29-March-2010
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The Workshop brought together national officers responsible for e-government to discuss and launch the implementation of a framework and methodology for e-government indicators.
26-March-2010
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Past consolidation has allowed the automatic stabilisers operate fully during the crisis. Further fiscal easing in late 2008 and early 2009 contributed to a markedly widening fiscal deficit in 2010.
23-March-2010
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The global crisis has resulted in a sharp increase in government indebtedness in many G20 countries. Comprehensive fiscal consolidation strategies are therefore needed to preserve market confidence and pave the way for stronger, more balanced growth in the years to come.
23-March-2010
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The global crisis has resulted in a sharp increase in government indebtedness in many G20 countries. Comprehensive fiscal consolidation strategies are therefore needed to preserve market confidence and pave the way for stronger, more balanced growth in the years to come.
18-March-2010
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The OECD Review of Better Regulation in Germany is one of a series of country reports launched by the OECD in partnership with the European Commission.
18-March-2010
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On 28 April, at the 2010 Annual Congress of German Administration, Rolf Alter, Director of the Directorate for Public Governance and Territorial Development, spoke about regulatory governance in Germany, effective regulatory policy and its impact.
15-March-2010
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In his remarks to the Central Bank of Greece, Mr. Gurría offered the OECD support, expertise, and policy experience to help Greece modernise its economy and put it on a path of sustained growth.
11-March-2010
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The 10th annual OECD public sector accruals symposium was held on 8-9 March 2010 in Paris.
11-March-2010
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OECD's Territorial Review of Toronto, Canada. It finds that the Toronto region is one of the chief economic powerhouses of Canada, generating almost one-fifth of national GDP and 45% of Ontario’s GDP. The region is home to 40% of Canada’s business headquarters and is a main manufacturing hub, with major automotive, biomedical and electronics companies. Toronto is also one of the most diverse metropolitan regions in the world: half of its population is foreign born and it hosted 40% of all immigrants to Canada during 2001-2006.
Nevertheless, the region’s current economic development model is under pressure and its economic performance has been mixed in recent years. From 1995 to 2005, GDP per capita and GDP growth rates were below the Canadian average while its annual economic and labour productivity growth were lower than the average for OECD metropolitan regions. During this period, population growth boosted demand in the construction, sales and retail, professional and financial services sectors. However, the recent decline in the area’s manufacturing jobs has illustrated the structural difficulties of some traditionally strong areas, such as the automotive and electronics industries.
This Review proposes a new sustainable competitiveness agenda to enhance productivity, focusing on innovation, cultural diversity and infrastructure, as well as on green policies. To implement such an agenda, the Review proposes improving the current governance framework by intensifying strategic planning at the level of the Toronto region.
11-March-2010
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Dedicated public-private partnership (PPP) units are set up with full or partial aid of the government to ensure that the skills needed to handle third-party provision of goods and services are made available and clustered together. This book provides an overview of dedicated PPP units