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News & Events
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23-Oct-2009
Following the publication in July 2009 of the OECD Economic Survey on Greece, the attached op-ed, signed by Andrew Dean Director of Country Studies at the OECD Economics Department, was published in the Greek newspaper Kathimerini the week after the elections of October 4, 2009. The article aims at enhancing the OECD policy message about the pressing need for Greece to improve its government financial situation and efficiency of the public sector during this current legislature.
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16-Oct-2009
Compulsory school education in Italy produces poor results in terms of 15 year olds’ performance on PISA tests, compared with other OECD countries, despite a relatively high level of expenditure.
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16-Oct-2009
The global financial and economic crisis has struck Iceland with extreme force. Iceland’s three main banks, accounting for almost all of the banking system, failed in October 2008. They were unable to resist the deterioration in global financial markets following the failure of Lehman Brothers.
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16-Oct-2009
Monetary and fiscal policies face huge challenges: the banking sector has collapsed; the economy is in the midst of a deep recession; the exchange rate has plunged; capital flows have been frozen; inflation is elevated; public debt has risen; source of revenues have disappeared; social needs have increased; and the unemployment insurance fund has been nearly depleted.
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13-Oct-2009
This new publication describes the shift in governments' focus on e-Government development – from a 'government-centric' to a 'user-centric' approach. It provides a comprehensive overview of the challenges faced in e-Government services in OECD countries and explores ways of improving take-up levels.
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02-Oct-2009
What are the regulatory management capacities of EU countries? How do they address the challenges of moving forward their policies, institutions, and processes to ensure that the regulatory framework contributes to achieving policy objectives? These reports – the first four of a series of 15 country reports - offer a comprehensive analysis of Better Regulation policies in Denmark, the Netherlands, Portugal and the United Kingdom.
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11-Aug-2009
The lack of competitiveness is more often a symptom than the cause of one or more underlying economic weaknesses. What is called for, then, is a comprehensive policy response that addresses the sources of the competitiveness problem, rather than targeted interventions designed directly to remedy the growing trade deficit.
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Events
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on 06-Nov-2009
This Symposium discussed strategic directions for the future of regulatory reform. Current and emerging regulatory policy challenges are truly global and the Regulatory Policy Committee will help to move this agenda forward.
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on 01-Oct-2009
Workforce diversity contributes to a stronger and fairer public service that is better equiped to understand and meet public expectations. Experts from OECD countries will discuss the challenges and innovative practices in fostering diversity at a meeting at the OECD Headquarters in Paris.
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from 11-Jun-2009 to 12-Jun-2009
This workshop brought together European and national officials involved in the implementation of Directive 2006/123 EC on services in the internal market. The workshop took place on 11-12 June 2009 at the European Institute of Public Administration in Maastricht (NL).
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on 04-May-2009
The Secretary-General of the OECD, Angel Gurria, and Siim Kallas, EC Commissioner for Administrative Affairs, Audit and Anti-fraud will outline the main challenges and strategies for greater government integrity, transparency and accountability. This Global Forum on Public Governance will map risks of corruption, particularly related to public procurement, lobbying and conflict of interest.
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from 19-Nov-2008 to 20-Nov-2008
Building the business case for digital identity management and understanding its fundamental role in the deployment of e-government and innovation in service delivery was the main focus of a seminar on 19-20 November 2008, held at the OECD Headquarters in Paris, where experts met to exchange experiences and good practices.
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from 20-Oct-2008 to 22-Oct-2008
In his speech at the 5th Quality Conference for Public Administration in the EU, Secretary-General Angel Gurría emphasised that is it important for governments to put citizens at the centre of public services and increase their confidence in the state, especially in times of turmoil.
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from 03-Jul-2008 to 04-Jul-2008
The OECD and the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Finance jointly organised a symposium on the topic "International Comparison of the Budget Cycle in Research and Development and Innovation Policies" in Madrid, 3-4 July 2008. The primary objective was to provide systematic comparisons for a limited number of OECD countries of the usefulness of R&D and innovation evaluation systems for resource allocation purposes. The symposium focused on how evaluation techniques are applied for priority setting and how they influence the availability of financial resources for RDI activities.
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from 26-Jun-2008 to 27-Jun-2008
This workshop provided a unique forum for policy dialogue and exchange of good practice, tools and tips for building citizen centred policy and services based on concrete experience. It was co-organised with Slovenia's Ministry of Public Administration with the support of the World Bank’s Communication for Governance & Accountability Program (CommGAP), DECIM, the European Citizen Advisory Service (ECAS) and Involve.
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