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30-May-2007
"Competitive Regional Clusters: National Policy Approaches" is now available. This report analyses the objectives, targeting, instruments and inter-governmental role sharing used by 26 programmes in 14 OECD countries. It will be of interest to policy makers, researchers, firms and others active in promoting innovation and competitiveness.
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21-May-2007
La présente Synthèse examine certains des défis mis en évidence ainsi que des solutions suggérées dans l’Examen territorial de l’OCDE consacré à la Randstad Holland.
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26-Apr-2007
The need for more differentiated pay setting in the public sector is probably the most important driver behind decentralisation. Both the labour market and the public activities have become less homogeneous, and public administrations need – just like any other employer – to develop pay-setting arrangements that are sufficiently flexible to enable an adaptation of pay systems and pay structures.
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17-Apr-2007
This book offers a unique analytic framework for assessing multi-level governance arrangements, which is subsequently applied to five case studies of regional development policy: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. It also reveals the importance of contractual arrangements for customised management of interdependencies, for clarifying responsibilities among actors, for dialogue, and for learning.
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10-Apr-2007
In his opening remarks to the OECD International Conference on "What Policies for Globalising Cities?", Mr. Gurría stressed the role of national policies in keeping cities competitive and attractive to firms and their employees in the context of globalisation.
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Innovation in Rural Areas: An Exception or a Must?, keynote address by Angel Gurria, OECD Secretary-General
28-Mar-2007
In his keynote speech to the OECD Conference on Rural Development "Innovative Rural Regions: The Role of Human Capital and Technology", which took place in Cáceres, Spain, 21-23 March 2007, Mr. Gurría emphasised that innovation in science and technology is key to helping rural areas adapt to demographic shifts, economic globalisation and institutional change.
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19-Mar-2007
This publication assesses progress since 2000 and analyses many of the lessons of implementation of regulatory reform.
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23-Jan-2007
Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General, addressed the Danish Growth Council on "Globalising Cities and Regions - Rethinking the Urban and Regional Policy Agenda" on 22 January 2007 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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15-Dec-2006
This review of a medium-sized metropolitan area assesses the region's strengths and weaknesses and make a series of recommendations for improving its competitiveness.
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07-Dec-2006
Competitive Cities in the Global Economy is a synthesis report drawing from OECD metropolitan reviews. Based on a unique international database of 78 metro-regions, it provides indications related to large cities' performance within their countries. The report also addresses key dilemmas, including competitiveness and social cohesion, intergovernmental relationships and urban finance.
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Public Sector Innovation
Helping countries to innovate in public service delivery
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