource management
12.10-12.15 Commentary
12.15-12.30 Discussion
12.30-12.35 Implications to the complete set
12.35-13.30 Lunch
13.30-13.45 Preliminary list SDIs - Transport and land use management
13.45-13.55 Commentary
13.55-14.15 Discussion
14.15-14.25 Implications to the complete set
14.30-15.00 Coffee break
15.00-15.15 Preliminary list SDIs - Good governance
15.15-15.25 Commentary
15.25-15.45 Discussion
15.45-15.55 Implications to the complete set
15.55-16.10 Preliminary list SDIs - Global partnership
16.10-16.20 Commentary
16.20-16.50 Discussion
16.50-17.00 Implications to the complete set
19.00 Voluntary dinner

Wednesday 11 February

Session 4: Conclusions
09.30-10.00 Presentation of recommendations reached and additional comments received
10.00-10.30 Discussion on the proposals
10.30-11.00 Coffee break
11.00-11.30 Discussion on the proposals
11.30-12.30 Implications to the TF work
12.30-13.30 Lunch
13.30-15.00 Task force meeting - only for Task Force members

Parallel Session 5: Presentation of Regional Development

13.30-14.00 Regional Environmental Accounts
14.00-14.30 Regional Dash Board for Estonia
14.30-15.00 Municipality Facts and Project with National Institute of Public Health

Extended Day, Thursday 12 February
(New Location: Nordregio office at Skeppsholmen)

Session 6: Head-line Regional Indicators

09.00-09.15 Welcome and short introduction about Nordregio
09.15-10.15 Preconditions for regional development in the enlarged Europe
10.15-10.30 Coffee break
10.30-11.30 Sweden´s Environmental Objectives- Regional Environmental Indicators
11.30-12.30 Lunch
12.30-14.00 Group discussions about the most important regional indicators
14.00-15.00 Summaries from the group discussions and summary of the day


Updated: 2003-12-19