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What's New@OECD
February 2008
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Topics Highlights | Secretary-General's Activities | OECD Publishing News | Agriculture/Food/Fisheries | Business & Markets | Development | Economic Developments | Economic Statistics | Education | Employment and Social Affairs | Energy | Entrepreneurship/SMEs/Local Development | Environment and Sustainable Development | Health | Information/Communications Technology | Nuclear Energy | Public Management/Governance | Science/Innovation/Industry | Taxation | Trade | Transportation | Urban, Rural, and Regional Affairs | FORTHCOMING OECD Development Co-operation Report 2007: A Scorecard of Aid Successes and Failures: Announcement | Statistical Annex | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD IEA Outlines Challenges Facing US on Energy Efficiency, Renewables: Press Release | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD * SECRETARY-GENERAL GURRÍA'S ACTIVITIES Helping Immigrants Integrate Better into Society Must Become a Priority, says OECD Secretary-General at release of A Profile of Immigrant Populations in the 21st Century: Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD * Tax Disclosures in Germany Part of a Broader Challenge, says OECD Secretary-General: Press Release OECD Secretary-General Addresses Fight Against Corruption, Financial Instability at World Economic Forum at Davos: Website OECD Secretary General Visit to the Netherlands: Website Ensuring a Smoother Flight by Angel Gurría: OECD Observer Article
New Version of OECD Online Bookshop launched. Included is a box that makes recommendations based on the visits of previous users: Online Bookshop OECD Will Attend the Following Events in the Coming Months:
See List of Forthcoming Books: Below AGRICULTURE / FOOD / FISHERIES Globalisation and Fisheries: Proceedings of an OECD-FAO Workshop: Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Financial Support to OECD Fisheries: Implications for Sustainable Development: Website Fisheries Management Systems in OECD Countries: Website OECD Launches Public Consultation on an Implementation Guide to Ensure Accountability and Transparency in State Ownership: Announcement Competition Assessment Toolkit: A tool governments can use for identifying unnecessary restraints on market activities and developing alternative, less restrictive measures: Website Progress in Policy Reforms to Improve the Investment Climate in South East Europe: Investment Reform Index 2006: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD OECD Development Co-operation Report 2007: A Scorecard of Aid Successes and Failures: Announcement | Statistical Annex | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD OECD’s Development Assistance Committee Chair: Eckhard Deutscher succeeds Richard Manning: Announcement Javier Santiso Appointed Director of the OECD Development Centre: Announcement OECD-IMF Conference on Structural Reform in Europe: Announcement Print version of OECD Economic Outlook No. 82, December 2007 now available: Announcement | Subscribe on Online Bookshop | Publication on SourceOECD The following OECD Economic Survey was released during the past month. Policy Briefs summarising the findings of Surveys released during the past year are available.
OECD Economics Department Working Papers released during the past month:
OECD Statistics Newsletter for January 2008 features articles on the role of statistics in OECD enlargement, newly released tables on international trade in services, new web page on principal European economic indicators, newly released quarterly national accounts datasets for non-OECD countries, the International Statistical Literacy Competition: Newsletter (730 kb) National Accounts of OECD Countries: Volume I: Main Aggregates, 1995-2006, 2008 Edition: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Eurostat-OECD Manual on Business Demography Statistics:Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Latest OECD Consumer Prices: Inflation at 3.3% in OECD area: More Latest OECD Composite Leading Indicators: Downswing Signaled for all Major OECD Economies: More Latest Standardised Unemployment Rates. Unemployment in the OECD area falls to 5.5%: More Unit Labour Costs growth slows in most OECD countries: More Quarterly GDP Growth: Quarterly Release | Spreadsheet G7 merchandise trade picks up in third quarter 2007: More Main Economic Indicators for Non-member Countries: More (183 kb) IEA Monthly Oil Market Report: More OECD Statistics Portal: Website Teaching, Learning and Assessment for Adults: Improving Foundation Skills: Book Announcement Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Informal OECD Ministerial Meeting on Evaluating the Outcomes of Higher Education, Tokyo, 11-12 January 2008. Considering a PISA Programme for Higher Education: Chair's Summary Cutting School Drop-Out Rates Key to Improving Job Prospects for Disadvantaged Youth according to Jobs for Youth: Netherlands: Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Education Global Forum 2008: Announcement Helping Immigrants Integrate Better into Society Must Become a Priority, says OECD Secretary-General at release of A Profile of Immigrant Populations in the 21st Century: Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD * Cutting
School Drop-Out Rates Key to Improve Job Prospects for Disadvantaged
Youth says the OECD in Jobs for
Youth: Netherlands: Press
Release | Book
Announcement | Book
