Well-Being in Ireland Conference

Internationally, there is increasing interest in, and analysis of, human well-being and the economic, social, environmental and psychological factors that contribute to it. Current thinking suggests that to measure social progress and national well-being we need something more than GDP.  On 6th June 2013, the Health and Well-being research cluster at the Whitaker Institute, NUI Galway in collaboration with TASC hosted a very successful conference focused on well-being measurement and the design of a national well-being index for Ireland. The conference featured keynote lectures from the directors of the Canadian, UK, Scottish and Japanese well-being indices, short presentations highlighting key perspectives on well-being, a collective intelligence design session focused on the design of a new Irish index of well-being, a poster session and an address by the Minister of State for Primary Care at the Department of Health, Alex White. Additionally, there was an essay competition with prizes for the most innovative, critical, and integrative perspectives on the measurement of well-being at a national level.

2013 Health & Well-Being Conference Delegates

Mike Hogan and Minister Alex White