NEPAD-OECD High-Level Meeting on Advancing Investment Policy Reform in Africa

The high-level meeting discussed investment policy reform to explore measures to implement concrete plans for sustainably improving African countries’ investment climates. The expert roundtable on investment in transport infrastructure and regional integration drew on experience sharing and best practice to identify the factors that are holding investment back in African countries’ transport sector.

Workshop with non-OECD economies and industry on the changing economic structures of the shipbuilding sector, 4-5 December 2008

Documents ands presentations made from OECD members, non-member economies and industry during the Workshop.

Programme of the Shipbuilding Workshop with non-member economies and industry, December 2008

Workshop with non-member economies and industry on the changing structure of the world shipbuilding industry held on 4-5 December 2008.

Eighth OECD Roundtable on Freedom of Investment, National Security and “Strategic” Industries: Summary of discussions

Organised in Paris on 8 October 2008, this roundtable focused on strengthening peer monitoring of recipient country policies, accountability in applying national security investment safeguards and foreign government-controlled investment.

OECD Bologna Process on SME & Entrepreneurship Policies

The OECD Bologna Process on SME & Entrepreneurship Policies is a significant milestone for small business and entrepreneurship policy making. A synopsis of the research and events which have followed on from the original SME Ministerial Conference in Bologna.

Measuring Determinants of Entrepreneurial Activity - the Area of R&D and Technology, Copenhagen, 30-31 October 2008

This workshop has been organised by Eurostat and FORA and the results input directly to the joint Eurostat-OECD Entrepreneurship Indicators Programme (EIP).

Workshop on Steel and Related Raw Materials, 15-16 December 2008

Governments and industry reviewed and discussed current steel and steel-related raw material market developments, taking into account the consequences of the financial crisis presently hitting the world economy. The workshop built a broader understanding of the raw material markets and explored ways and means to improve the functioning of these markets to ensure a secure, predictable and accessible supply of steel raw materials while

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106th meeting of the Council Working Party on Shipbuilding, 3-4 July 2008

Description of the items discussed at the 106th Session of the WP6 meeting held in July 2008.

OECD-China Seminar on Promoting Responsible Environmental Conduct

Organised in Paris on 27 June 2008, this seminar aimed to initiate a continuing dialogue and the establishment of a network for sharing information on best practices of environmentally responsible business conduct among Chinese enterprises.

OECD-China Symposium on Government Approaches to Encouraging Responsible Business Conduct

Organised in Paris on 26-27 June 2008, this symposium discussed a report outlining China’s recent progress in encouraging responsible business conduct, examined remaining challenges and offered proposals for advancing work in this area.