The Dashboard of Sustainability is a free-of-charge, non-commercial software package configured to convey the complex relationships among economic, social, and environmental issues. The software is designed to help developing countries achieve the Millennium Development Goals and work towards sustainable development. The software package was developed by members of the Consultative Group on Sustainable Development Indicators (CGSDI),Consultative Group on Sustainable Development Indicators. (2006) Dashboard of Sustainability.; see also CGSDI history and CGSDI members , all obtained Apr. 11, 2007. and has been applied to quite a number of indicator sets, inter alia to the Millennium Development Goals indicators and the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development indicators.
In 2002, Dashboard of Sustainability researchers Jochen Jesinghaus and Peter Hardi presented the Dashboard of Sustainability at the Johannesburg SummitIISD Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) ENB on the side, Aug. 30, 2002 obtained Apr. 11, 2007 and the 2002 World Social Forum in Porto Alegre.Ranjit Devraj (TerraViva), Internet Dashboard Device for Navigating Development , obtained Apr. 11, 2007 It was also included in the resources for the OECD World Forum on Key Indicators.OECD (2004), European Union 2002, Dashboard of Sustainability, obtained Apr. 11, 2007
In January 2006, the Millennium Project utilized the Dashboard of Sustainability to conclude in their "State of the Future" report that global prospects for improving the overall health, wealth, and sustainability of humanity are slowly improving.Glenn, Jerome C.; Gordon, Theodore J. (Jan. 1, 2006) The Futurist. Update on the State of the Future: environmental sustainability, global partnerships against terror, technology, and drug availability figure in humanity's future.. Volume 40; Issue 1, Pg. 20. obtained Nov. 11, 2006. In February 2006, it was proposed that the Dashboard of Sustainability be utilized to combine and represent two or more of the following five frameworks presently used for developing sustainability indicators: domain-based, goal-based, issue-based, sectoral, and causal frameworks.Olalla-Tárraga, Miguel Ángel (Feb. 1, 2006). International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology. A conceptual framework to assess sustainability in urban ecological systems. Volume 13; Issue 1, Pg. 1. obtained Nov. 11, 2006.
Known applications (external links)
Translating a spreadsheet into a dashboard is relatively straightforward, see The Manual, and numerous indicator sets have been translated into the dashboard format. While many of them are not publicly available, the following applications have been put online by their authors.
Applications with global scope Millennium Development Goals Indicators DashboardEuropean Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), available as or full download version for Windows , obtained Apr. 11, 2007 - see screenshot to the right and the online demo
Sustainable Development Indicators Dashboard (UN CSD set)European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) CSD dashboard , obtained Apr. 11, 2007
UNESCO/SCOPE Policy brief on Sustainable Development UNESCO, Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment, Indicators of sustainable development: reliable tools for decision making, obtained Apr. 11, 2007
Maternal and Neonatal Program Effort index (MNPI) Constella Futures, , obtained Apr. 11, 2007
Applications with national scope
Australia: National Land & Water Resources Audit,Natural Heritage Trust, Report Card Review and Concept Development, July 2004, p. 138-140 , obtained Apr. 11, 2007 Sydney Regional Innovation DashboardM. Cristina Martinez-Fernandez, Tavis Potts, Marc Rerceretnam, Merete Bjorkli, Innovation at the Edges: The role of Innovation Drivers in South West Sydney , obtained Apr. 11, 2007 Azores regional dashboardGoverno Regional dos Açores, Perspectivas para a sustentabilidade na região autónoma dos Açores , 45 MB zip archive obtained Apr. 11, 2007; shorter summary (page 7) Brazil: National multiannual plan (Plano Plurianual, PPA),Ministério