MONITORING SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ISSUES AND CHALLENGES PANEL DISCUSSION International Forum on Monitoring National Development: Beijing, Peoples Republic of China Wednesday, September 28, 2011 Uganda Bureau of Statistics Website: 1

DEFINING DEVELOPMENT Economic Development – has been broadly defined as growth in total GDP and Per Capita GDP (volume and value of goods and services) Social Development – defined as improvements in well-being of people and societies – people centred. Development o Encompasses economic and social development. o In addition it covers political development, governance, organizational development etc. Uganda Bureau of Statistics Website: 2

MEASURING SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Because of complex nature of social development, its measurement is equally complex – composite indices used. Indices of “well-Being” and “Happiness” have been tried but the latter not very widely used. Focus on some factors that directly impact welfare of individuals and societies have been used as proxy for social development. Uganda Bureau of Statistics Website: 3

INDICATORS COMMONLY USED IN MONITORING SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT GDP and GDP Per Capita growth rate Unemployment rates (and underemployment rates) Poverty Rates Persons living on less than 1$ per day; or less than 2$ per day Inequality rates Human Development Index Uganda Bureau of Statistics Website: 4

UGANDA – POVERTY AND INEQUALITY TRENDS YearPoGini 1992/9356% % /200034% /200338% / % / %0.43 Uganda Bureau of Statistics Website: 5

INDONESIA – POVERTY AND INEQUALITY TRENDS YearPoGini % % % % % % %0.38 Uganda Bureau of Statistics Website: 6

ISSUES TO NOTE The story of declining poverty rates and rising inequality. The regional differences (geography) in poverty rates and inequality o Urban Vs Rural o Within Urban o Among rural Uganda Bureau of Statistics Website: 7

CHALLENGES OF MONITORING SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Agreeing on definition of social development - which elements are in and which are not. Measuring Social Development o Poverty indicators o HDI – weights to attach to Income, Health, Education, etc. Recognizing complementarity of different players in measuring social development o National Governments and Official Statistics o Private researchers and research data o International organizations Building Trust in Social development Indicators o Focus on social development issues and not the data. Uganda Bureau of Statistics Website: 8