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Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, in Korea from 11 to 13 April 2015

Mr. Gurría took part in the 7th World Water Forum and side events, and launched the publication "Water in Cities: Sustainable Futures" as well as three other related OECD reports. He also met with Ms. Park Geun-hye, President of the Republic of Korea, and several Cabinet ministers as well as high-level officials from other countries attending the Forum.

Governing the City: The case study of Daejeon, Korea

This chapter begins with a brief socio-economic and institutional overview of the Daejeon metropolitan region. It then explores the current status of inter-municipal collaboration in two major sectors for urban development: transport and land use. Finally, it reviews existing metropolitan collaboration tools.

Going for growth 2015 - Korea

This country note for from Going for Growth 2015 Korea identifies and assesses progress made on key reforms to boost long-term growth, improve competitiveness and productivity and create jobs.

Peer Review of the Korean Shipbuilding Industry and Related Government Policies

The Korean shipbuilding industry is one of the top global players, leading by value and second only to China by volume. However, the global economic crisis has dented its finances and it now faces serious challenges to set itself back on a solid footing.

Green growth in action: Korea

Korea has been at the forefront of green growth initiatives. The National Strategy for Green Growth (2009-2050) and the Five-Year Plan (2009-2013) of Korea provide a comprehensive policy framework for green growth in both the short and long term.

Informations clés sur les migrations en Corée 2014

Le contingent des étrangers résidant en Corée pour une période supérieure à 90 jours a atteint 1.12 million en décembre 2012, soit 2.2 % de la population totale.

Compact City Policies: Korea

Report finds that some Korean policies, such as urban regeneration, new town development or multi-modal transferring centres, have implicitly implemented compact city polices to a certain degree. However, there are still issues - including urban sprawl, unbalanced socio-economic levels and environmental challenges - which can be threats to urban competitiveness.

Compact City Policies: Korea - Towards Sustainable and Inclusive Growth

Job Creation and Local Economic Development in Korea

This publication highlights new evidence on policies to support job creation, bringing together the latest research on labour market, entrepreneurship and local economic development policy to help governments support job creation in the recovery. It also includes a set of country pages featuring, among other things, new data on skills supply and demand at the level of smaller OECD regions (TL3).

Employment and Skills Strategies in Korea