on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD ENERGY (Also see Nuclear Energy) IEA Outlines Challenges Facing US on Energy Efficiency, Renewables: Press Release | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD * IEA holds conference on New Energy Indicators for Transport: The Way Forward. See the proceedings: Conference Website See the presentation of IEA Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka to the 2nd Meeting of Major Economies on Energy Security and Climate Change: Presentation IEA Statement on OPEC Decision to Leave Output Unchanged: Statement The External Energy Policy of the EU: Powerpoint Presentation by W.C. Ramsay, Deputy Executive Director of the IEA: Presentation Energy Prices and Taxes: Fourth Quarter 2007: Subscribe on Online Bookshop | Issue on SourceOECD ENTREPRENEURSHIP / SMEs / LOCAL DEVELOPMENT OECD Framework for the Evaluation of SME and Entrepreneurship Policies and Programmes: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Tourism in OECD Countries 2008: Trends and
Policies: Book
on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OECD Urges Denmark to Protect the Environment and Reduce Pollution in OECD Environmental Performance Review: Denmark: Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD OECD-UNEP Conference on Resource Efficiency: Announcement The Bali Road Map: OECD Observer Article Improved Health System Performance Through Better Care Coordination: Working Paper INFORMATION / COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID): Focus on Information Security and Privacy: Report (663 kb) Guarding the Net: OECD Observer Article NEA News, December 2007 features articles on nuclear energy risks and benefits and management of recyclable fissile and fertile material: Newsletter (1.3 mb) Evolution of the System of Radiological Protection: Third Asian Regional Conference: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD * Cultural and Structural Changes in Radioactive
Waste Management Organisations:
Lessons Learnt: Report (275
kb) Regulating the Long-term Safety of Geological Disposal: Report (380 kb) Strategy for Developing and Conducting Nuclear Emergency Exercises: Report (305 kb) PUBLIC MANAGEMENT / GOVERNANCE / URBAN, RURAL AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS Luxembourg Has Transport and Environmental Challenges to Address, according to the OECD Territorial Review: Luxembourg: Press Release | Book Annoucement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD OECD Journal on Budgeting: Volume 7 Issue 3 includes article on off-budget expenditure, budgeting in Austria and Australia, the role of the legislature in budgeting, and expenditure management systems: Subscribe to Journal | Journal on SourceOECD Conference on Innovative Service Delivery: Meeting the Challenges of Rural Regions to be held in Cologne, Germany in April: Announcement OECD
Territorial Reviews Norway: Book
on Online Bookshop | Book
on SourceOECD* SCIENCE / INNOVATION / INDUSTRY Using Input-Output Tables to Measure Globalisation: Report (1.55 mb) Taxing Wages 2006/2007: 2007 Edition: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD * Tax Effects on Foreign Direct Investment: Recent Evidence and Policy Analysis:Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD OECD Invites Comments on the Application of Transactional Profit Methods for Transfer Pricing Guidelines: Announcement Joint OECD - IFA (India) Conference "At the Crossroads of Tax Co-operation" held in Mumbai, 23-25 January 2008 marks the accession of India as observer to the OECD Committee on Fiscal Affairs: Press Release Public comments on discussion draft on Tax Treaty issues related to REITs now posted: Website Third Party Reporting Arrangements and Pre-filled Tax Returns: The Danish and Swedish Approaches: Report (382 kb) Programs to Reduce the Administrative Burden Resulting from Tax Regulations in Selected Countries: Report (720 kb) Public comments on the discussion draft on the tax treaty treatment of services now posted: Website Fourth OECD Forum on Tax Administration: Cape Town: Communique Applying VAT/GST to Cross-Border Trade in Services and Intangibles: OECD Invites Comments on the Emerging Concepts on Place of Taxation: Announcement OECD Countries Agree to Sustainable Lending Principles for Official Export Credit: Announcement Tackling Climate Change Requires Systemic Approach: International Transport Forum Consults 50 Organisations over Energy Strategies: Press Release ITF News, Issue 1 features
articles on transport and energy, biofuels, congestion, ITF events
and more: Newsletter (800
kb) OECD Review of Agricultural Policies: Chile: Book Listing CO2 Capture and Storage: Book Listing Economic Policy Reforms - Going for Growth, 2008 Edition: Book Listing OECD Economic Surveys: Denmark: Book Listing Energy Policies of IEA Countries Austria: 2007: Book Listing Energy Policies of IEA Countries Finland: 2007: Book Listing OECD Environmental Outlook to 2030: Book Listing OECD Environmental Performance Reviews Australia Book Listing Fishing for Coherence in West Africa: Book Listing International Investment Law: Understanding Concepts and Tracking Innovations: Companion Guide to the Annual International Investment Perspectives<: Book Listing More Than Just Jobs: Workforce Development in a Skills-Based Economy: Book Listing Promoting Energy Efficiency Investments: Case Studies in the Residential Sector: Book Listing OECD Rural Policy Reviews Finland: Book Listing OECD Statistics on International Trade in Services: Volume II - Detailed Tables by Partner Country, 2002-2005: Book Listing Students with Disabilities, Learning Difficulties and Disadvantages, 2007 Edition: Book Listing The Western Balkans Energy Policy Survey: Challenges and Opportunities:
Book Listing * For a few books, SourceOECD links may not yet be live. They should be active within a few days |
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