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TRADE PARTNERS' EDITION, 15 OCTOBER 2012
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Internet firms driving information technology industry growth, says the OECD Internet Economy Outlook 2012: Press release | Book announcement | Read and Share | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on OECD iLibrary This book replaces the old Information Technology Outlook. It has received plent of press coverage and should do very well.
Connecting with Emigrants: A Global Profile of Diasporas PDF available now. Print version to some soon! Read and Share | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on OECD iLibrary An interesting new perspective on international migration. Should do well.
First active charts go live! This new service allows the user to customize charts to show only the time period and countries desired. It also enables users to share via social media and embed the chart in their own websites. See one embedded in the press release for the OECD Internet Economy Outlook 2012 mentioned above. Active charts will increasingly appear on the main OECD web site within press and statistical releases, when appropriate. Eventually, they may also become available on the iLibrary.

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First active charts go live! This new service allows the user to customize the chart to show only the time period and countries desired. It also enables users to share via social media and embed the chart in their own websites. See one embedded in a press release. Active charts will increasingly appear on the main OECD web site within press and statistical releases, when appropriate. Eventually, they may also become available on the iLibrary.
Follow us and re-Tweet! The OECD Publications Twitter account is now up and tweeting at https://twitter.com/OECD_Pubs
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The OECD Observer celebrates its 50th Anniversary in 2012. See special discount subscription offer!
Read and Share Links found in this newsletter are readable on mobile devices!
OECD Subscription Prices for 2013: Price list
New OECD Key Titles Catalogue, 2013: Catalogue
OECD iLibrary: Brochure
OECD publications will be on
exhibit at the following events in the coming months:
- Charleston Conference, 7-10 November 2012, Charleston, SC USA (OECD personnel attending but not exhibiting)
- 2012 International Book Fair in Guadalajara, November 24th to December 2, 2012, Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico
- Allied Social Sciences Association (American Economics Association), 4-8 January 2013, San Diego, California, USA
- American Library Association Midwinter Conference, 25-29 January 2013, Seatlle, WA, USA (OECD personnel attending but not exhibiting)
- Computers in Libraries, Washington, DC, USA, 8-10 April 2013
- International Conference of Asian Special Libraries, 10-12 April 2013, Pasay City, Philippines
- London Book Fair, 15-17 April 2013, London, UK
- Special Libraries Association, 9-11 June 2013, San Diego, CA USA
- Hong Kong Book Fair 2013, 17-23 July 2013, Hong Kong

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Statement to the World Bank Development Committee on jobs, gender equality, and managing disaster risks: Statement
What is the common standard for aid information? Communications note
OECD Development Centre on Twitter: Announcement
Attracting Knowledge-Intensive FDI to Costa Rica: Making Development Happen #1 (PDF - 1.47 mb)
Forthcoming
-Tax and Development: Aid Modalities for Strengthening Tax Systems: Book listing
-Evaluating Peacebuilding Activities in Settings of Conflict and Fragility:
Improving Learning for Results: Book listing
-Development Co-operation Report 2012: Book listing

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| OECD annual inflation rate increases slightly to 2.0% in August 2012: Press release
OECD composite leading indicators point to weakening growth in most major economies:: Press release
OECD unemployment rate at 7.9% in August 2012: Press release
Sluggish demand slows OECD GDP growth in the second quarter of 2012: Press release

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Strengthening Integrity and Fighting Corruption in Education: Serbia: Read and share | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on OECD iLibrary | Blog post Our first book on corruption in education makes interesting reading.
Quality Matters in Early Childhood Education and Care: Japan 2012: Available only in PDF format. Read and share | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on OECD iLibrary
OECD Reviews of Evaluation and Assessment in Education: Luxembourg 2012: PDF available now. Print version to some soon! Read and share | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on OECD iLibrary
Business-Driven Innovation: Is it Making a Difference in Education? An Analysis of Educational Patents: Working paper
Looking Beyond the Numbers: Stakeholders and Multiple School Accountability: Working papers
How well are countries educating to protect against unemployment? Education Indicators in Focus | Blog post
CELE Exchange, October 2012 includes articles on school closures and community revitalisation in Portugal and Norway's day care initiative: Newsletter
educationtoday: OECD’s blog on global perspectives on education: Blog
Forthcoming
-OECD Reviews of Evaluation and Assessment in Education: Teacher Evaluation in Chile 2012: Book listing
-OECD Reviews of Evaluation and Assessment in Education: Mexico 2012: Book listing
-OECD Reviews of Evaluation and Assessment in Education: Slovak Republic 2012: Book listing
-OECD Reviews of Vocational Education and Training: Skills beyond School Review of Switzerland: Book listing
-Quality Matters in Early Childhood Education and Care: Canada 2012
-Quality Matters in Early Childhood Education and Care: Norway 2012: Book listing
-Quality Matters in Early Childhood Education and Care: Sweden 2012: Book listing
-Financial Education in Schools: Policy Guidance, Challenges and Case Studies: Book listing
-School Leadership: The creation of a common school culture: Teaching and Learning: International Survey (TALIS 2008 Data thematic report)
-Higher Education in Regional and City Development: Post-Secondary Vocational Education and Training: Book listing
-Reviews of National Policies for Education: Tertiary Education in Colombia 2012: Book listing

