The BC Progress Board tracks changes in the economic performance and social well-being of British Columbia. http://bcprogressboard.com/index.html The British Columbia Progress Board released its 11th and final benchmark report today. The most important lesson from the benchmark exercise is that British Columbia's relative ranks have been generally slow to change – but that does not mean that our province's absolute economic and social performance has been poor or stagnant. http://bcprogressboard.com/press/Bench_19_12_11.html As announced in Canada Starts Here: The BC Jobs Plan and reiterated in the October 3, 2011 Speech From The Throne, the BC Progress Board will be transitioned into a new Jobs and Investment Board with a mandate "to hold government's feet to the fire, clearing the way for job creation while continuing to monitor key economic and social indicators." http://www.bcprogressboard.com/ThisisTheEnd.html The BC Progress Board released a report today on human capital - the stock of knowledge, skills, and abilities embodied in individuals that determines their level of productivity. "Human Capital and Productivity in British Columbia" was produced by Alexander Murray and Andrew Sharpe of the Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS). http://bcprogressboard.com/press/ProdHC_25_08_11.html