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15-Jan-2009
What does it mean for a national government when important decisions about public employment and public employees are taken by sub-national governments? What are the risks that the national government runs as a result of the decentralisation of responsibilities and competences, and what strategies and measures can a national government develop to manage these risks? These are the questions dealt with in this study.
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11-Dec-2008
This book takes stock of the main changes in the management of public services across OECD countries and aims to help governments and the public better understand some of the complex issues. It summarises the findings of the OECD Public Employment and Management working party over the past 15 years.
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23-Oct-2008
This study examines Morocco's progress in modernising public procurement, with a focus on fighting corruption and enhancing integrity. This pilot Joint Learning Study introduces a new and innovative activity to share knowledge on key policy issues between OECD countries and countries in the Middle East and North Africa region to support the implementation of preventative mechanisms of the United Nations Convention against Corruption.
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23-Oct-2008
OECD countries demonstrated their commitment to promoting good governance in public procurement by approving the Principles for Enhancing Integrity in Public Procurement in the form of OECD Recommendation on 16 October 2008. The Principles are a policy instrument to help governments prevent mismanagement, fraud and corruption in the entire public procurement cycle.
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22-Oct-2008
This study examines Morocco's progress in modernising public procurement, with a focus on fighting corruption and enhancing integrity. This pilot Joint Learning Study introduces a new and innovative activity to share knowledge on key policy issues between OECD countries and countries in the Middle East and North Africa region to support the implementation of preventative mechanisms of the United Nations Convention against Corruption.
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10-Oct-2008
A major international conference on "Competitive Cities and Climate Change″ organised by OECD concluded today in Milan. It underlined the central and critical role to be played by cities in successfully addressing the major global challenge of climate change.
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29-Sep-2008
The OECD Territorial Review of Portugal assesses the importance of regional policy for Portugal and discusses regional policy as a tool to enhance the country's competitiveness in a context of ambitious reforms and fiscal consolidation. It also offers suggestions for reforming the country's governance of regional policy.
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05-Sep-2008
Public policies are more legitimate, credible and effective if they meet the expectations and needs of the people for whom they are intended. Well-designed public engagement helps design and deliver effective public policy and services while strengthening trust in government. Part of the OECD's work on public governance involves looking at how governments can ensure more transparency, consultation and participation in the design and implementation of public policies and services.
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05-Sep-2008
This report is the first OECD study to analyse the successes and challenges of both administrative simplification and e-government in a national context. The report analyses Portugal's simplification programme, the Simplex initiative, assesses its implications for the public sector and service delivery, and makes proposals for action that can help countries improve their simplification efforts.
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04-Sep-2008
This new working paper identifies core data for the forthcoming publication Government at a Glance and presents existing data that help assess the efficiency of government. Part of the OECD Working Paper on Public Governance series, this is the second in a series of three annual papers published in preparation for the publication Government at a Glance.
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Events
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on 27-Nov-2006
The OECD hosted an international workshop on “Defining and Measuring Metropolitan Regions” on 27 November 2006 in Paris. The workshop brought together major international organisations, National Statistical Offices and researchers from this field.
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from 14-Dec-2006 to 15-Dec-2006
The OECD-Asian Senior Budget Officials 4th meeting, hosted by the Bureau of the Budget, Office of the Prime Minister, Thailand, took place in Bangkok on 14-15 December, 2006.
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from 02-May-2006 to 03-May-2006
The 3rd meeting of the SBO Network on Performance and Results took place in Paris, on 2-3 May 2006.
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Techniques, resources and strategies for identifying, managing and preventing conflict-of-interest situations in the public service.
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Expert analysis and case studies from experiences of countries in Europe, Asia and Latin America.
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A pioneering roadmap for designing and organising sound assessments in public organisations and sectors. Includes an inventory of approaches, methods, and tools used worldwide for crafting assessments and country studies.
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from 05-Jul-2006 to 07-Jul-2006
The OECD Symposium on Agencies and Public-Private-Partnerships was held in Madrid, Spain.
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from 05-Jun-2006 to 06-Jun-2006
The 27th Annual Meeting of Senior Budget Officials took place in Sydney, Australia, on 5-6 June 2006.
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from 18-Jul-2005 to 19-Jul-2005
The first meeting of Regional Working Group I brought together high-level participants from many Arab countries, as well as from UNDP, World Bank, EU, OECD and ARADO. Participants identified the following four specific focus areas for the policy dialogue of the working group: Integrity and prevention of corruption: tools, measures and instruments; HRM reform and reduction in wage bill costs; Fiscally affordable pay reform which creates incentives for performance; Simplification of administrative procedures and customer responsiveness.
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from 06-Mar-2006 to 07-Mar-2006
6th Meeting of the SBO Network on Fiscal Management held in Paris, 6-7 March 2006.
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