Policy Framework for Investment: Public Consultation

After extensive consultations in the early stages of development, the draft text of the Policy Framework for Investment was made available for public comment through an online consultation between 16 January and 22 February 2006.

The Compendium II on SME and Entrepreneurship Related Activities

A first Compendium was prepared in 2000. It collected and classified information on the activities of international bodies and institutions targeted at SMEs. A new style Compendium II has just been released, and involves much more than an update of the first Compendium...

Brazil hosts an OECD Global Conference on Financing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and Entrepreneurship

How governments can help entrepreneurs get the funds to develop their business was the focus of a high-level international conference in Brasilia from 27 – 30 March 2006, organised jointly by the OECD and Brazil’s Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade.

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• Istanbul Ministerial Conference on Small Businesses and Entrepreneurship 3-5 June 2004

Policy Brief : Advancing Sustainable Development

What is sustainable development and why is it important? Most people support the idea of sustainable development, but without fully understanding what it is. Most would agree that it implies a better balance between economic, environmental and social goals, and greater fairness in distributing the gains from growth among people and countries. It also concerns preserving the environment and natural resources as a basis for progress.

Innovation and Knowledge-Intensive Service Activities

This study shows how knowledge-intensive services activities (KISAs) contribute to the acquisition and growth capabilities of firms and public sector organisations.

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• Sectoral Case Studies in Innovation: Knowledge Intensive Service Activities (KISA)

Productivity Impacts of Offshoring and Outsourcing: A Review (STI Working Paper 2006/1)

Despite the attention that offshore outsourcing currently demands in the public media, there is little empirical evidence on its economic impact. This paper surveys the empirical literature on offshore outsourcing and its productivity effects.

Investor-to-State Dispute Settlement in Infrastructure Projects - Working Paper 2006/2

This working paper summarises information available in the public domain about investor-state dispute settlement in the infrastructure sectors.

Improving the System of Investor-State Dispute Settlement: An Overview - Working Paper 2006/1

This working paper deals with issues related to the quality of arbitral awards; examines issues related to multiple and parallel proceedings and explores the merits of consolidation of claims; and deals with challenges of jurisdictional nature.

Conference on Better Financing for Entrepreneurship and SMEs

This high-level Summit was jointly organised with the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade. It advanced the global SME and entrepreneurship agenda by bringing together the key stakeholders: SMEs, the financial community and policy makers.

Symposium on Making the Most of International Investment Agreements: A Common Agenda

This Symposium, organised jointly by ICSID, OECD and UNCTAD, enabled non-governmental actors to share their perspectives on emerging investment arbitration issues identified by governments and their international organisations; to explore and advance the agenda which developed and developing country parties to investment agreements have in common; and to consider ways for the three organisations and other interested institutions to