Apprenticeships in London: Boosting Skills in a City Economy with Comment on Lessons from Germany

The London Apprenticeship Campaign was launched in 2010 to boost the number of apprentices in London. It was developed as part of an ongoing policy focus to tackle long-standing skill shortfalls in the city, shortages which have been constraining employment, social opportunity and productivity.

Financing SMEs and Entrepreneurs 2012: An OECD Scoreboard

Access to finance represents one of the most significant challenges for entrepreneurs and for the creation, survival and growth of small businesses. As governments address this challenge, they are running up against a major and longstanding obstacle to policy making: insufficient evidence and da

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This report examines the relationship between SMEs' management of intellectual assets, innovation and competitiveness.

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Les taux de start-ups commencent à montrer des signes de ralentissement dans la plupart des pays de l'OCDE en 2011

Les "indicateurs actualisés de l’entrepreneuriat" mesurent, trimestriellement, le nombre de nouvelles entreprises et de faillites dans les pays pour lesquels des informations à jour sont disponibles. Les valeurs sont présentées en tendance-cycle (2006=100), qui est la trajectoire sous-jacente que l’on observe dans les données sur le long terme, cet-à-dire la combinaison des mouvements à long terme (tendance) et de moyen à long terme

Demand-side Innovation Policies

This book examines dynamics between demand and innovation and provides insights into the rationale and scope for public policies. Drawing on country experience and case studies, it illustrates good practices for designing, implementing and evaluating demand-side innovation policies.

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OECD Tourism Trends & Policies 2010

This book defines the major trends and challenges facing tourism in the next decade – from globalisation to environmental issues. Tourism data from 42 countries are presented and analysed including all OECD countries, and fast-growing tourism centres such as Brazil, Chile, China and India.

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OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2009: United Kingdom Highlights

This country note, extracted from the STI Scoreboard 2009, explores recent developments in matters relating to innovation, science, technology and globalisation in the United Kingdom.

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Le tourisme dans les pays de l’OCDE 2008 :Tendances et Politiques

Il s’agit de la première édition d’une publication biennale qui analyse les meilleures pratiques dans les pays de l’OCDE et quelques économies non membres. Ce rapport enquête sur un certain nombre d’initiatives prises par les gouvernements et les entreprises dans le domaine du tourisme.

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This paper is a study of the productivity of plants owned by US firms located in the UK.

Venture Capital Policy Review: United Kingdom (STI Working Paper 2003/1)

This paper analyses trends in UK venture capital markets and makes policy recommendations which have been developed through an OECD peer review process.