Strengthening the innovation capacity of regions to boost national performance

04-May-2011

Sustainable growth at regional level is now, more than ever, predicated on the capacity to innovate.  The interdependence of roles and responsibilities for innovation in a multi-level governance environment is a new area for OECD member countries. This publication is part of the OECD Innovation Strategy and the OECD Reviews of Regional Innovation series. It offers a framework and benchmarks both to design regional innovation policies and to ensure that economy-wide policies take the regional dimensions properly into account.

OECD Territorial Reviews: The NORA Region: The Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland and Coastal Norway

30-Mar-2011

The NORA region is a transnational area comprising the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland and coastal Norway. This review recommends strengthening co-operation across the region to improve accessibility, diversify the economic base, ensure the sustainable development of fisheries and meet the challenges of climate change.

OECD Rural Policy Reviews: England, United Kingdom

20-Jan-2011

This latest addition to the Rural Policy Review series looks at how The United Kingdom, through The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, has developed specific policies that seek to integrate both rural and urban areas in their policy approach. The results of the study provides useful insights and ways to increase policy effectiveness.

Regional Development Policies in OECD Countries

03-Nov-2010

This is the first time the OECD has undertaken a systematic collection of regional policy data. This report is a unique source of regional policy information and of special interest to policy makers, researchers, and others engaging with regional development.

Regulatory Reform for Recovery and Growth

28-May-2010

This Position paper presents some key lessons learned and insights from recent OECD research on the use of regulatory reform during crises and its impacts. These lessons may be of use to policy makers seeking to design, adopt and implement regulatory reform programmes to boost recovery from the global financial and economic crisis.

France : Further structural reforms key to a stronger recovery, says OECD’s Gurría

21-May-2010

France is well-placed to recover strongly from the economic crisis providing it strengthens its public finances by cutting spending and reforming its pension system, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría will tell members of the Attali Commission for the liberation of growth at a hearing in Paris today.

Australia : Better regulation should boost productivity, says OECD

15-Feb-2010

Strong regulatory frameworks and sound policies have helped Australia weather the global crisis better than most OECD countries. But further efforts are needed to harmonise regulations, strengthen competition and streamline infrastructure regulation.

OECD recommends strengthening Chilean regions to boost the economy

27-Jul-2009

Chile’s economy has strengthened over the last 20 years. Yet, to date Chilean regions have not been able to fully utilise their assets and reach their growth potential, limiting national capacity for growth. An OECD Territorial Review of Chile recommends that Chile adopt a stronger regional approach to economic development in order to better exploit opportunities and improve the country’s overall performance.

Multi-level Regulatory Governance

12-Jun-2009

Multi-level regulatory governance is becoming a priority in many OECD countries. This Working Paper identifies some of the key policy issues related to multi-level regulatory governance and contributes to a “Framework for Analysis of Multi-level Regulatory Governance”, taking as a basis the concept of high quality regulation and following the OECD Guiding Principles for Regulatory Quality and Performance and previous analytical work on multi-level regulatory governance. 

Promoting good governance in public procurement - New publication

15-May-2009

The 'OECD Principles for Integrity in Public Procurement' are a ground-breaking instrument that promotes good governance in the entire procurement cycle, from needs assessment to contract management. It also contains a comprehensive map of risks that can help auditors prevent, as well as detect, fraud and corruption.

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