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What's New@OECD
May 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 Forum 2008 to be held June 3-4. The OECD Forum is OECD's annual multi-stakeholder summit alongside the OECD's annual ministerial meeting. This year's theme is Climate Change, Growth and Stability. Register today! Website OECD Ministers to Discuss Climate Change, Trade and Global Economy at Annual Meeting, Paris, 4-5 June 2008: Announcement Ministers Discuss Environment and Global Competitiveness: Summary of Environment Ministerial SECRETARY-GENERAL GURRÍA'S ACTIVITIES Official Visit of the Secretary-General to the Czech Republic (Prague, 24 - 25 April 2008): Visit | Speech on Release of OECD Economic Survey | Speech at Charles University | Speech at the Czech National Bank Official Visit of the Secretary-General to Sweden (Stockholm, 22 - 23 April 2008): Visit | Speech at Stockholm School of Economics An improved beta version of OECD's new statistics portal, OECD.stat, is now freely available on SourceOECD. With a new server, response time is faster, navigation is now by database rather than subject, and the ability to create graphics has been added. See it at OECD.stat OECD Will Attend the Following Events in the Coming Months
See List of Forthcoming Books: Below AGRICULTURE / FOOD / FISHERIES The OECD/FAO Agricultural Outlook 2008 will be released on 29 May 2008. Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD (Highlights to be available on 29 May 2008, full book to come out in July.) Agricultural Support, Farm Land Values and Sectoral Adjustment: The Implications for Policy Reform: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD International Dialogue on Rising Food Prices: Press Statement from 10 Downing Street Agricultural Policy Design and Implementation: A Synthesis: Booklet (851 kb) Agriculture: Improving Policy Coherence for Development: OECD Policy Brief (210 kb) Report on the Implementation of the European Charter for Small Enterprises in the Western Balkans: SME Policy Index 2007: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Governments and Industry Should Invest More in Financial Education, warns OECD: Press Release FATF Terrorist Financing Report: Report (309 kb) Africa’s economic growth in 2007 well above the long-term trend for the fifth consecutive year according to African Economic Outlook 2008. This year’s edition provides comprehensive analysis of economic, social and political development in 35 African countries which collectively account for 87% of the continents population and 95% of its economic output. The AEO 2008 includes an in-depth focus on technical skills development as a critical factor for economic growth and stability: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD (to be available shortly). 10th Meeting of the African Partnership Forum: Website The Preliminary Edition of OECD Economic Outlook No. 83 will be released online to subscribers at 11 am Paris time on June 4, 2008. Klaus Schmidt-Hebbel Appointed OECD Chief Economist: Announcement Reforms for Stability and Sustainable Growth: An OECD Perspective on Hungary: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Monetary Policies and Inflation Targeting in Emerging Economies: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Europe’s Growth Conundrum: OECD Observer Article The following OECD Economic Surveys were 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 Compendium of Productivity Indicators 2008: Website Latest OECD Consumer Prices: Inflation at 3.5% in OECD area: More Latest OECD Composite Leading Indicators: Slowdown phase in most major OECD economies: More Latest Standardised Unemployment Rates. Unemployment in the OECD area holds at 5.5%: More Unit Labour Costs growth negative in most OECD countries: More Quarterly GDP Growth: Quarterly Release | Spreadsheet G7 merchandise trade picks up in fourth quarter 2007: More Main Economic Indicators for Non-member Countries: More (183 kb) IEA Monthly Oil Market Report: More OECD Statistics Portal: Website OECD Project on New Millennium Learners, presentation by Francesco Pedró, OECD/CERI: Powerpoint Presentation Higher Education: Spaces and Places for Learning, Innovation and Knowledge Transfer: Conference Announcement | Conference Website More Flexibility in Labour Market Policy Management Would Boost Growth, say OECD Employment Ministers: Announcement ENERGY (Also see Nuclear Energy) Richard H. Jones named next IEA Deputy Executive Director: Announcement IEA Calls Attention to the Critical Need for Governments to Act on Carbon Capture and Storage: Announcement ENTREPRENEURSHIP / SMEs / LOCAL DEVELOPMENT Local Development Benefits from Staging Global Events: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD More Flexibility in Labour Market Policy Management Would Boost Growth, say OECD Employment Ministers: Announcement ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Ministers Discuss Environment and Global Competitiveness: Summary of Environment Ministerial People and Biodiversity Policies: Impacts, Issues and Strategies for Policy Action: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD * Ministers' Roundtable on Climate Change: OECD Observer Article Tackling Climate Change by Angel Gurría: OECD Observer Editorial Eco-nomics: OECD Observer Article
