Key National Performance Indicators

Forum Materials

Executive Package provides background information about the February 27, 2003 Forum, the Forum agenda, a complete list of partcipants, and background information on the U.S. Government Accountability Office and the National Academies.
USA Series 0.5 and Presentation Slides Dr. Martha Farnsworth Riche, former director of the U.S. Bureau of the Census, presented a paper at the Forum on the topic: "What Might the U.S. Do to Improve Its Approach to Measuring National Performance and Why - Developing Key National Performance Indicators". She presented a draft indicator set entitled "USA Series 0.5".
History of U.S. Indicators and State of the Practice Slides
These slides were presented as background information at the Forum as part of a panel entitled "How Are the World's Leading Democracies measuring National Performance?". Presenters were Dr. Marc Miringoff and Dr. Alex Michalos, respectively.