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Challenges in an Urban Age: Rethinking Metropolitan Regions in the OECD and Beyond, Paris, 12 July 2008

17-Jul-2008

At the conference on urban challenges hosted by "La Conférence Olivaint" in Paris, France, on 12 July 2008, Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General, underscored the emerging challenges in economic development, social exclusion, and sustainable urbanism that confront cities in OECD Member countries.

Egypt’s Minister of State for Administrative Development, H.E. Dr. Ahmed Darwish met with the OECD Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary-General

11-Jul-2008

On 3 July 2008, Egypt’s Minister of State for Administrative Development,
His Excellency Dr. Ahmed Darwish met with the OECD Secretary-General Mr. Angel Gurría and the OECD Deputy Secretary-General Mr. Aart De Geus.

Portugal on track with its public sector simplification programme, says OECD report

18-Jun-2008

Portugal has made good progress in simplifying its public sector functions and processes through administrative simplification and e-government since 2006, according to a new OECD report.

International Workshop on Building Citizen-Centred Policies and Services, Ljubljana, Slovenia

from 26-Jun-2008 to 27-Jun-2008

This workshop provided a unique forum for policy dialogue and exchange of good practice, tools and tips for building citizen centred policy and services based on concrete experience. It was co-organized by the OECD and the Government of the Republic of Slovenia with the support of the World Bank’s Communication for Governance & Accountability Program (CommGAP), DECIM, the European Citizen Advisory Service (ECAS) and Involve.

OECD Rural Policy Reviews: Netherlands

03-Jun-2008

How does one meet the challenges of rural development in a country that is arguably one of the least "rural" among the OECD?  Faced with high population density, close proximity of urban areas and urban-rural linkages, rural areas in the Netherlands have witnessed a gradual disappearance of characteristically rural landscapes and a deterioration of biodiversity. The OECD Rural Policy Review of the Netherlands explores these issues.

OECD Public Management Review: Ireland

on 28-Apr-2008

The first ever OECD Public Management Review, “Ireland: Towards an integrated Public Service”, published on Monday 28 April 2008, asseses reforms over the past 10 years, and looks at how the Public Service can work together better as an integrated whole in response to societal demands and the need to maintain competitiveness.

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