Choosing a Package: OECD Observer Article Better Building Blocks: OECD Observer Article Four Red Lights: OECD Observer Article The Right Chemistry: OECD Observer Article Conclusions
of the OECD-UNEP Conference on Resource Efficiency: Conference
Website OECD
Helps Governments and Industry Save Money, Time and Animals for
Chemical Tests with (Q)SAR Application Toolbox: Announcement Germany: Healthcare Reforms Should Help to
Increase Efficiency but need to be Taken Further Announcement The 2008 edition of OECD Health
Data is scheduled to be released
on 26 June 2008. INFORMATION
/ COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY RFID Applications, Impacts and Country Initiatives: Report (312 kb) Remaking the Movies: Digital Content and
the Evolution of the Film and Video Industries: Book
Announcement | Book
on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Governments and Business Must Tackle Internet Address Shortage Together, says OECD in Internet Address Space Report (1.26 mb) NEA Annual Report 2007: Website PUBLIC
MANAGEMENT / GOVERNANCE / URBAN, RURAL AND REGIONAL
AFFAIRS OECD
Reviews of Regulatory Reform Brazil: Strengthening Governance
for Growth: Book
on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD * OECD
Rural Policy Reviews: Finland: Announcement | Book
on Online Bookshop | Book
on SourceOECD OECD Journal on Budgeting: Volume
7 Issue 4 features articles on
programme budgeting in OECD Countries, performance budgeting
in Canada, Denmark Korea and the Netherlands, and challenges
caused by ageing in the public sector: Subscribe
via Online Bookshop | See issue on SourceOECD SCIENCE
/ INNOVATION / INDUSTRY OECD
Launches Public Consultations on Draft Guidelines for Human Biobanks
and Genetic Research Databases: Announcement Chinese Innovation: OECD
Observer Article OECD
Welcomes New Tax Information Exchange Agreements between Guernsey
and Netherlands and Isle of Man and Ireland: Announcement Draft
Contents of the 2008 Update to the OECD Model Tax Convention: Announcement Updated
Condensed Version to be available in August; Updated eMTC to
be available in September. Germany
Signs OECD-Council of Europe Convention on Mutual Tax Assistance: Announcement Business/NGOs
Tax Input into OECD's Enlargement Process: Announcement Mr.
Pravin Gordhan, Commissioner, South African Revenue Service (SARS)
appointed Chair of the OECD Forum on Tax Administration on 1 May
2008: Announcement OECD
Opens Registration for the Conference on the 50th Anniversary
of the OECD Model Tax Convention: Announcement OECD Releases Public Comments
on Transactional Profit Methods Issues Notes related to Transfer
Pricing Guidelines: Website Brazil: Selected Trade Issues: Working
Paper (719 kb) International Transport Forum to be held
in Leipzig, 28-30 May: Website Long-Life
Surfaces for Busy Roads: Book
on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD * Transport and Energy: OECD Observer Article Business
for Development 2008: Promoting Commercial Agriculture in Africa: Book Listing Deploying
Renewables: Principles for Effective Policies:
Book Listing Economic
Aspects of Adaptation to Climate Change: Costs, Benefits and
Policy Instruments: Book Listing
OECD Economic Surveys: Portugal 2008: Book
Listing OECD
Employment Outlook - 2008 Edition: Book Listing Energy
Policies of IEA Countries Japan: 2008:
Book Listing Energy
Policies of IEA Countries Sweden: 2008:
Book Listing Environmental
Performance of OECD Agriculture since 1990: Book Listing Financing
Development 2008: Whose Ownership? Book Listing Multifunctionality
in Agriculture: Evaluating the Degree of Jointness, Policy Implications:
Book Listing Oil
Dependence: Is Transport Running Out of Affordable Fuel? Book
Listing Public-Private
Partnerships: In Pursuit of Risk Sharing and Value for Money: Book
Listing OECD
Rural Policy Reviews Netherlands: Book Listing Timing
of High-Level Waste Disposal: 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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