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Connecting with Emigrants: A Global Profile of Diasporas PDF available now. Print version to some soon! Read and Share | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on OECD iLibrary
Harnessing the skills of migrants and diasporas to foster development: Policy options: Report (PDF - 770 kb)
Forthcoming
-Closing the Gender Gap: Act Now: Book listing To be released 17 December 2012.
-Settling In: OECD Indicators of Immigrant Integration 2012: Book listing

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Global map of oil refining and trade to be redrawn over next 5 years, says IEA Medium-Term Oil Market Report: Press release Currently only available directly from the IEA.
Iraqi oil poised to become game-changer for world markets, Iraq Energy Outlook Special Report says: Press release | Video | Report (PDF - 6.09 mb) This is a chapter from the forthcoming World Energy Outlook 2012, due out on 12 November 2012.
October Oil Market Report sees rising OECD oil stocks: Newsletter
IEA Technology Roadmaps: Bioenergy for Heat and Power: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on OECD iLibrary
Linking Renewable Energy to Rural Development: Read and Share | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on OECD iLibrary
IEA Open Energy Technology Bulletin, October 2012 features articles on supply and demand technology, motor systems efficiency, energy technology RD&D in emerging economies, energy technology-forcing standards for energy efficiency and more: Newsletter
Forthcoming
-Electricity Security and a Climate-Constrained World: Book listing
-World Energy Outlook 2012: Book listing To be released 12 November 2012. Order copies today!
-Energy and Climate Policy: Bending the Technology Trajectory: Book listing

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NEA Monthly News Bulletin, October 2012: Newsletter
Challenges in the Long-Term Operation of Nuclear Power Plants: Implications for Regulatory Bodies: Report (PDF - 1.85 mb)

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Forthcoming
-SME Policy Index: Eastern Partner Countries 2012: Implementation of the Small Business
Act in
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Republic of Moldova and Ukraine: Book listing
-SME Policy Index: Western Balkans and Turkey 2012: Book listing
-New Entrepreneurs and High Performance Enterprises in the Middle East and North Africa: Book listing

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Taking Stock of Measures Restricting the Export of Raw Materials: Working paper
Monthly Export Credit Interest Rate Update: Website

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Cow power!
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but what about its worth in cows? Behind this simple photo of a jolly tourist trolley stand a herd of 16 proud Vermont dairy cows, happily producing waste to help power this trolley. To be clear, their manure isn’t shoveled directly into an onboard furnace. Rather, the cows and the vehicle represent start and end points in a renewable energy success story. This trolley runs thanks to “Cow Power”, a Vermont programme that gets dairy farmers to convert bovine waste into fuel, through the use of bio digesters. The digester produces methane gas, which fuels a modified natural gas engine, which in turn powers a generator to create electricity. Heat generated from this process keeps the digester warm, offsetting the farm’s fuel purchases. And the electricity generated is fed into the local energy utility’s system for distribution to customers. To date, the programme has generated $1.8 million per year for Vermont farms, supporting a sector that has struggled, but which is of economic, cultural and historic value to the state. There are environmental payoffs too: Converting cow manure into methane biogas instead of letting it decompose reduces greenhouse gases. Read more
Making the most of international capital flows
International capital flows have increased dramatically in the past decades. Gross cross-border capital flows rose from about 5% of world GDP in the mid-1990s to historical highs of about 20% in 2007. This growth was around three times stronger than growth in world trade flows. The contraction caused by the crisis affected mainly international banking flows among advanced economies and subsequently spread to other countries and assets. Capital flows have rebounded since the spring of 2009, driven by portfolio investment from advanced to emerging-market economies and increasingly among emerging-market economies themselves.
Financial globalisation, and the associated increase in the movement of capital across international borders, can be both a blessing and a challenge.
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Composite leading indicators: the forecasters’ forecast
To the uninitiated, a double Hodrick-Prescott filter probably sounds like something a 1920s spaceship used to reduce coal consumption during long flights. But as some of you probably know, and I certainly didn’t until this morning, it is in fact a mathematical means used to help spot turning points in a time series. So, it’s not rocket science, but it is every bit as complicated. And very useful in calculating the OECD Composite Leading Indicators, published today.
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