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Better Regulation in Europe - The EU 15 project

02-Oct-2009

In the wake of worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, the importance of effective regulation has never been as obvious as it is now. EU15 aims to stimulate debate on regulatory policy and how to do it better, to bring about real reform that improves lives.

Managing the crisis: from recovery policies to long-term reforms

01-Oct-2009

‘Financial markets are stabilising, however, this doesn’t mean that the crisis is over. The social implications of the crisis have not yet been fully felt.’ Angel Gurría calls for swift further action by the public sector to prevent a human and social crisis. Read the full text from his speech given at the OECD Annual Meeting of Senior Officials from Centres of Government.

Regulatory Impact Analysis: A Tool for Policy Coherence

15-Sep-2009

This new publication provides valuable, practical guidance on how to improve the performance of Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) systems to promote economic welfare through better quality regulation. The publication brings together recent OECD research and analysis concerning methodological issues and country experiences with RIA.  

Integrity and Fiscal Stimulus by Angel Gurría

18-Aug-2009

Weak governance and lack of transparency were some of the root causes of today’s financial turmoil. OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría explains how governments can safeguard integrity and avoid bias in public procurement as they spend massive stimulus packages. (The Globalist)

Strengthening Chilean regions to boost the economy

27-Jul-2009

To date Chilean regions have not fully utilised their assets and reached their growth potential thus limiting Chile’s capacity for growth. The OECD Territorial Review of Chile recommends for Chile a stronger regional approach to economic development in order to better exploit the different opportunities of regions and to improve the country’s overall performance.

Renforcer les régions du Chili pour stimuler l’économie

27-Jul-2009

A ce jour, les régions du Chili n’ont pas pleinement exploité leurs atouts pour atteindre leur potentiel de croissance, ce qui limite la capacité de croissance du Chili.  L’examen territorial de Chili recommande une approche régionale plus soutenue pour mieux exploiter les différentes opportunités des régions et pour améliorer la performance globale du pays.

Régions et croissance : Une analyse des tendances

10-Jul-2009

Ce rapport examine ce qui génère la croissance au niveau régional. En s’appuyant sur des modèles économétriques et des analyses approfondies, l'ouvrage reformule le débat sur les politiques et le développement régional et souligne le potentiel de croissance qui existe dans toutes les régions. Ce livre sera disponible en hiver 2009.

La gouvernance pluri-niveaux

08-Jul-2009

La gouvernance pluri-niveaux devient une priorité dans de nombreux pays de l’OCDE. Ce document de travail met en évidence les questions clés de gouvernance réglementaire pluri-niveaux et contribue au développement « d’un cadre d’analyse pluri-niveaux de la gouvernance réglementaire ». Il s’appuie sur le concept de réglementation de grande qualité, sur les Principes directeurs de l’OCDE pour la qualité et la performance de la réglementation, ainsi que sur d’autres études analytiques antérieures de la gouvernance réglementaire pluri-niveaux. (disponible uniquement en anglais)

OECD launches Review of 15 Mexican States

25-Jun-2009

The launch of OECD Review of Regional Innovation: 15 Mexican States was held in Mexico city on 16th June 2009.  The Secretary-General as well as national and state public officials participated in the presentation and discussion which had record attendance.

Evolutions in budgetary practice: Allen Schick and the OECD Senior Budget Officials (publication)

09-Jun-2009

This book commemorates the 30th anniversary of the OECD Working Party of Senior Budget Officials (SBO). It brings together documents, articles and extracts from publications written by Professor Allen Schick, who has been associated with the SBO since its inception. Over the years, Professor Schick has made fundamental contributions to the art of public sector budgeting, and his work continues to be an inspiration for budgeting reform around the world.


Events

27th Annual Meeting of Senior Budget Officials

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.

Good Governance for Development Initiative in Middle East and North Africa, 1st Meeting of Regional Working Group I on Civil Service and Integrity, Rabat, Morocco

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.

3rd OECD-Asian Senior Budget Officials Meeting - Bangkok 2005

from 15-Dec-2005 to 16-Dec-2005

OECD member countries and Asian countries met to discuss budgeting issues and reforms.

Ministers discuss ways to boost public trust in government

on 28-Nov-2005

Ministers responsible for modernising government met in Rotterdam on 28 November to discuss ways to strengthen public trust.



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