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 Future of Internet Economy

The OECD is gearing up for a major international conference on the future of the Internet economy in Korea in June. High on the agenda: risks and perils of the World Wide Web that, until recently, few had even imagined.

Listen as well to OECD economist Karine Perset explain why governments and industry need to work together to tackle the shortage of Internet addresses and its potential impact on the future of the Internet economy.

 A greener economy

Government ministers from around the world have been meeting at OECD headquarters in Paris to talk about crunch issues for the environment. One of the most important: getting business more involved in greening the economy. See as well related report in Spanish El coste del cambio climático.

Economy

 A. Gurría and D. Strauss-Kahn call for action to stabilise financial crisis

OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría and IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn call for action to stabilise the financial crisis at a news conference during the OECD-IMF Conference on Structural Reform in Europe at the OECD on March 17 2008.

 OECD’s Development Centre attracts new members

Three new countries have joined the Organisation’s Development Centre. The Arab Republic of Egypt, Israel, and Vietnam, took their seats officially at the Centre’s Governing Board meeting on 18 March. This represents a significant extension of the Development Centre’s membership in Asia and the Middle East.

Economics and Growth

Going for Growth 2008

Jorgen Elmeskov, acting Chief Economist of the OECD, explains how the Going for Growth report assesses progress - or lack of it - in implementing the priority reforms needed to boost productivity and jobs in each OECD country. Paradoxically, reforms have been most prevalent during economic downturns, although adjustment costs to reform during such periods are much higher than if action is taken when the economy is booming.

The Costs of Distance

Transportation costs have hardly fallen during the past 30 years, says OECD economist Hervé Boulhol in a paper published in the latest Going for Growth report. Listen to his explanation of how this is handicapping economies far away from world markets and how Australia and New Zealand nevertheless remain competitive traders in world markets.

Taxation

 Harmful Tax Practices

Nicholas Bray speaks with Grace Perez-Navarro, deputy-director of OECD’s Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, about addressing harmful tax practices, including tax havens, by improving transparency and establishing effective exchange of information.

 Access to Essential Medicines: A Global Sickness (long version)

During an international conference on this subject, OECD Secretary-General, Angel Gurría, says infectious diseases exact heavy human, social and economic costs and urges immediate action to improve healthcare worldwide. To see a shorter version of this video click here

 Webcast of the Latin American Economic Outlook 2008

OECD Secretary General Angel Gurría presented the Latin American Economic Outlook 2008 to policy makers and analysts in Washington D.C., on Thursday 6 December at an event hosted by the Organisation of American States.

 Webcast of the OECD Economic Outlook No. 82

According to the latest outlook, the weakness in the US housing sector will drag down growth in the near term but is unlikely to trigger a recession. In the Euro area the slowdown will be less pronounced.

Programme for International Student Assessment - PISA

The following clips present schools and instructional settings in selected PISA participating countries, focusing on the teaching and learning of science, the key subject area examined in PISA 2006.

 Canada, Finland, Germany, Japan, Mexico
© OECD and TeVau Filmproduktions GmbH

 Development

 Demography in Africa

Africa’s population is doubling every twenty years. Two out of three Africans are under the age of 25. And, in much of the continent, the average number of children per woman is still seven or eight. The OECD says this is storing up huge problems for the future.

 Development
Centre

 Business is booming in Latin America

The OECD's Development Centre has just published its first Economic Outlook for Latin America  predicting a continued boom for the region, however urgent socio-economic challenges remain. Spanish

 Latin America

Economic Outlook for Latin America 2008

Javier Santiso, Director of the OECD's Development Centre,  talks about specific economic challenges facing Latin America: improving public finances, pension reform, boosting competition in the telecoms sector and reinforcing competitiveness with the emerging Asian economies.

 The OECD Anti-Bribery convention fights against corruption

Corruption wastes millions of dollars and works against the aims of developed and developing countries. What is the role of the OECD Anti-Bribery convention in the fight against corruption?

Andreas Schleicher, Head of the Indicators and Analysis Division, OECD Directorate for Education, is interviewed for the release of Education at a Glance 2007, the OECD annual compendium of data and analysis. One of the topics covered this year is the rapid expansion of higher education in OECD countries. Interviews in French and German.

Energy

The OECD’s Nuclear Energy Agency, which just published a new report called Risks and Benefits of Nuclear Energy, believes this most controversial source of power is moving towards a renaissance, given concern about climate change, oil supply security moving up the political agenda and oil prices close to 70 dollars a barrel. Interview of Luis Echavarri, NEA Director General, by John Laurenson, OECD TV.