Brussles, from 8 to 9 November 2007

Composite Indicators: Theory, Methodology and Applications

This workshop, the fifth in the KEI workshop series, aims at providing a forum for presenting and discussing recent developments in the construction, interpretation and application of composite indicators. This workshop will take place on November 8th and 9th, 2007, at the Foundation Universitaire, Club Universitaire, Salle des Conférences A, Rue d’Egmont 11, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgique.

Sessions:

1. Measuring Knowledge Economy
2. Technical Aspects of the Measurement
3. Political Impact of Measuring KBE
4. Round Table

For registration information, please send an email to Silvia Löffelholz.

Agenda:

Workshop Programme (pdf-file: 1206 kb)

Day 1: Thursday, 8 November 2007:

14.00-10.15	Opening of the KEI workshop Jean-Paul Malingreau, Joint Research Centre, Brussels (BE) Andrea Saltelli, Joint Research Centre, Ispra (IT) Ralf Münnich, University of Trier (DE)
14.15-15.45	Session 1: Measuring Knowledge Economy Chair: Ralf Münnich, University of Trier (DE) Defining Knowledge Economy Anthony Arundel, University of Maastricht-MERIT (NL) Globalization issues Mikael Åkerblom, Statistics Finland, Helsinki (FI) Quality of Knowledge Economy Nicole Thees, University of Trier (DE)
15.45-16.15	Coffee Break
16.15-17.45	Session 2 - Technical Aspects of the Measurement Chair: Michaela Saisana, Joint Research Centre, Ispra (IT) Survey Quality - Researchers and Producers Aspects Mikael Åkerblom, Statistics Finland, Helsinki (FI) Ralf Münnich, University of Trier (DE) Benefit of the doubt benchmarking and missing data Tom Van Puyenbroeck, Catholic University of Leuven (BE) and European University College Brussels (BE)
19.00	Dinner

Day 2: Friday, 9 November 2007:

8.30-9.00	Coffee
9.00-10.30	Session 3: Political Impact of Measuring KBE Chair: Andrea Saltelli, Joint Research Centre, Ispra (IT) Scenarios Anthony Arundel, University of Maastricht-MERIT (NL) Simulation, Indicators and Composite Giuseppe Munda, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ES), Joint Research Centre, Ispra (IT) Michaela Saisana, Joint Research Centre, Ispra (IT) The needs of a Policy Maker for Indicators on the Knowledge Based Economy Asterios Chatziparadeisis, Greek Ministry of Development, Athens (GR)
10.30-11.00	Coffee Break
11.00-12.30	Session 4 - Round Table Chair: Asterios Chatziparadeisis, Greek Ministry of Development, Athens (GR) Invited experts from the European Commission and the Academy will comment KEI main results.
12.30-13.00	End of the workshop Ian Perry, European Commission, Brussels (BE) Ralf Münnich, University of Trier (DE) Andrea Saltelli, Joint Research Center, Ispra (IT)