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News & Events
News
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17-Jun-2008
The debate about how to achieve value for money in the delivery of government services is important and ongoing. Increasingly, public services are being produced, procured and delivered to citizens in a variety of ways. Public-private partnerships are one option. These contractual arrangements between the government and a private partner have been an established practice in some countries for many years and have attracted growing attention in others. This book highlights ten good practices, summarising what countries should consider before entering into public-private partnerships.
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28-May-2008
This review analyses the challenges of strengthening regulatory governance in Brazil to improve economic growth, with appropriate regulatory frameworks for core infrastructure sectors. The debate on a market-based economy has now entered a new phase in Brazil, addressing the broader context of quality regulation and the reduction of regulatory risk. The improved macroeconomic situation and the progress made by the sectoral regulatory agencies have paid off, and there is also wider social participation in the improvement of the regulatory framework with a stronger consumer engagement.
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15-Apr-2008
Tight budgets and demanding citizens put governments under increasing pressure to show that they are providing good value for money. Providing information about public sector performance can satisfy the public's need to know, and could also be a useful tool for governments to evaluate their performance. This Policy Brief looks at the challenges governments face in using performance information to make the budget process more efficient and offers some guidelines to assist in the process. The Policy Brief complements the OECD publication, Performance Budgeting in OECD Countries.
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04-Mar-2008
A new OECD Working Paper, "Towards Government at a Glance: Identification of Core Data and Issues related to Public Sector Efficiency", is the second of three papers being released in preparation for a new biennial publication to be launched next year. The series, Government at a Glance, will provide a set of key indicators of good government and efficient public services to help member countries to better assess, plan and measure their public sector reform agenda.
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05-Feb-2008
As part of a wider project on developing comparable data and indicators of good government and efficient public services, the OECD is currently developing a new methodology for gathering comparable data on public employment. The goals of this methodology are two-fold: to measure the production costs of goods and services of the "public domain" and to put public employment numbers and costs in the perspective of these wider costs.
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01-Oct-2007
Information about public sector performance is always in demand, both by politicians and the general public. Should performance information be linked to resources? This is an ongoing debate in OECD countries. This book reviews the experiences of eight OECD countries which have developed and used performance information in the budget process over the past ten years: Australia, Canada, Denmark, Korea, Netherlands, Sweden, United Kingdom and United States. The book offers guidelines and recommendations on adapting budget systems to promote the use of performance information.
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11-Dec-2007
At a conference in Beijing, senior officials of the Chinese Central Leading Group for Financial and Economic Affairs, of Chongqing Municipality, and experts from the German GTZ exchanged views with the OECD Territorial Development Policy Committee. This third roundtable meeting, on 10 November 2007, dealt with the development strategy of Chongqing, one of China's four provincial-level municipalities and a centre for the development of the country's west. Participants also discussed an OECD paper reflecting the efforts made to implement policies for regional development.
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06-Dec-2007
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has successfully undertaken an in-depth transformation of its economy in the space of a few decades but, in order to ensure its economic future, it needs to reconcile various imperatives in the fields of transport and the environment, according to a new OECD study.
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08-Nov-2007
Italy should cut red tape, improve the way new rules affecting citizens and business are drafted at a regional level and strengthen co-ordination between the State and the regions. This will boost innovation and competition and improve the economic performance of Italian regions, according to a new OECD report.
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Events
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from 21-Feb-2008 to 22-Feb-2008
A two-day seminar entitled "Public-private Partnerships: Affordability, Value for Money and the PPP Process" was held in Zürich, Switzerland, 21-22 February 2008. The overall focus was on sharing practical experience of how countries organise the PPP process and handle the often complex issues that governments face when using PPPs. Particular issues included affordability, risk sharing, value for money, budgeting and accounting for PPPs, and the institutional and regulatory aspects.
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from 10-Jan-2008 to 11-Jan-2008
The 5th Annual Meeting of OECD-Asian Senior Budget Officials, hosted by the Bureau of the Budget of Thailand, took place in Bangkok on 10-11 January 2008.
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from 30-Oct-2007 to 31-Oct-2007
This seminar discussed evaluation for budgeting of public policies that are performed under public-private collaboration. The seminar was jointly organised by the OECD and the Spanish Secretariat of State for Finance and Budgeting, the General Control of State Administration, the Secretariat General of Budget and Expenditure, and the Direction General of Budgets.
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on 10-Nov-2007
At an international roundtable meeting in Beijing, senior officials of the Chinese Central Leading Group for Financial and Economic Affairs and of Chongqing Municipality, as well as experts from the German GTZ exchanged views with the OECD Territorial Development Policy Committee. This third roundtable in China, which took place on 10 November 2007, dealt with the development strategy of Chongqing, one of China’s four provincial-level municipalities and an economic centre for the development of the country’s west. Participants also discussed an OECD paper on Chongqing's development strategy.
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on 05-Sep-2007
Jordan’s Legislative Strengthening Program (SUNY) and the Parliamentary Budget Office jointly organised a study visit to the OECD of Members of the Jordanian Parliament. At this occasion, Mr. Barry Anderson, Head of the Budgeting and Public Expenditures Division, OECD made a presentation on the experiences with legislative budget offices.
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from 07-Jun-2007 to 08-Jun-2007
This event brought together for the first time at the international level senior experts from executive and legislative branches in charge of legislation and policy on lobbying. Participants reviewed approaches and options for regulating lobbying in different socio-political and administrative contexts and provided directions on developing principles on transparency and accountability in lobbying. By providing concrete options for regulating lobbying when it reaches the political agenda, these principles will become a critical instrument for policy-makers.
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from 22-Oct-2007 to 23-Oct-2007
The Global Forum on Governance is an opportunity for countries to share their reform experiences in public sector modernisation and policies aimed at increasing public sector efficiency.
The Forum brings together high-level participants, academic experts and expert practitioners to explore the political economy of change. It also offers a deeper understanding of how public sector reform can be approached and how institutional, economic and cultural settings impact its design and implementation.
For more information, please contact Ms. M-Varinia Michalun at maria-varinia.michalun@oecd.org
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from 29-Mar-2007 to 30-Mar-2007
Globalisation is increasing competition between major urban centres eager to take advantage of international economic opportunities. While some are thriving, attracting foreign investment or profiting from the ‘off-shoring’ of manufacturing and services sectors, others are falling behind and all are struggling with social and environmental problems.
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from 29-Mar-2007 to 30-Mar-2007
The international conference on "What Policies for Globalising Cities? Rethinking the Urban Policy Agenda", co-organised by the OECD and the Spanish authorities, will be held 29-30 March 2007 at the Municipal Congress Hall, in Campo de las Naciones, Madrid. It will bring together government leaders, policy makers and practitioners to examine urban policy in the context of globalisation and the growing challenges for cities.
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from 05-Mar-2007 to 06-Mar-2007
The 7th annual OECD public sector accruals symposium was held in Paris on 5-6 March 2007.
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