L'Aquila: Abruzzo 2030 - Building Resilient Regions after a Natural Disaster: 2012 Conference Issue Paper Italian version

This is the issue paper in Italian for the OECD Forum "Building Resilient Regions after a Natural Disaster: Abruzzo 2030" being held on 17 March 2012.

Launch of the Territorial Review of the Chicago Tri-State Metropolitan Area

Chicago is at a tipping point: despite economic strengths, it faces considerable challenges to compete in the “Premier League” of world-class cities, warns the OECD Secretary-General.

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Combating Global Headwinds: the OECD Perspective

Tackling the economic crisis, implementing structural reforms, generating jobs, mitigating climate change and reversing inequality are huge challenges that we can overcome if we work together, said OECD Secretary-General.

12th annual OECD public sector accruals symposium (8-9 March 2012)

Special topics discussed at the 12th annual symposium on accruals include: accounting for social benefits; making financial statements more useful for end-users; and agency-level financial reporting.

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4th OECD Roundtable of Mayors and Ministers (opening remarks)

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4th annual meeting of OECD Parliamentary Budget Officials and Independent Fiscal Institutions - Paris, 23-24 February 2012

Topics discussed at the 4th annual meeting of OECD Parliamentary Budget Officials and Independent Fiscal Institutions included the Draft Principles for Independent Fiscal Institutions, and legislative institutions for ex post budget oversight.

Workshop on the Role of Impact Assessments in Policy Making, 2 November 2011

How can impact assessments foster horizontal co-ordination within governments? What is the role of an “integrated” impact assessment? Delegates at this workshop discussed how to better institutionalise evidence-based decision-making processes in governments.