de Planejamento, Secretaria de Planejamento e Investimentos Estratégicos: "Estudo da Dimensão Territorial do PPA, Modelo de Avaliação de Sustentabilidade", Brasilia Dezembro 2006; see also Hans Michael van Bellen: "Desenvolvimento Sustentável, Uma Descrição das Principais Ferramentas de Avaliação", Ambiente & Sociedade – Vol. VII nº. 1 jan./jun. 2004, both obtained 23 May 2007 Rural sustainability,Alexandre Gervásio de Sousa; Alethéia Ferreira da Cruz; Francis Lee Ribeiro: Aplicação do Dashboard of Sustainability na Avaliação da Sustentabilidade do Desenvolvimento Rural Local; Universidade Federal De Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brasil, in: XLIV Congresso da Sociedade Brasileira de Economia e Sociologia e Rural; Questões Agrárias, Educação no Campo e Desenvolvimento, Julho, 2006 – "Livro de Resumos ", obtained 22 May 2007 Lages,Luciana Borba Benetti: "Avaliação do Índice de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (IDS) do Município de Lages/SC Através do Método do Painel de Sustentabilidade" Mato GrossoIndicadores de Desenvolvimento Sustentável: "Metodologia de Cálculo", obtained 18 January 2015 Greece regional dashboardDespina Kallidromitou, Yiannis Smirlis, Marc Bonazountas (NTUA 2004), Assessing Regional Sustainability in Greece , obtained April 11, 2007; see also this report in Greek , obtained 30 May 2007 India/West Bengal Monitoring of Public Health ProgressTechnical Assistance Support Team Health Systems Development Initiative (DHFW, GoWB, 2008), , obtained September 29, 2010 Italy: Sicily waste management, agriculture indicators,Antonella Trisorio (INEA 2004): Measuring Sustainability: Indicators for Italian Agriculture Bienno,Certificazione EMAS Comune di Bienno, Progetto Dashboard, obtained Oct. 4, 2010 Bologna’s Ecological Footprint,Provincia di Bologna, Pannello di controllo della sostenibilità, obtained Apr. 11, 2007 Ecosistema Urbano,Ambiente Italia, Ecosistema Urbano , obtained Apr. 11, 2007 Padua,Antonio Scipioni, Anna Mazzi, Francesca Arena, Laura Fornasiero, Aggregated indexes to measure urban sustainability. The experience of Padua Municipality: a Quality of Life Observatory , obtained Apr. 11, 2007 Liguria,Andrea Picollo, Regione Liguria, Sediment Quality evaluation TRIAD Approach using Dashboard software , obtained Apr. 11, 2007 Regional wellbeing indices,Dott. Bruno Ricca, Dott. Antonino Genovesi, Prof. Mario Monastero (Univ. di Messina), XXII Conferenza italiana di scienze regionali: La misurazione del benessere tra crescita e sviluppo: il caso delle regioni italiane, obtained Apr. 11, 2007 Varese PTCPProvincia di Varese: "Piano Territoriale di Coordinamento Provinciale, Valutazione del PTCP ", 2006, obtained 23 May 2007
Estonian National Strategy on Sustainable DevelopmentKeskkonnaministeerium, Sustainable Estonia 21 , obtained Apr. 11, 2007 and Estonian regional dashboardsKeskkonnaministeerium, Jätkusuutlikkuse näidikulaud , obtained Apr. 11, 2007 (available in Estonian and English) Switzerland Regional DashboardVicente Carabias-Hütter, David Kümin & Dominik Siegrist, Fostering Sustainable Regional Development p. 138-140 , obtained Apr. 11, 2007 Tanzania Districts DashboardREPOA on behalf of the Research and Analysis Working Group, Ministry of Planning, Economy and Empowerment, The United Republic of Tanzania, Poverty and Human Development Report 2005, ; as Dashboard downloadable here , both obtained May 25, 2007 Sustainable Development in the United States: An Experimental Set of IndicatorsU.S. Interagency Working Group on Sustainable Development Indicators, Washington, D.C. The Sustainability Dashboard , September 2001, obtained Apr. 11, 2007; see also Table of contents
References
External links Dashboard of Sustainability: a free, non-commercial software which presents complex relationships between economic, social and environmental issues in a highly communicative format, aimed at decision-makers and citizens interested in Sustainable Development. MDG Dashboard: Millennium Development Indicators: download page for the latest version of the software, updated in September 2014 (requires a Virtual Machine with a 32-bit Windows client).