OECD contributes to COP14’s Local Government Event

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05-Dec-2008

Local governments will offer national governments their support and partnership at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Poznan.

Mayors, Ministers call for Joint Action on Climate Change at OECD Conference

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10-Oct-2008

A major international conference on "Competitive Cities and Climate Change″ organised by OECD concluded today in Milan. It underlined the central and critical role to be played by cities in successfully addressing the major global challenge of climate change.

Cities should tackle climate change to stay competitive - Milan, 9-10 October

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02-Oct-2008

Cities are a major source of air pollution and must lead efforts to combat climate change. Mayors and ministers will meet in Milan to discuss ways to promote environmentally sound transport, energy, waste and water services, while retaining economic competitiveness.

Entrepreneurship and innovation are engines of economic growth, OECD workshop concludes

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08-May-2008

A three-day international workshop on innovation and the global impact of high-growth small and medium-sized firms (SMEs), organized by OECD with the Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City, hailed entrepreneurship and the fast growth of innovative small firms as the engines of economic growth.

According to the OECD, Luxembourg has transport and environmental challenges to address

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07-Dec-2007

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has successfully undertaken an in-depth transformation of its economy in the space of a few decades but, in order to ensure its economic future, it needs to reconcile various imperatives in the fields of transport and the environment, according to a new OECD study.

Universities could play a greater role in regional development, says OECD

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19-Sep-2007

Universities could play a stronger role in the economic, cultural and social development of their regions,  according to a new OECD report.

OECD Regions at a Glance 2007 highlights healthcare

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30-May-2007

OECD's biennial Regions at a Glance gives comparative statistics for OECD countries, and regions within each country, related to economic indicators as well as indicators of well-being. 

OECD press release on Infrastructure to 2030

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15-May-2007

Barrie Stevens

OECD press release on Infrastructure to 2030 (originally Infrastructure Needs to 2030). Governments need to take new approaches to funding infrastructure projects, says OECD

Press release "Infrastructure Needs"

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15-May-2007

Barrie Stevens

The report on global infrastructure needs to 2030 notes that a gap is opening up in OECD countries between the investment in infrastructure needed for the future and the capacity of the public sector to meet those needs.