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The Public Governance and Territorial Development Directorate (GOV) assists countries in adapting their public sector governance arrangements to the changing needs of society.

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Recommendation on Principles for Public Governance of Public-Private Partnerships

04-May-2012

The new OECD Recommendation responds to a need for guidance on how the public sector can ensure that it receives value for money from using Public-Private Partnerships (PPP). Building on concrete Member country experiences about what works the Recommendation specifies best practices for public sector governance of PPPs.

E-Leaders: Strengthening the strategic agility of the public sector

29-Mar-2012

E-leaders from around the world discussed the challenges ahead for e-government as a result of rising economic and fiscal, social and digital governance pressures. Attendees from business, civil society, social entrepreneurs and academia brought multi-stakeholder views to the lively debate.

Reforming Fiscal Federalism and Local Government

28-Mar-2012

Fiscal consolidation is prompting many government to consider changes to fiscal relations between government levels. This report describes successful reforms of fiscal federalism and local government in ten OECD countries implemented over the past decade.

Understanding Growth in Different Types of Regions

from 26-Mar-2012 to 27-Mar-2012

Countries are facing significant economic volatility.  The effectiveness of current economic strategies is being questioned and new visions of the economy are emerging. This conference offered a timely opportunity to rethink the approach to regional growth and define new strategic directions for regional policy.

E-Government: New ICT Solutions for Public Sector Agility

from 26-Mar-2012 to 27-Mar-2012

National e-Leaders will have the opportunity to develop digital governance mechanisms for better public services, agile public sectors, more efficient spending and inclusive democracies at this high-level meeting hosted by the OECD and the Mexican Public Administration Ministry.

OECD–University of Groningen Forum “Building resilient regions after natural disasters: Abruzzo 2030”

on 17-Mar-2012

This Forum, held in L'Aquila, focused on priorities for a long-term development strategy in the Abruzzo region, hit by an earthquake in 2009. It aimed to facilitate discussion among all stakeholders as well as with other international regions confronted with similar recovery and strategic challenges following a natural disaster.

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Government at a Glance 2011
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