Listed below are news and events at ESDS International which are relevant to the Global Project's aims to better measure the progress and well-being of societies:

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  Photo by: Path, Creative Commons, Flickr. January 2012 - Newsletter on Measuring the Progress of Societies, issue 10. This has been launched as a new interactive newsletter featuring articles available directly in Wikiprogress, allowing readers to not only learn about what’s happening in the progress community but also to contribute their knowledge. See http://www.wikiprogress.org/index.php/Newsletter_on_Measuring_the_Progress_of_Societies .
• November 2011 - The Global Project reported a new Data site, "Visualizing Afghanistan: A Survey of the Afghan People" released by the Asia Foundation.
• September 2011 - Wikiprogress eBrief September 2011
• July 2011 - Global Project newsletter, issue 9 . See all newsletters at http://www.wikiprogress.org/index.php/Global_Project_Newsletter.
• June 2011 - OECD launches 'Your Better Life Index'.
• April 2011 - ESDS International has released a new case study Investigating Macroeconomic Determinants of Happiness in Transition Countries: How Important is Government Expenditure?
• The World Bank Group has announced winners of Apps for Development competition, see 20 April 2011 newsflash.
• Jan 2011 - Global Project newsletter, issue 8. See all newsletters at http://www.wikiprogress.org/index.php/Global_Project_Newsletter.
• Nov 2011 - The OECDs Angela Hariche spoke about the Global Project on Measuring the Progress of Societies at the ESDS International 2011 Annual Conference.
• On Thursday 11 November 2010 Dr Eric Swanson, Senior Advisor to the DEC Development Data Group at the World Bank gave a talk on 'Working with International Development Data' at the University of Manchester as part of the methods@manchester initiative which showcases research methods in the Social Sciences.
• Representing ESDS International, Mimas' Celia Russell and Paul Murphy travelled to Busan, Korea in early October 2009 for the 3rd OECD World Forum on 'Statistics, Knowledge and Policy' - see Debating 'global progress' in South Korea for a report on the event.
• In September 2010, Mimas, with RCUK China and other Chinese and UK partners, hosted the ICT and e-Knowledge for the Developing World workshop to explore the impact, benefits and challenges of digital technologies – and discussed how they can create better lives in emerging economies.

See all Global Project News and event information at www.wikiprogress.org.